#TrueOathKeepers - Part I

You probably noticed I hashtag most of my posts on G+ and Twitter #TrueOathkKeepers. If you are a fan of my blog you also know I wrote a couple of posts on my experiences with some so called Oath Keepers. If you get the vibe that I have an issue with these guys and other posers that claim to support, defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States, then you are right.

I will tell you hands down what it means to be a true oath keeper. First, lets read the Armed Forces Oath of Enlistment, Armed Forces Officer's Oath, Law Enforcement Oath and some oaths of public office.

Oath of Enlistment 

"I, (state name of enlistee), 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."

Oath of Office (For Officers in the Armed Forces) 

"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; 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"

Oath of Honor (For law enforcement agents/officers, may vary state to state to also cover state constitution)

"On my honor, I will never betray

my badge, my integrity, my

character or the public trust. I

will always have the courage to

hold myself and others

accountable for our actions. I will

always uphold the Constitution,

my community, and the agency I

serve."

Oath of Office for Congress

“I 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.”

In every one of the oaths mentioned, it is pretty cut and dry, we swear to defend, protect, support and/or uphold the Constitution of the United States. The one that get's the trickiest is the oath of enlistment. Many will say, well you swore an oath to obey the President. To those people I will normally respond, "you must of stopped reading at that point." In a previous post I wrote titled "Your Oath" I explained the difference between "obey the orders of the President according to regulations and the UCMJ" and "obey the President without regards to regulations and the UCMJ"

Something that I have noticed is that most Americans in the past 10 years really don't know what is in the Constitution. Most people just think of the Bill of Rights. They don't understand that it was a document written for the people by the people. The very first paragraph in the Constitution known as the preamble states:

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

We the People is every single American citizen. Not just the upper class, not just the lower class, not white people or black people. It is literally the people, every single one of us regardless of background.