August 10th, 2009

1986: I took an oath and 23 Years Later I Reaffirm My Oath

002_2 Ever since I was a young boy I’ve had the deepest gratitude that I was born in a free country. Freedom, isn’t that what it’s fundamentally about? The constitution of the United States was penned to protect and defend our God-given freedoms. Freedom of religion and expression, freedom to defend ourselves and to bear arms. Freedom from unjust search and seizure and a host of freedoms again – protected and guaranteed by our constitution.

April 17, 1986 I took an oath to support and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. It is now 23 years later and I reaffirm the oath I took as a soldier in the US Army.

As a civilian I am every bit as fervent, if not more so about following the rule of law as per our constitution. I remain friend to all those who will abide with me, and an enemy to anyone who would seek to subvert it. God bless all who uphold our rule of law under the constitution. Liberty and justice for all.

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11 Responses to “1986: I took an oath and 23 Years Later I Reaffirm My Oath”

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Edwin McKinney Says:
August 10th, 2009 at 10:26 am
God bless you for making a stand in support of our Constitution! We appreciate your continued service and look forward to serving with you.
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brenda Says:
August 10th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Dear Mr. McKinney, thanks so much for your post, your service and God bless you.

Brenda
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Jim Bridgens Says:
August 10th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Stand strong, we are with you! Thanks for your service!
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Mcvet03 Says:
August 10th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Be assured my fellow Patriot, you are never alone. Thank you for your service and for standing by your Oath.
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Chauncey Normandin Says:
August 11th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Welcome aboard, Brother. I’m here for the same reasons plus 3 grandchildren. I want to ensure their happiness with everything I have.
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JanetH Says:
August 11th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Thank you for your service and welcome to Oath Keepers.
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Mike K. Says:
August 12th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I reaffirm my oath with you sir.I served in the Army Res. from 91′to ‘99 and my oath is as good now as the day I took it.Welcome and thank you for your service.Respect and Regards Marion County FL oath Keepers Rep.Mike Ksepka
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oathkeeper Says:
August 12th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Welcome, soldier! We are honored to have you reaffirm your oath and join our ranks. Please take an active role in your state level Oath Keepers organization and help us reach, teach, and inspire the current serving troops. We were once young soldiers, like them, and looking back, it sure would have been great to have the guidance and brotherhood of some older veterans. We can give them that guidance.

For the Republic,

Stewart Rhodes
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Dan Botsford Says:
August 13th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Thanks for joining our ranks, I look forward to serving with you!
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Art Harper Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Semper Fi, Army Guy! From one old GI to another, welcome.

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Click here to read full length version. 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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OATH KEEPERS: ORDERS WE WILL NOT OBEY

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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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Founder Stewart Rhodes

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.