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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Plus that bit of the Constitution has been ignored in several states anyway, with Atheists being banned from holding office.
Pretty much, keep in mind that there's a reasonable membership overlap between the oath Keepers and law enforcement/the military.
edited 20th Sep '15 1:15:07 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran![]()
Well they're largely if not exclusively white men so they never paid them much mind in the first place.
Now that the political situation here is collapsing they're becoming quite and active threat.
They've been here too long and now there's no way to solve this problem without serious repercussions.
edited 20th Sep '15 1:10:43 PM by LeGarcon
Oh really when?@ Garcon: Are the Oath Keepers Stealthy, or will the Russians see them?
edited 20th Sep '15 1:11:49 PM by Greenmantle
Keep Rolling On
X5 Well seeing as how a lot of FBI and Local Law enforcement is drawn from the same military units the Oathkeepers love to say their membership comes from... probably going to the bar with their old friends and laughing while saying "yeah right Steve you won't do it no balls." To which the Oathkeeper responds "Fuck you Carl! Also you cheat at Bowling!"
Hence why I doubt they are a serious threat. Because in the end Steve doesn't want to shoot Carl. He just wants to pretend he's George Washington inside his head.
edited 20th Sep '15 1:13:14 PM by Canid117
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des UrsinsRepublican candidate Lindsey Graham and Democratic candidate Martin O'Malley calls out Ben Carson
and demands he apologize to American Muslims for his remarks.
Over Twitter Graham wrote:
O'Malley wrote:
Vote Sanders, people.
I beg of you.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.It's just the forums breaking long links again. Behold, the url.
www.salon.com/2015/09/20/behind_the_scenes_with_bernie_sanders_three_days
_in_iowa_that_explain_why_hillarys_fading_and_the_dems_have_a_new_front_runner/
Which I had to split into two lines because, again, these fucking forums.
edited 20th Sep '15 5:19:52 PM by rikalous
Sanders may achieve the unlikely task of winning my allegiance if he keeps this up. I thought Hillary would have learned from 2008 not to campaign via focus group. Apparently, I was wrong.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"If Sanders goes so far as to recruit Paul Krugman as one of his economic advisers, I will Squee and give him ALL the votes.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Decent article, but the comments section is the usual drip tray of democracy. It's good they broached how his appearance is not "presidential:" That very point was the end of my last conversation on the guy with my pa, and I'll be using the article to reopen the dialogue.
"I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once."

They're combat hardened domestic terrorists with cells in every state and substantial popular support.
They're professionals and are not to be written off.
edited 20th Sep '15 1:09:31 PM by DrunkenNordmann
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