At Bundy ranch he pulled off a good one in the middle of the night when he hauled ass on a rumor of a drone strike, as I recall. Of course, everyone but the Oathcreepers stayed there and came back with the all clear...

I see he's at it again. I was a member until that episode. The job of an Oathkeeper is defending the constitution.

A review of the history of the .gov versus the Hammonds will show the obvious travesty that the corrupt government pulled on the rule of law.

Stewie is backing up, and I'm sure he's more than expert at it.

Mouth and backs, that's the story. Stewie collects membership dues, and uses that to lobby. Thats bullshit.

Watchman out.

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: https://www.oathkeepers.org/a-recommended-honorable-exit-strategy-for-ammon-bundy/

: _____________________________

: Stewart Rhodes: A Recommended Honorable

: Exit Strategy For Ammon Bundy

: Ammon,

: I believe you know that I respect you as a man of great,
: inspirational courage and conviction. And likewise for your
: brothers. It was your inspiring courage and conviction at
: your Bundy family ranch in Nevada that caused me, Oath
: Keepers as an organization, and many others to come from
: all over the nation, rifles in hand, to protect your family
: and back you up, shoulder-to-shoulder as you took a strong
: stand for your rights and for the Constitution. It was a
: profound honor to do so, and it was a stand that will go
: down in history.

: However, as you know, I oppose what you have chosen to do by
: occupying the wildlife preserve there in Oregon,
: specifically because it is not being done with the consent
: of the locals or at their request, without the request of
: the Hammond's, and without even their knowledge of what you
: were going to do, until you did it, and because it is not
: in direct defense of anyone. The right way to go would have
: been to respect the right of the locals on the Committee of
: Safety to call the shots, decide what needs to be done, and
: to actually let them be in charge of all outside
: volunteers, including you. You can certainly act as an
: adviser and instructor, giving input on what you think they
: should do.

: And frankly, what they should do is simply going out, now, and
: use the land to ranch, log, mine, farm, etc, with our
: protection. You can bet that if they did chose to do so,
: Oath Keepers, the Oregon III%, Idaho III%, Pacific Patriot
: Network, Bearded Bastards, and other hard-core patriots
: would have saddled up and rode, with distinct pleasure and
: joy in our warrior hearts, to protect the people as they
: nullified, used "civil-disobedience" and simply
: lived as free American westerners, ranching, farming,
: logging, and just living as if he BLM did not exist. And we
: can provide direct, physical assistance and protection to
: back them up as they take such a stand.
: But none of us have the right to make their decisions for
: them. They need to have the stones to stand up, and if they
: do, we will stand with them. But they MUST be in charge.
: They MUST make that decision for themselves (and when they
: do, then we back them up 100% and then some!). It is a
: fundamental principle of self-government, the consent of
: the governed, and self-determination that it is the people
: of Harney County who must make the momentous, critical
: decision to stand. In fact, you said so yourself, during
: your recent town hall meeting on December 15, 2015, where
: you helped locals form the Harney County Committee of
: Safety. You said: We have people across the United States
: that will stand with you, I've already explained that. I'm
: confident. But the thing is, it's not necessarily right,
: for us, or for the people, to come in here and to make a
: stand without the people forming and being in control of
: it. That's what this Committee of Safety is. It is where
: the people elect this Committee and this Committee is in
: charge of those that will come in and assist throughout
: this country, in defending the rights of this people and
: enforcing the Constitution. And, I'm not going to dance
: around what we're talking about here. We're talking about
: removing these unconstitutional agencies from Harney
: County. And bringing the people back up to go ranching,
: logging, or whatever else. But the people have to - you,
: you have to exhibit enough organization to form these
: committees of safety so that you can charge, and be in
: charge of the militia. That's what it comes down to. That
: is the proper way in which this is supposed to happen
: (emphasis added).

: I agree completely with your above quoted statement to the
: Harney County Committee of Safety. The people of Harney
: County do have the absolute right to govern themselves, and
: to be in charge of, and in control over, whatever is done
: to secure their rights in their county and state, and they
: have the right to be in charge of any volunteers from
: elsewhere who come in to help. That truly is "the
: proper way in which this is supposed to happen." But
: unfortunately, you did not respect that right. Apparently,
: you did not really trust the people of Harney County to
: take a hard stand and were not confident that they would do
: so. And while you told the locals that they would be in
: charge and control of their own destiny, you had evidently
: already planned out this armed takeover of the federal
: facility at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge and were already
: staging your outsider men and supplies in the area to do
: it. All of this was done without even the knowledge, let
: alone the consent, of that local Committee of Safety. The
: Harney County Committee of Safety is in now charge of jack
: squat. And that is what you now have the chance to correct,
: with honor and integrity.

: I propose that you return to and adhere to your own stated
: principles of respecting the right of the people to
: self-determination, self-government, and their right to
: stand up, on their own two feet, with our support and
: protection. Therefore, you need to submit yourself to the
: authority of the Committee of Safety and the people of
: Harney County at large, and let them know, in no uncertain
: terms, that they are now in charge, and you will comply
: with whatever they decide must be done, whether you agree
: with it or not. Even if you think the people there are not
: yet ready to stand, you cannot graft on a pair of balls
: onto a gelding. The people must grow a pair themselves, and
: it must be their decision to stand, and meanwhile you must
: respect their will and do what they determine is best. You
: can advise, suggest, and assist, but you cannot decide for
: them.

: So throw your sword at their feet, and pledge and swear that
: you will abide by their decision, whatever it is, and
: defend them in doing whatever they decide is best, so long
: as it is ethical, moral, and constitutional. But it must be
: there decision, not yours.

: That is the honorable, ethical, moral way to go. That is an
: honorable exit plan.

: I recommend you take it, and by doing so you will have retaken
: the moral high ground. And then we can all pledge to
: protect any rancher, logger, farmer, miner, etc. in Harney
: County who has the physical and moral courage to take a
: stand, and simply act as their forefathers acted, as free
: Americans on the land, and we will protect them with our
: lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. Let that be our
: standing offer to any of the people of Harney County who
: will take a stand. Let that be our oath, and when they
: stand, we will be honor-bound to stand with them. And we
: will.

: And when that happens, we will be acting with honor, and it
: will be the Feds who will have the choice of honoring their
: oaths by standing down, or violating their oaths by
: agressing against the people, and history will reflect who
: had the moral high ground and acted only in defense of
: human decency, liberty, and the Constitution.

: That is the honorable path here. Please take it.

: For the Republic,
: Stewart Rhodes
: Founder and President of Oath Keepers