Tag: Rutherford Institute

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The White House Goes Rogue: Secret Surveillance Program Breaks All the Laws

December 22, 2023

by Op-Ed

“We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.” — William O. Douglas, dissenting in Osborn v. United States (1966)

How Absolute Power Corrupted the President

December 17, 2023

by Op-Ed

Power-hungry, lawless and steadfast in its pursuit of authoritarian powers, the government does not voluntarily relinquish those powers once it acquires, uses and inevitably abuses them.

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Night Cap: DNA Kits and Associated Privacy Risks Posed by Police & Hackers

December 15, 2023

by Op-Ed

In advance of a holiday season that could see record numbers of ancestry kits given as gifts, The Rutherford Institute is cautioning the public about the significant privacy risks associated with corporations, government agencies, and hackers possibly gaining access to one’s familial DNA.

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What If the Constitution No Longer Applied? Freedom’s Greatest Hour of Danger Is Now

November 26, 2023

by Op-Ed

We are approaching critical mass, the point at which all hell breaks loose. The government is pushing us ever closer to a constitutional crisis.

Stop Drinking the Political Kool-Aid, America: Voting Will Not Save Us

November 11, 2023

by Op-Ed

We are one year out from the 2024 presidential election, and as usual, the American people remain eager to be persuaded that a new president in the White House can solve the problems that plague us.

Postcards from a Police State: 22 Years of Blowback from the USA Patriot Act

October 20, 2023

by Op-Ed

For those who remember the days and months that followed 9/11, there is an unnerving feeling of déjà vu about the Hamas attacks on Israel. The same shocking images of carnage and grief dominating the news. The same disbelief that anyone could be so hateful, so monstrous, so evil as to do this to another human being.

In a Blow to Due Process, Supreme Court Gives Police the Green Light to Misidentify, Arrest and Jail Innocent Americans

October 7, 2023

by Op-Ed

In a blow to due process safeguards that protect Americans against reckless and wrongful arrests by government officials, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hold police accountable for misidentifying and wrongly arresting an innocent man twice in five years, then jailing him for three days before taking a few minutes to verify his identity.

No, the Government Should Not Be Allowed to Use Warrantless Drone Surveillance to Snoop on Citizens at Home or Spy on Private Property

September 27, 2023

by Op-Ed

The Rutherford Institute is pushing back against efforts by government officials to use warrantless aerial drone surveillance to snoop on citizens at home and spy on their private property.

Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Many Ways Our Rights Have Been Usurped Since 9/11

September 17, 2023September 15, 2023

by Op-Ed

Those who gave us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights believed that the government exists at the behest of its citizens. It is there to protect, defend, and even enhance our freedoms, not violate them.

The Right to Be Let Alone: How to Safeguard Your Freedoms in the Face of the Government’s COVID-19 Power Grabs

September 7, 2023

by Op-Ed

Editor: Given the current arc of Fall 2023 pandemic-response rhetoric, it seemed suitable to revisit this March 2022 article and report from The Rutherford Institute.

Supreme Court Protects Anti-Government Speech …

September 1, 2023

by Op-Ed

WASHINGTON, DC — In a 7-2 ruling that protects anti-government speech, the U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of a federal law that makes it a crime to “encourage” illegal aliens to remain in the country.

The Next Phase of the Government’s War on Thought Crimes

July 23, 2023

by Op-Ed

Get ready for the next phase of the government’s war on thought crimes: mental health round-ups and involuntary detentions. Under the guise of public health and safety, the government could use mental health care as a pretext for targeting and locking up dissidents, activists, and anyone unfortunate enough to be placed on a government watch … Read more