Idea: Citizens Take Oath to Constitution to Protect and Defend

[Heartlander2]

In Colorado, during a Tea Party protest at the state capitol during the Health Care debate last Sunday, a vet lead all of us (enmasse) in an oath similar to the ones taken by members of the armed services and congress, raising our hands in allegiance to the Constitution to support and defend. At our largest upcoming Tea Party gathering in Colorado (Tax Day Tea Party), we are considering using the standard oath, led by a vet and asking all participating citizens to raise their right hand while making the oath. The "office" referred to in the oath would be one of "American Patriot".

This could be a good commitment for all who attend gatherings nationwide and could be an effective statement of our resolve as patriots. Thoughts?

I, (state your 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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, So help me God.

[Mrs. B.S. Roberts]

I, Mrs BS Roberts, do solemnly swear, 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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, So help me God.

next....

[my small voice]

Our Enemies do not play by rules. They care not for promises or taking oaths. As long as we play by rules, we will be had. We are beyond that now and had better realize it. Kind of like playing by current rules of engagement against the British during 1st Revolution, we didn’t start winning until we went guerilla.

[libsrscum]

I like it!

[EdReform]

Excellent idea. After taking the oath, join Oath Keepers.

Oath Keepers was founded last year on April 19 at Lexington Green, MA. It is a non-partisan association of currently serving and retired military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill their Oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Civilians are welcome to join as Citizen Associate members.

I am a Citizen Associate member of Oath Keepers, and we have a growing state group here in Alabama. Our local group is led by a Peace Officer in a neighboring town and is well represented by currently serving and retired LEO's and military. They have stated vehemently that they will stand against tyranny. See: Declaration Of Orders We Will Not Obey

I'd encourage you to join your Oath Keepers state group and then go out and recruit state and local LEO's. Include active and retired military, mayors and city/county council members, and other citizens in your efforts. You do not have to join Oath Keepers national to participate in the organization.

Oath Keepers

Click here to join your State Group

[jacknhoo]

Yeah, maybe we could all pay some money to do it too.

[Mrs. B.S. Roberts]

pay who?

[libsrscum]

OK, I'm game. Having taken this oath before as a member of the Armed Services of the United States, I have no reservations:

I, libsrscum, do solemnly swear, 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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, So help me God. next....

[ExTexasRedhead]

Bill O’Reilly maligned the Tea Party folks last night. I wanted to put my fist through the TV. I hit the OFF button instead. BOR will never be on my TV again.

BOR one day will be begging his Liberal friends for health care. Good luck buddy.

[tgusa]

A friend of mine who is an LEO told me about Oath Keepers several months ago. I joined immediately. Keep the flame burning!

[CaptainAmiigaf]

I, the father of Mrs. B. S. Roberts took this oath as an 18 year old sailor. I hereby REPEAT and REVOW this oath, which is as important to me as it was so many years ago.
So help me GOD.
Hi, Honey

[listenhillary]

Just cut my Direct TV service today. You’ll feel better. It’s a good day to do it also.

They asked why, I said Obama

[listenhillary]

I, Listenhillary do solemnly swear, 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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, So help me God.

[Mrs. B.S. Roberts]

“...and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, So help me God”

I think I should ammend to it to:

“...and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of a true and loyal American Citizen, so help me God”

because I think it IS the duty of American citizen to protect our Constitution! Any thoughts on my ammendment? ok?

[puppypusher]

I took that oath prior to my enlistment in the U.S.A.F. and as far as I’m concerned it’s still in effect.

[FreeAtlanta]

To do that we would have to organize an army and march on Washington. I don't think anyone has the will for that anymore, and the Democrats/Progressive/Commies know it.

I fear our republic is toast.

[Retired Greyhound]

I have the will fellow patriot.

Let’s march!

[shooter223]

I took the following oath in April 1969 upon entry into the United States Army. As far as I can tell, it did not expire when I was discharged in April 1972. “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.” Note the part about “all enemies, foreign and domestic” and the part about “according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice”. Illegal orders,or those given by usurpers are not required to be obeyed.

[eeevil conservative]

We took that oath here in Atlanta, GA LAST April 15th.....

20,000 of us....

;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2hp24uMXz8

[Max in Utah]

A thought for a civilian version of the Oath:

replace:
...and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter...

with:
...and that I will well and faithfully uphold my responsibilities as a free citizen of the United States of America...

So help me God.

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

"OK, I'm game. Having taken this oath before as a member of the Armed Services of the United States, I have no reservations:"

Nor do I, also having served in the military over a decade ago...

I, EnigmaticAnomaly, do solemnly swear, 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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, So help me God. next....

[Grunthor]

I fear that in my lifetime (I am 40) it is going to become time for average, law abiding citizens to start killing things and breaking people.

I pray to God that day never comes, but there is a frightful odor in the air that causes me to fear for my nation and it’s people. Tyranny must and shall be opposed. Freedom must and shall be defended.

Hopefully no one jumps the gun on this, there are many things that can happen to stave off a violent response. I hope and pray that the USSC shreds the HCB in record time and saves this nation from bloody hell.

[Max in Utah]

Pretty good, not bad at all :)

[manonCANAL]

Join oathkeepers
We are growing fast.
Just think what we can do to protect our families in the future if we all oathkeepers.
Something has to be done to stand up to these communist
muslims in washington.

CHECK US OUT
oathkeepers.org

[listenhillary]

That works.

[astyanax]

I already did.

"I,____________, do solemnly swear 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."

Now if we could just get our politicians to live up to theirs.
Or hold them accountable when they do not.

[frog in a pot]

Given our nation’s current circumstances, may I respectfully recommend that all who are presently civilians take the oath intended for military officers.

That oath does not include the phrase “…and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States”.

[DrewsMum]

“Idea: Citizens Take Oath to Constitution to Protect and Defend”

I already have when I worked for the government....

and my hubby did when he was enlisted....

so we’re one step ahead.... ;0)

[Heartlander2]

Hear! Hear!

[Huebolt]

Just cut my Direct TV service today. You’ll feel better. It’s a good day to do it also. They asked why, I said Obama

AWESOME ! ! ! I did the same thing when the perpetraitor in chief was ELECTED ! Cancel all credit cards too, if you can...

[TheBlueMax]

This will be the third oath I pledged in my lifetime, and I proudly reaffirm it:

I, TheBlueMax, do solemnly swear, 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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of a true and loyal American Citizen, so help me God”.

[patriotldy22]

I, patriotldy22, do solemnly swear , 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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, So help me God.

[Observations]

And now it’s time for us to take a stand. It’s time to DO.

[ExTexasRedhead]

God will bless you for your actions.

[Rapscallion]

My oath taken as I entered the USAF is still in effect.

[Spok]

I took that oath when I joined the Army in 1969. As Uncle Ethan put it, “A man’s only good for one oath at a time”.

[astyanax]

I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.
That still applies.
The President doesn’t have the authority to give orders to civilians.

[my small voice]

I think you are right and I share your fear. I have a bad feeling about this in the pit of my stomach.

[Emile]

Nah, BOR has enough money to go to Costa Rica if need be for his medical care. Just like Rush and all the other rich.

The only people up the creek are all us schmoes who can't afford to go somewhere else, but will instead have to wait in line while some bureaucrat panel decides whether we are worth saving.

[frog in a pot]

“The President doesn’t have the authority to give orders to civilians.”

Which is why it is important to not give him that authority via any oath such as the one you set out in #26.

[Steve Newton]

Not so

Wait

Soon

But not now

[OrioleFan]

[sheik yerbouty]

What were they doing in those two mosques? I assume they were SWhi’ite.. Maybe Pelosi will fall in..

[sheik yerbouty]

“Shi’ite”

[OrioleFan]

I wanted to have them sharing a toilet, but I’m not that good of an artist - had to take what MS Office gave me.

[sheik yerbouty]

LOL!

[supercat]

Our Enemies do not play by rules.

Indeed. One major difficulty with taking an oath to uphold the Constitution is that when those in power grossly violate the rules under which they are supposed to operate, it may be necessary to use remedies not specified by those rules.

For example, if a Home Plate Umpire were to consistently call "Strike" on pitches by one team which roll to the plate (batters not swinging), and the Umpire-In-Chief happened to be a different official, I would suggest that after a certain point it might be appropriate for the Umpire-In-Chief to suspend and cancel the game for "inclement weather" even if the sky was perfectly clear. To be sure, there would be no legitimate basis for a weather cancellation, but declaring the game "rained out" would be less detrimental to the sport of baseball than declaring it to have been won by the Home Plate Umpire's favored team.

[no dems]

I like it too.

[betty boop]

In connection with your excellent suggestion, Heartlander, this site might be of interest to FReepers — Oath Keepers.

Thank you so much for your post!

[Heartlander2]

You (and others) are most welcome. Come on, Patriots!