John Whitehead
The Surveillance State Is Making a Naughty List—and You’re On It
“He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, So be good for goodness’ sake.” — “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” For generations, “Santa Claus Is Coming…
Constitutional Attorney Warns: Government Campaign to Turn Christmas Into Deportation Propaganda Conditions the Public to Accept Abuses of Power
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — As the Trump administration proclaims that it has “saved Christmas,” The Rutherford Institute is warning that the federal government is doing the opposite—weaponizing the holiday as a propaganda tool to promote fear, punishment, and mass…
Government Unchained: The Year The Constitution Lost Its Guardrails
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”—Abraham Lincoln We now live in a nation where constitutional rights exist in…
Supreme Court Lets Stand a Two-Tiered System of Justice That Deprives Military Families of the Same Rights Afforded to Civilians
WASHINGTON, DC — In a ruling that leaves thousands of military servicemembers and their families without meaningful recourse when the government’s negligence causes harm, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to reconsider a 1950 judicial doctrine that prevents military personnel…
The Constitution vs. the Commander-in-Chief: The Duty to Disobey Unlawful Orders
“The United States boldly broke with the ancient military custom of swearing loyalty to a leader. Article VI required that American Officers thereafter swear loyalty to our basic law, the Constitution… Our American Code of Military Obedience requires…
Giving Thanks For Our Blessings Means Saying ‘No Thanks’ To Police State Tyranny
“Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if…
Supreme Court Fails to Keep a Tight Leash on Police K-9 Drug-Sniff Searches That Intrude Into Vehicles, Raising Fourth Amendment Concerns
WASHINGTON, DC — In yet another ruling that contributes to the steady normalization of police overreach, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to rein in police K-9 drug-sniff searches during traffic stops. By declining to hear an appeal…
America’s Crime Syndicate Government: Profiteering, Protection Rackets & A Pay-to-Play Presidency
“It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.”—Michael Corleone, The Godfather Pay-to-play schemes. Protection rackets. Extortion. Corruption. Self-enrichment. Graft. Grift. Brutality. Roaming bands of thugs smashing car windows and terrorizing communities. Immunity for criminal behavior coupled with prosecutions of whistleblowers. This is…
Executive Overreach & The Erosion Of Constitutional Safeguards: When The Executive Branch Becomes Judge & Jury
The case of Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice warns of the grave consequences that follow when the Executive Branch retaliates against legal advocates for challenging government authority. At stake are foundational principles of the Constitution, including the…
Who Holds The Power To Tax? The Supreme Court Weighs The Limits Of Presidential Power
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether President Trump exceeded his constitutional authority by unilaterally imposing tariffs under broad “national security” powers. While it may sound like an economic dispute, this case strikes at the…
Who Really Owns America? The Banks, The Billionaires, & The Deep State
“The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don’t. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They…
Civil Liberties Groups Urge Supreme Court To Block President’s Use Of Troops In Chicago & Rein In Attempts To Establish A Standing Army
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pushing back on President Trump’s claim that “I have the right to do anything I want to do,” a coalition of civil liberties organizations is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to block the president’s…
Rule By Thieves: The Police State Becomes a Pay-to-Play Shadow Government
“Kleptocracy: a society whose leaders make themselves rich and powerful by stealing from the rest of the people.”—Cambridge Dictionary America has been backsliding into kleptocratic territory for years now, but this may finally be it. A kleptocracy is…
Truth Matters: Court to Rehear Challenge to President’s Use of National Guard Against Protesters After ‘Factual Discrepancy’ Emerges
PORTLAND, Ore. — Following reports that “a factual discrepancy” existed in court filings used to justify President Trump’s use of military troops against civilian protesters, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a ruling granting the president…
The Vampire State: Feeding on Our Fear, Freedom and Finances
“But these weren’t the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin, the kind a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind around—they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal…
Extreme, Unprecedented, and Unconstitutional: Legal Coalition Warns Against President’s Unchecked Power to Deploy Troops Against Citizenry
PORTLAND, Ore. — Calling President Trump’s actions extreme, unprecedented and unconstitutional, a coalition of civil liberties organizations is urging the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rein in the president’s use of the military against the American…
Who Would Jesus Bomb? The Gospel According to the Military-Industrial Complex
“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.”—Thomas Jefferson For a man supposedly intent on winning a Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump spends an extraordinary amount of time waging war, threatening to wage war, and fantasizing about waging war. Notwithstanding…
