What the Sheriff Said by Sheriff John J. McDougall John J. McDougall was elected sheriff of Lee County, Florida, in 1988. Currently serving his third term, he has periodically attracted national attention for his outspoken advocacy for the unborn and his staunch moral stance on law enforcement issues. Before It's Too Late. The people understand exactly what I'm talking about. Most Americans believe that our Constitution has survived intact for more than 200 years without any significant change.
Nothing can be further from the truth.
The recitation of prayers composed by anyone including school officials, bible reading and recitation of the Lord's Prayer, and prayers at public school graduations. Every day television and newspapers inundate us with horrific accounts of crime in our communities. Daily we learn of the mass killing of students in our schools, shootings taken place in day-care centers, and places of worship. What many fail to see, however, are the diabolical forces of moral corruption working feverishly, behind closed doors. They are out there every day walking through the halls of Congress, State Legislatures, and the courts.