August 3rd, 2009

Retired Marine Appreciates Those Who Become Oath Keepers

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I first took the Oath in 1971, and then again in 1975 when I was
commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. I flew attack
helicopters on active duty, and was active reserve until I retired. I became an
attorney in 1986, but, believe it or not, the first time I actually read and studied
the Constitution I was sworn to protect and defend was probably 1998. I have
thought often of the dismemberment of that Constitution I swore to protect at the
hands of those who swore the same oath.

I appreciate how many active duty military and law enforcement are becoming
oath-keepers. By the nature of their present commitment, the orders that we will
not obey have very personal ramifications to them. Likewise, the fact that our
additional oath is a negative, in other words something we will not do has meaning
for someone who very likely will be ordered to do one of those things.

But what about those of us who are no longer in active service? We are no longer in
a position to be ordered to do something that is wrong, Constitutionally. I want to
do more than just spread the word about this “organization.” I want to organize
locally and meet with others who have signed up. The very Constitution we defend
has the means in it to provide “homeland security” from all enemies, foreign and
domestic. And the Constitutional way to implement it is local organizations.

What better group of individuals to protect the Constitution on the home front than
those of us who have already served? What better pool of expertise? If we claim to
be oath-keepers, we better be well versed in the document we have sworn to protect.
It was not written for lawyers and experts. It was written for us.

I’m about fifty miles out of St. Louis. Anyone interested in getting together, let
me know.

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GLEN MAINE Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:44 am
You make some excellent points, Sir, if you click on the state groups you can join The group in your state. In the state of New York. I am meeting with local peace officers, and I’m getting the impression that a lot of them are going to sign up with our group here. But anyways, we are already talking about having meetings and possibly chapters or different groups from different parts of the state. Example, the New York City area and Central New York, and possibly western New York.
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Logan Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 6:19 am
Great to have you aboard! Semper Fi
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Edwin McKinney Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 6:21 am
Thank you for your service and insight. What you desire is exactly what we at Oath Keepers are doing. Click on the State groups icon and go from there. Make contact with other members from your state and encourage them to spread the message. We are not shrinking in size. We continue to grow EVERYDAY.

Once again, thank you for your continued service and devotion to the values of this country.
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mcvet03 Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 6:21 am
Well said sir…thank you for your service and welcome.

Semer Fidelis
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CorbinKale Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 am
Your story has a great point that many fail to realize. The Oath to the Constitution has come to be seen as just a series of words to be mouthed in order to ‘get the job’. The question that few ask themselves is, “How can I support and defend a document, and the ideas contained therein, unless I read and study the document?” The obvious answer is that it is impossible, but most never ask the question.

Thank you for your service, but thank you MORE for asking the question and taking steps to answer it.

/salute
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Rand Cardwell Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Glad to have you here. Semper Fi, Cardwell
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Collin Conerly Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Welcome aboard Sir!
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Roy from Texas Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Welcome aboard Sir!
Semper Fi
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Cowboy18 Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Well Said Sir!,

You do yourself, country and the Corps proudly indeed!

You are certainly well qualified to speak, if you haven’t, perhaps you should consider it.

Sloppy Air Force Salute!

Cowboy18
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Charles Edward McGee Says:
August 4th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Thank you for your service sir. Have you joined the Missouri State Group? I am in that group and I am about 50 miles out of St. Louis also. Boots on the ground is all that will get this done so we all need to be willing to meet where and when we can.

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1. We will NOT obey orders to disarm the American people.

2. We will NOT obey orders to conduct warrantless searches of the American people

3. We will NOT obey orders to detain American citizens as “unlawful enemy combatants” or to subject them to military tribunal.

4. We will NOT obey orders to impose martial law or a “state of emergency” on a state.

5. We will NOT obey orders to invade and subjugate any state that asserts its sovereignty.

6. We will NOT obey any order to blockade American cities, thus turning them into giant concentration camps.

7. We will NOT obey any order to force American citizens into any form of detention camps under any pretext.

8. We will NOT obey orders to assist or support the use of any foreign troops on U.S. soil against the American people to “keep the peace” or to “maintain control."

9. We will NOT obey any orders to confiscate the property of the American people, including food and other essential supplies.

10.We will NOT obey any orders which infringe on the right of the people to free speech, to peaceably assemble, and to petition their government for a redress of grievances.

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He is a former firearms instructor and former member of Rep. Ron Paul’s DC staff.

Stewart previously wrote the monthly Enemy at the Gates column for S.W.A.T. Magazine

Stewart graduated from Yale Law School in 2004, where his paper “Solving the Puzzle of Enemy Combatant Status” won Yale’s Miller prize for best paper on the Bill of Rights. He assisted teaching U.S. military history at Yale, was a Yale Research Scholar, and is writing a book on the dangers of applying the laws of war to the American people.