Surely, you’ve heard before. The role of government in our Republic is to defend rights. It is therefore allowed law enforcement officers. For reasons that throw WWII survivors into a panic, law enforcement is best handled at the local level. Unfortunately, local governments are too involved in grandiose schemes to save the world to tend to their own responsibilities for law enforcement. Therefore, the NC Governor’s Crime Commission has to use federal dollars to help Boone, Blowing Rock, and Watauga County staff and equip their law enforcement departments. The commission’s grants are expected to be very competitive this year.