Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Why Are Oath Keepers Showing Up At Ferguson "Black Lives Matter" Riots?


As I understand it, the mission  of Oath Keepers, III Percenters, is to disobey any order given which violates the Constitution.

I'm asking in earnest here: How is the Constitution being violated by the Black Lives Matter Riots?

Not every criminal is Treasonous, and not every crime is Treason.

I do not see the Treason in the riots.

Am I missing something?

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I believe this is the Oath:

Many of us three percenters swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and affirming that we are guardians of the Republic, of the principles in our Declaration of Independence, and of the rights of our people, 
we affirm and declare the following: 
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.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

"As I understand it, the mission of Oath Keepers, III Percenters, is to disobey any order given which violates the Constitution."

It not disobey per se it's "will not comply".

From Sipsey Street Irregulars Website (home of III):

What Does It Mean To Be A "Three Percenter"?

Three Percent Catechism.

These four principles -- moral strength, physical readiness, no first use of force and no targeting of innocents -- are the hallmarks of the Three Percent ideal. Anyone who cannot accept them as a self-imposed discipline in the fight to restore the Founders' Republic should find something else to do and cease calling themselves a "Three Percenter."

Oath Keepers is a separate organization though they have close contacts. From what I know OK is composed of current and former LEO.

They claim they are in Ferguson to protect private property from mob destruction since the MO Guard has been stood down by AWOL Gov. Nixon. But I cannot personally vouch for that.

Pastorius said...

Yes, there may actually be a good reason for them to be there.

I think they should articulate their reason so that they don't do themselves a public relations injustice and bring about a another militia man witchhunt.

Anonymous said...

Agree. Showing up at a charged event with violence waiting to happen and strutting about flaunting scary looking weapons is counter productive. One must project sobriety and reasonableness at all times to be effective.