Elected commissioners in Nevada’s Elko county declared that the Bill of Rights will be upheld in their jurisdictions, even if it means standing against unconstitutional acts by state and federal authorities. According to a resolution approved in the County on June 2, abuse of the constitutionally protected rights of citizens in Elko county will be “dealt with as criminal activity.” Under the leadership of constitutionally minded sheriffs and elected commissioners, the rural county decided to become a “constitutional county” where the rights of citizens will be protected from all attacks. That means local authorities intend to uphold the entire Bill of Rights in their jurisdiction, and that even federal and state officials must comply with the U.S. Constitution there, they said. As part of the effort to become a constitutional county, the county government became the first in the nation to officially join the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association …