Dear Friend,

As Giving Tuesday draws to a close, we want to share one final thought—one that goes to the heart of why this work matters.
 
Freedom does not vanish in a single moment. It disappears slowly—inch by inch, order by order, power by power—until one day the rights we took for granted are no longer ours to claim.
 
The founders understood this.
 
That’s why they wrote the Constitution not as a blank check for government power, but as a restraint on it. They warned that our liberties would endure only if the people remained vigilant.
 
That vigilance is what your support makes possible.

Every case we take, every government abuse we challenge, every right we defend is part of the same struggle: ensuring the government plays by the rules of the Constitution.
 
But we cannot do this work without you.
 
If you haven’t yet made a Giving Tuesday contribution, there is still time—every dollar you give before midnight will count towards our $250,000 Matching Gift Challenge and have twice the impact.
 
Please make your Giving Tuesday donation now.

Your generosity tonight strengthens our ability to:

• Challenge unlawful searches, surveillance, and censorship
• Defend individuals targeted for their beliefs or speech
• Push back against executive overreach and abuses of power
• Keep the flame of liberty burning for future generations

This is more than a fundraising deadline. It is a statement about the kind of country the founders envisioned as a beacon of freedom—a “shining city on a hill”—and a challenge to hold fast to those principles and safeguard them against those who would steal them away.
 
Thank you for standing with us—and for believing that the Constitution is still worth defending.

Together, we WILL make America free again.

For freedom,

John W. Whitehead
President

P.S. At a time when government power is expanding on almost every front, The Rutherford Institute—nonpartisan, apolitical, and anchored in the principles of the Constitution and Bill of Rights—is working tirelessly to push back against heavy-handed overreach.

We could not do this vital work without you.
 
If you’re able, please consider becoming a monthly donor. Whether you give $10, $25, $100, or more each month—or make a one-time tax-deductible gift—your support goes directly toward our legal and educational efforts to defend freedom.
 
To donate:

• visit www.rutherford.org or PayPal
• call 800-225-1791
• or mail your gift to: The Rutherford Institute, PO Box 7482, Charlottesville, VA 22906

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