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debate as you can imagine, across the nation as well, about what the law would mean and whether it's even constitutional if sheriffs just take over in their counties. joining us now, former federal prosecutors doug burns and trial attorney seth barenswig. both say there are constitutional issues with this law. doug, what are they? >> first of all when the dust settles from the idea of this town isn't big enough for more than one sheriff and all of that, the fact of the matter is there's no way -- let's say the irs wanted to do a search warrant in a case involving federal income taxes which is strictly a federal crime, there's no way that a law that would require the irs to get permission from local law enforcement could possibly be enforced in the courts. that's impossible. the general notions that apply to this are the supremacy clause of the constitution which makes federal law supreme and there's a whole host of other legal issues that i'm sure seth could address as well. jenna: seth, go ahead and do that, because you said that maybe if this local law was amended it might work. >> well, right. this is clearly an example