February 3rd, 2010

My oath is to my fellow Americans and to the principles of personal liberty

ContractorDave65 I first took the oath in the early 80s when I joined the Army. Shortly thereafter I was assigned to the 3rd Ranger Battalion where I served continuously until I left the Army. After I ETS’d I went into law enforcement. I’ve long since left all of that behind, but the oath I took has never been far from my mind or my heart. The America we knew and love will never exist again unless Americans rekindle the belief that fidelity to the Constitution – and to the concept of inalienable rights – has relevance in their lives.

Historians tell us that less than 2% of the population of the colonies fought in the Revolutionary War. That means that less than 2% of the colonists defeated the most powerful army in the world at that time.

What can a committed group of men accomplish today? We can begin by explaining to others in uniform what that oath is all about. It is not an oath to a man, a flag, or even a nation. It is an oath to the concept of personal liberty spoken of by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence and further expressed by the restrictions of federal power we find in the Bill of Rights, as well as the limited list of enumerated powers granted to the federal government.

This may be a novel statement on this site, but I’ve never considered my oath to be the United States; it was (and remains) an oath to my fellow Americans and to the principles of personal liberty that this nation was created to protect. To whatever extent the government deviates from those principles, it loses my support. My oath is to 308,000,000 of you – and to our liberty! I hope you will join me in protecting it.

Dave C

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I, Jesus Christian and Patriot, am being CREAMED here in Eugene, Oregon. HELP!

If you stand for your beliefs, then you will investigate what’s happening here: We are under attack.

Pacifica Forum, a free speech group now tagged nationally as HATE GROUP, by SPL$ is under persecution.

This group exposes Zionism; Israeli influence on US government; and war crimes against Gaza

This is a group I followed and now, as Jesus Christian & US Patriot, must stand with, due to our local governors / persecutors aka “anti-Hate Task Force”.

It’s like “coming to the Coliseum, to watch the slaughter of the innocents”. It’s Berkley in the 60s where protesters now cry on the Front Page & at University, “HATE CRIME”. It’s become this bad.

No Salt of the Earth has come forward. No church. No conservatives. No messenger. No one. To help. Except me, and I stand alone.

Everything you warn us about is happening right here in Eugene, Oregon. And we need you.

I need your help / advice / network to believers

Please reply. Or call me on cell: 541-210-0446

Comment by Ronna Bouche' — February 3, 2010 @ 7:15 pm

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