Testimonials

In America in particular, WE THE PEOPLE are antecedent to and the source of each and every government, and always remain superior to all of them. As the Declaration of Independence explains, under “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” “all men are created equal” and “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”, and “to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”. So “Governments” are not somehow self-generated and autonomous, but rather are the creations of “the governed”, which may exercise only such “just powers” as “the governed” deign to concede to them. Moreover, “Governments” can assert no claim to permanency, either in whole or in part. Rather, they are utterly dependent upon “the consent of the governed” for their continued existences and authority. For, “whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of the[ ] ends [for which it was instituted], it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness”. Self-evidently, if “the People”—by “Right”—may “alter or * * * abolish” “any Form of Government” when they find its actions fundamentally “destructive”, and may “institute new Government” as they see fit, and the rogue officialdom within the original “Form of Government” is entitled to no say whatsoever in this process, then the authority of “the People” cannot possibly derive from the “Form of Government” then extant, let alone from the as-yet-nonexistent “Form of Government” to be erected in its place, but instead must inhere in “the People” themselves, as a consequence of “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God”. That is, under the aegis of those “Laws” “the People” alone are the sovereigns, the “Form of Government” their creation, and public officials within that “Form of Government” subjects who necessarily owe allegiance to “the People”. — Dr. Edwin Vieira, Jr.

Around about the evil and corrupt weave and work to subdue us who have carried the torch and kept bright the American Dream. I recall H. Ross Perot saying “every sacred and precious thing stands moment to moment on the razor’s edge and must be fought for”…and so it is and will always be.

I am a recent first-time visitor to Oath Keepers, and at first was reluctant to do anything but monitor the site from a distance, but after seeing the article about federal troops patrolling in-CONUS, with a picture of an ASV (a vehicle unique to the MP Corps) I felt compelled to offer my perspective, such as it is. As Soldiers, we are aware that deploying federal troops to the U.S. is constitutionally perilous. We know all too well what we look like in up-armored humvees with dark sunglasses and battle gear slung across our chests. We know the connections that people will make, and the conclusions they will come to. And many of us agree. Putting federal troops in a police role is tantamount to a declaration of war on the people. If such a war ever occurs, I believe many of us have already chosen the right side, enough to make a military takeover nearly impossible. – “Six”

To boil this eloquent statement down to basics, Washington simply said beware of allowing political parties to gain too much power, so that the parties become more important than the Nation, or the people. We have today what Washington foresaw and warned us about; two parties that control everything. Look what it has gotten us. Has this two-party system improved our country, or is it destroying our country? Does it matter if we elect a Republican or a Democrat? A president representing his party follows the party will, not necessarily the will of the people.

I have stayed true to that Oath even before I joined Oathkeepers.

It brought my patriotism to the front of my life and though I’m no longer on active duty, I will defend the Constitution with my life. God bless America!

I took an oath to UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. I try to live that oath daily by watching my Representatives and my Senators at the federal level and the state level.

I work in the security industry and stay active in my community with local politics

I served during the Cold War and the Bosnian “Peacekeeping”
Operations and have seen firsthand the heavy hand of oppression.
I have also seen that same insidious cancer take root and
spread in our own country.

One of our more active Texas chapter members has a daughter in college. He has sent in a copy of a class paper written by his daughter, which received excellent marks from her professor. I want to acknowledge her paper here at Oath Keepers’ national website and salute her father for raising an outstanding and patriotic daughter.

My word is the only thing of value I’ve kept in good & bad times.

An honorable son remembers…

I just joined “Oath Keepers” because our great republic is
slipping away from us. We have to be aggressive in preserving
our great Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Who is trying
to take this all away? Our own government, that’s who.

If the U.S. Constitution is relegated to the dustbin of history by those social-engineering, socialist centralists that always seem to escape prosecution while they rally the uninformed masses against America’s traditional self-identity…I will be there to pull it out, dust it off, and proclaim it to them aloud as they each make their final walk to the gallows.

“I am proud of my oath and I am proud of my country and I will defend my country with my life. Those who attack our Constitution should be rejected as tyrants, for they act only in their own interest and the interest of organizations and special interests that consider the Constitution an obstacle in their path of riches and power.”

We need to STOP calling people LAW ENFORCEMENT and start using the term peace officer exclusively. Words have power. I would love to see our peace officer agencies change their mindset and try to just keep the peace and help settle disturbances WITHOUT force.

If &/or when the Government turns on its people it would include every one. Our brother, sisters, Mothers, Fathers, cousins, EVERY ONE! We (soldiers, veterans, police, etc) need to stand side by side against any one that threatens our constitution & our way of life.

I am 34 years old and am an 8 year Army Veteran. I was a 31C Single Channel Operator/ Maintainer. I was stationed at Ft. Lee, Va, Camp Hovey S. Korea, Ft. Bragg, NC, Cavalry Unit Woodstown, NJ and A Co 1 BN 116th Inf 29th ID Bedford, Va. I took my oath in November of 1995.