Posted on 10/21/2009 4:55:02 PM PDT by BulletBobCo
What is on appearances possibly just another right wing publicity stunt is actually something that law enforcement and military commanders need to notice and to put in check. The "Oathkeepers" are a group supposedly dedicated to keeping the "Oath" to protect the Constitution. Fact is, they already took that oath, This new thing is an attempt to rile up disdain for the Obama Administration, masquerading as concern for American freedom.
Who are the "Oathkeepers?" Groups of law enforcement and military personnel who swear a new oath of allegiance to ideals put forth by the group, not by consent of the governed or as proscribed by the Constitution these "patriots" claim to be defending. Need convincing that they aren't just paramilitary malcontents who happen to be wearing uniforms? Look at their website.
On www.oathkeepers.org they list ten "Orders we will not obey" which include some admirable ideals. That some of what they espouse is admirable isn't in question. Of course every soldier has the obligation to fight orders which, for example, might constitute a war crime. Where the problems lie are with the motivations and perceptions of their place.
Look around the Oathkeepers site more and some troubling things show themselves. They say "We are not advocating violence" yet that is exactly the subtext of what is on the site. References aren't made to some possible threat to the Constitution in the future, but to the sitting government and their Commander in Chief, President Barack Obama.
The Oathkeepers are nothing more than an anti-Obama paramilitary group. And what they are doing should be reprimanded by their chain of command. To pledge to willfully obey orders is in direct conflict with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, or UCMJ. Some of what they suggest sounds like conspiracy to commit sedition.
(Excerpt) Read more at associatedcontent.com ...
Folks, here’s something to think about, in all seriousness.
Under what circumstances would the gummint declare martial law? I can think of a few, starting with ANY national emergency that Zero can drum up.
Now, would you want FEDERAL troops marching down your street? STATE (National Guard) troops? Troops from a neighboring state, sent to “help” us?
Or a militia made up of your neighbors, keeping the peace in your home town?
I think forming a militia NOW is the smartest thing we could possibly do!!
B U M P
I recently joined them. Great bunch of guys.
Amen, brother. Patriots shoulder to shoulder. (and well armed)
Frankly, you sound like you need to buy some knee pads.
Ah-choo!
Hi, Matt.
Neil, PING!
Yes. Go look over the site. You’d be welcome. It’s active duty, reserve, veterans, retirees, and law enforcement, past and present. Plus anyone else who takes an oath to protect the Constitution (and by extension, the American People, the source of the Constitution).
No one’s talking revolution, only RESTORATION.
RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
Alinsky’s rules for radicals.
Well, the rest of us are expected to bring our own weapons ...
Can you bring your own submarine?
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Yep, we have the need. Welcome FRiend.
clee1, OK
www.oathkeepers.org
Don’t worry about the officers and NCOs on active duty and with sexret and higher clearances not joining.
TI was talking with one a while back and his comment was”I feel the same as you” that meant to me that when the balloon went up, he and those like him would be there wiht us.
From reading and studying history, I believe that now it is a matter of when not if. The reason is that obama and his gang including the media organizations have started believeing, like all tyrants,their own lies. And one of the lies they believe is that we are cowards, we are soft, and we will not fight.
Like a train way down the track it is coming. Meanwhile just clean, practice, and pray is all I can say.
Wolf are just as good, IMHO.
Even though an organization may have a mission statement to defend the constitution and to safeguard freedoms, the government may view the OathKeepers as an anti-government group.
This is a very fine line that I doubt active duty military would dare to cross.
Security Clearance Form SF 86:
http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/sf86.pdf
See page 17, Section 29 Association Record, Question B.
Thanks for pointing this out. Those belonging to this organization are just the tip of the iceberg.
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