The Fifth Amendment

CR101 Radio - Podcast Network · Oct 16, 2026 · 11m

In “The Fifth Amendment,” Rushdoony argues that the constitutional protection against self-incrimination is not a loophole or technicality but a deeply Biblical safeguard against tyranny, torture, and terror, rooted in God’s law requiring voluntary confession and conviction by credible witnesses rather than forced testimony. He warns that when Americans are manipulated into resenting or weakening the Fifth Amendment often through its cynical exploitation by Communists or criminals they are being led to dismantle their own defenses and “dig their own graves.” The real danger, he insists, is…