September 1st, 2009

ANOTHER COMBAT VET TAKES A POLITICIAN TO TASK FOR VIOLATING THE OATH

vet Folks, below is yet another veteran taking his “congresscritter” to task for violating the oath. This combat vet’s name is Paul Curtman, and in the below video, he is giving US Senator Claire McCakill (MO) a piece of his mind about her violation of the oath. Thought you would enjoy this one too. The meme of keeping the oath is spreading, and it is good to see. Sure, we Oath Keepers would love to take credit, but it is probably more a case of like minds thinking alike. It should be obvious, and plain as the noses on all of our faces, that those who take an oath should keep it, and if they don’t, they should be called on it. About time that began to happen. I’ll have more to say on the other side. -- Stewart

And here are Paul’s own comments from his blog page:

You may have seen this video of me (Paul Curtman) taking Senator Claire McCaskill’s (MO) office to school on the Constitution.

Since then I have been on national television and radio programs to talk about my statements on the Constitution. The point I was trying to get across is that if members of the armed forces take an oath to the Constituiton and are then given body armor and sent to battle to fulfill that oath, then our leaders in government should be held true to their oath to to at least the same degree; operating ONLY within the confines that the Constitution sets for them. I made clear that since this legislation IS outside the confines of her powers, I need not hear an explanation, but rather an apology.

I think Thomas Jefferson might say that I was attempting to bind down the Senator from her mischief by the chains of the Constitution.

Please tell me what you think about this. Your response would be greatly appreciated.

MORE FROM STEWART RHODES:

You can read the responses from others by going here and if you are registered at Campaign for Liberty, you can leave a comment there. If you do, be sure to sign off as an Oath Keeper so he knows where you came from. But if you don’t have an account there, no worries. I will give Paul a heads up so he can come here and read your responses.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Southern Poverty Law Center puts Campaign for Liberty on its list of “hate” orgs because Paul Curtman dared to mention his oath to the Constitution on his Campaign for Liberty blog. A veteran speaking in public about his oath? Calling on others who took the oath to keep it? The horrors! Must be an extremist! Or a racist! The more shrill the screechers at SPLC get, the more people realize the importance of that oath, and the more they realize just how much the enemies of the Constitution loath that oath, and why.

They want to chill your speech, to demonize you for daring to open your mouth, and to make you afraid to speak out about your oath. That is their goal. And that tells you what your proper course of action should be -- to redouble your efforts to reach out to your brothers and sisters who have taken that same oath, and to attend public town hall meetings and if your representatives, of either party, have violated their oaths, call them on it. The Founders, in their wisdom, wrote the oath requirement right into the Constitution, in Article Six. They knew what they were doing, and they put it there for a very good reason. We are now putting that very good reason to very good use.

The more we are attacked for simply coming together to reaffirm our oaths, or speaking out when others violate their oaths, the more we know we are on the right track. Guardians of the Republic, honor your oaths! Speak out!

For the Republic,

Stewart Rhodes

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50 Responses to “ANOTHER COMBAT VET TAKES A POLITICIAN TO TASK FOR VIOLATING THE OATH”

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astarspangledgirl Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 4:16 pm
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and…

……………THANK YOU!!!…………
2
Duane G Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Brilliant!! Thank you!!!
3
J. Cammer Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:24 am
Standing ovation!!!!!!!

Truly a proud moment for all patriots.

I vote for an apology, and, a resignation.

Thank you Paul Curtman.
4
CorbinKale Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:03 am
True to your Oath, in word and deed. Thanks, Paul. It isn’t easy to stand up and speak out. You set a great example for us!
5
Edwin McKinney Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:13 am
Stepping up and setting the example. Thank you for doing so. We are all in this together. It is an honor to stand with you.

Not On Our Watch!
6
Johnny ''Doc'' Cochran Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 8:12 am
God Bless You !!! Speak boldly my brother and keep it up !
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katie Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:50 am
WOW!! This is awesom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I stand proud

Kathy
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RJ Jones Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Thank You Mr. Curtmen I am once again proud to be a retired member of our armed services THANKS
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Earline Clark Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:16 pm
I am so proud of this young man. This is what we need to bring our congress under control. God bless him and others willing to defend our Constitution and our Great country.
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Cynthia Schade Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Could not have said it better myself!!!

God Bless You & the Republic!!!

C. Schade

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

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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.