Sheriff Mack’s Response to Attorney General Keith Ellison Over (IREHR) Devin Burghart’s Lies and False Accusations 10-03-23

Dear Attorney General Keith Ellison:

I am writing in response to the lies and false accusations by Devin Burghart, the Executive Director of IREHR, a far-left extremist group which is anti-American and anti US Constitution. Yes, I formed the CSPOA (Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Assoc.) in 2011. It was 100% based and founded upon my successful lawsuit against the Clinton Adm. back in 1997 (Mack v US).

It had nothing to do whatsoever with Posse Comitatus! This is the only time in US history where a couple of sheriffs sued the federal government and won. It was a suit against gov’t overreach not Posse Comitatus, another absurdity from leftist extremists. I happened to be the primary litigant in this case, see also Printz v US. I will point out more of Burghart’s falsehoods as follows:

1. Burghart and his IREHR are partners with and totally support the Southern Poverty Law Center, whose corporate attorney was recently arrested for Domestic Terrorism. Quoting: According to the Washington Examiner, an attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was arrested on terrorism charges after allegedly taking part in a riot where agitators threw objects, including Molotov cocktails, at a police training center near Atlanta. Note: The CSPOA does not condone and has never supported such criminal activity and violence. None of our staff nor I have ever been arrested for anything of the sort. 
2. I was not a co-founder of Oath Keepers and Burghart knows it! I did sit on the B of D’s, but I resigned in 2016 when they went a direction the CSPOA could not follow. In fact, I was invited several times to attend the Jan 6^th “rallies” and I refused to go. I also told all our supporters and members NOT to go to the Trump rally on Jan 6 and I told them all to stay away from DC that day. There is substantial evidence that none of our group was ever there at that time and that we had nothing to do with supporting it in any manner. Yet Burghart lies about it anyway. Why?
3. I have made mention of Posses, but I make it a point not to say ‘Militia.’ However, I do quote the Bill of Rights #2 in which it says, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State… ” Clearly this quote from the Constitution shows the importance of a Militia. I did not make this up and I did not put this in the Constitution. The word Militia appears in the Constitution at least four times. It’s clear that none of us actually understands what the intent of the Framers was regarding the establishment of a Militia within our government. That is especially true for Burghart.
4. Sam Bushman is a broadcast journalist and has been such for over 25 years. He has interviewed hundreds of people and does so often with those he does not agree with. I have done the same. SPLC has interviewed me several times. Does that mean they support me? Not hardly.
5. I have never befriended or supported a known high ranking official of the KKK, but Joe Biden has and so has the Democrat Party. (Senator Robert Byrd)
6. I opposed the Bundy’s infiltrating the Malheur Wildlife Refuge and I did everything in my power to talk them out of there. Regrettably, they did not adhere to my warnings. I might add, Ammon Bundy was found not guilty on all charges relating to his actions at the Malheur Refuge.
7. I do not accept responsibility for any actions by any sheriff in this country. What they do after they have training classes with us is their choice, not mine.
8. Yes, in 1986 I worked a horrible and barbaric murder case. Burghart lies again about this case. The appeal by the convicted murderer had nothing to do with his guilty verdict and subsequent appeal. His guilt was never questioned. The only issue he was appealing dealt with the disclosure of the payments made to a couple of witnesses who were in our protection. Yes, we paid for some of their groceries and rent. It was never contingent upon them falsifying testimony. They came to us with their confessions, not the other way around. The suspect had already confessed to that numerous times. These witnesses were friends of the convicted murderer who they helped escape the law and who also helped the murderer dispose of the murder weapon. Burghart must not have read that part.

Mr. Ellison, in 20 years of law enforcement, I never shot anyone, never maced anyone, never beat or struck another human being. This was no accident. I took pride in this.

I dedicated my life to treating all people with care and respect. The SPLC, the Anti-Defamation League, the IREHR, CNN, The Washington Post, etc., all know that I am not violent and that I have NEVER advocated violence or racism of any kind. All these groups are attacking me because they disagree with my work and my victory at SCOTUS. They refuse to even acknowledge that I did that and what it meant for sheriffs and America. That is why they lie about me and the CSPOA. I am truly sorry that they have made you a part of all this. I would ask you to come and see our CSPOA training for yourself, or at least send someone to come check it out. You are more than welcome to be there.

Yours always in Liberty

Sheriff Richard Mack (Ret)

Also Read Jack Mullen’s Response: World War 1&2 Propaganda Still State of Art with Communist Revolution Publications Committed To Undermining Constitutional Gov

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