October 15th, 2009

I still support and defend the Constitution

us_navy_logo When I enlisted in the Navy in 1963 I swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I, and most 17 year olds, didn’t really understand what that meant. But, over the years, I figured it out. There’s nothing to interpret, like the Constitution, it means what it says.

I, James William Doran, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; THAT’S NOT ENEMIES OF OUR COUNTRY OR ENEMIES OF OUR PEOPLE, BUT ENEMIES OF OUR CONSTITUTION – WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO INCLUDE THE FIRST TWO GROUPS. IT DOESN’T ONLY INCLUDE THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE TRYING TO DESTROY OUR CONSTITUTION FROM WITHOUT, BUT FROM WITHIN AS WELL.

that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; I WILL FOLLOW THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND, THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. I WILL NOT SUBORN IT NOR WILL I DISGRACE IT.

and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. YES, I WILL OBEY THE ORDERS OF POTUS AND THOSE OFFICERS APPOINTED OVER ME, PROVIDED THOSE ORDERS DON’T CAUSE ME TO SUBORN OR DISGRACE OUR CONSTITUTION.

So help me God. THE ULTIMATE DECISION MAKER AND GUARDIAN.

When I retired from the Navy in 1983, the powers that be relieved me of a number of things. I had to give up my job, I had to turn in all functional government property and account for the non-functional government property. But there were two things that I was NOT relieved of, my oath to the support and defend the Constitution nor my promise (to the Chief Petty Officer who trained me) to take care of my sailors. Now it’s 26 more years under my belt, I still support and defend the Constitution, and taking care of my sailors has been expanded to include taking care of veterans, period.

Jim “Gunner” Doran
CWO4, USN (Ret)
WV Division of Veteran Affairs

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5 Responses to “I still support and defend the Constitution”

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Carlos Clark Says:
October 15th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Thank you sir for you excellent testimony, I will proudly stand beside you. Welcome to Oath Keepers!
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William P. Says:
October 15th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Welcome aboard !
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Bruce Hunter Says:
October 16th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Welcome aboard, Sir! Thank you for joining Oath Keepers and standing with us. It is a great honor to have you here.
Semper Fi
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James Brown, CTTC Ret. Says:
October 19th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Welcome aboard, Sir. We are proud to have you stand with us. Good to have another Navy Veteran with us.
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Brett A Creek Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Yes sir, there are those who say that the oath ends when you are discharged. You’re right. The oath never ends. Thank you for your service and God bless you.

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I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

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This site is dedicated to the memory of John William Adams (1925-2006), Marine and Oath Keeper extraordinaire.

John Adams, at the age of 16, lied about his age to join the Marines so he could fight against Imperial Japan in the Pacific. His enlistment date was December 10, 1941, just three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor (see below). As a Marine rifleman, he fought the Japanese from island to island, across the pacific, including at Iwo Jima. We may have good men, but we never had better.

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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.