April 25th, 2010

I will not break my Oath

ArmyLogo I remember standing in the MEPS station in downtown Detroit, raising my right hand like 50 or so others in the room with me. We repeated the words in unison as we were sworn into the Army. I could hear myself saying the words and I remember it clearly. It was Feb. 3rd, 1983 and I was nervous. I was some young kid and at that time taking the Oath seemed just a part of the process.

I had taken the Oath several times since but each time it seemed to take on a deeper meaning. I learned that Oath I took was a promise and not just words in a process. It’s a promise you swear to never break.

Since 9/11 I have watched members of congress like Murtha, Daschle, Reid, Clinton, etc. habitually undermine the institutions of this nation and violate their Oaths. I began to ask; didn’t they also take the same Oath I did? Why are they breaking that Oath? Why are many still breaking that promise today?

I think I’ve found the answer to those troubling questions here at Oath Keepers. Some will break their promise and violate their Oath because it means nothing to them. They simply have no honor. They have no faith in the ideals that were a part of this nation’s founding.

Members of this organization however, fully understand the meaning of honor and devotion to something bigger than themselves. We know what it means to serve in the name of FREEDOM. I’ve been a police officer for twenty some years now. My Oath is my word. It is my promise to protect Liberty and the freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution.

I will not break my Oath.

James McKernan

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3 Responses to “I will not break my Oath”

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CPL.McGINNIS USMC 66-68 Says:
April 25th, 2010 at 10:17 am
Wonderful, Wonderful Idea and Ideals. There is a reason why, in this Great Country of ours, we see..THE TEA PARTIES…THE 9-12 ORGANIZATIONS..THE APPLESEED GROUPS…..Concealed weapons permits on the rise…A renewed Interest in how our Government is operating Vs. How it should operate. Our Republicans and Democrates alike have “sold us down the river” for Power (mainly) and Profits(no doubt). Political Correctness is going to destroy what it means to be an “AMERICAN”.There is a growing Minority..that do not like the AMERICA as it has developed. Both inside and outside our Country.
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Trish O'Leary Little Says:
April 25th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Beautifully said, James. I must recommend this site to my brother, who was a Marine in Viet Nam. I talked to him a few weeks ago about the current state of affairs in this nation, and this old Marine, tough as nails, actually WEPT because of what he sees happening to this country. But he stated that he strongly believes that, if it EVER came down to it, his brothers in arms would NEVER turn against their fellow countrymen, because they’re sworn to protect the Constitution, NOT the government, from enemies without AND within. It gave me new hope. Thank you for serving your country in many different capacities. Keep fighting the good fight. There are many out here who believe as you do.
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Joseph S. Rose Says:
April 25th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I agree James McKernan and Trish O’Leary there
are many more out there we must reach them with
the truth. I believe two former Veteran that I
talked to April 24, 2010 both now business men.
One had never heard of Oath Keepers,but was very
interested the other had heard and was trying to find out how to join. I placed an Oath Keepers Card in their hand and made two more friends.
God bless keep on keeping on. We are on the right side of the honored.

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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.

Until his death in 2006, he was a dedicated patriot who still took his oath to defend the Republic deadly serious. May God grant you the courage to do likewise.

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OATH KEEPERS: ORDERS WE WILL NOT OBEY
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.