Qualified Immunity: End it!

Stop shielding criminal police

End Qualified Immunity

Qualified Immunity is an idea conjured out of thin air by the Supreme Court in 1967.

Qualified Immunity holds that police cannot be held liable for their actions unless mostly impossible conditions are met. Victims must show that a previous court ruled that the exact same act, involving the exact same facts, was a constitutional violation. In other words…

Qualified immunity is a constitutional Catch 22

In practice, qualified immunity means that a constitutional precedent can’t be established unless it has already been established. That’s a Catch-22.

It also means that citizens can only rarely hold police responsible for their actions.

We need federal legislation to make police accountable

Many states are already moving to end qualified immunity. But we must pass similar legislation at the federal level. HR 1470, the Ending Qualified Immunity Act will allow citizens to sue cops who have violated the law.

Here’s how we’ll pass this reform

The 300

Three hundred constituents will visit your local congressional offices in constant waves of 3, 5, or 6 people. Similar groups of 300 will be at work in every congressional district. This should cause a majority of representatives to cosponsor this bill.

Option Activism

You “take an option” on something when you make a commitment that doesn’t have to be fulfilled until certain conditions are met. Option Activism means that you won’t have to do anything until doing something is sure to work. In this case…

  • No local meetings will be scheduled until all 300 people are committed.
  • You can go at a time convenient to you.
  • You won’t have to speak much unless you want to.
  • The bill will pass and the world will change when a majority in Congress co-sponsors it.

Set the agenda for Congress. Become an Agenda Setter. Join The 300 by filling out this form…