“One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one’s house. A man’s house is his castle.”—James Otis, Revolutionary War activist, on the Writs of Assistance, 1761 What the Founders rebelled against—armed government agents invading homes without cause—we are now being told to accept in the so-called name of law and order. […]
“Once the principle is established that the government can arrest and jail protesters… officials will use it to silence opposition broadly.”—Heather Cox Richardson, historian You can’t have it both ways. You can’t live in a constitutional republic if you allow the government to act like a police state. You can’t claim to value freedom if you […]
From mass surveillance on the American people, violation of Posse Comitatus, the war on cash, indefinite detentions, police militarization, oligarchy and beyond, the Deep State under the Trump administration continues to march down the same road as their predecessors. (The Rutherford Institute) “We’re gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you’ll say, […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The Rutherford Institute is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to hold Facebook accountable for conspiring with the government to censor and suppress speech and address Facebook censorship issues. Weighing in before the U.S. Supreme Court with an amicus brief in Children’s Health Defense v. Meta, The Rutherford Institute argues that Meta Platforms should […]
The Rutherford Institute WASHINGTON, DC — In the 30 years since the Crime Bill fueled the militarization of police and the explosive growth of SWAT teams, SWAT teams continue to terrorize innocent homeowners and then receive qualified immunity from the courts. In an amicus brief in Jimerson v. Lewis, The Rutherford Institute has called on the U.S. […]
The Rutherford Institute, John Whitehead “There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal.”—Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom of Fear The American police state has become America’s new crime boss. Thirty years after then-President Bill Clinton signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act […]