Denouncing a plan by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to increase the flow of military equipment to police and have the Justice Department cease its oversight of police misconduct, The Rutherford Institute warned that if the federal government persists in its pursuit of policies that ignore systemic problems within local law enforcement agencies at the expense of the safety and constitutional rights of the American people, “we the people” will all suffer. In a letter to the Attorney General, constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead urged Sessions to align the Justice Department’s priorities with that of the Constitution and, in doing so, not only protect the civil rights of citizens against abuse of power by state and local law enforcement but also “help police departments get better” by holding them fully accountable to the rule of law.
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“help police departments get better” is not a constitutional power of the Federal government. You can't claim to want the DOJ to follow constitutional priorities and do this at the same time.
ReplyDeleteWhat they really want, of course, is just more using the federal government to force the states and law enforcement to accept liberal priorities, regardless of the cost to local communities.
Well said.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding letter!! He cuts to the chase and delivers the truth as I see the truth. I'm afraid though that the barn door has been open for too long and there is no way to get the cattle back. Too many in law enforcement are power freaks and will never give up the military weapons or vehicles. Those gentlemen who drew up the Constitution did have clear knowledge of the dangers that lie ahead.
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Those gentlemen who drew up the Constitution did have clear knowledge of the dangers that lie ahead.
DeleteI would not have been so prescient.