COMPARE AND CONTRAST

THE OATH IN NAZI GERMANY:

I swear by God this Sacred oath:

That I shall render unconditional obedience to Adolf Hitler

Fuhrer of the German Reich and people,

Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces

And that I shall at all times be ready, as a brave soldier.

To give my life for this oath …

The above is a clip from the recent film Valkyrie (an excellent movie. Highly recommended).

THE OATH IN AMERICA:

The American officer's oath:

"I, _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God."


The American enlisted oath:

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; 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." (Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962).



In Nazi Germany, the oath was to Hitler and Hitler alone, and it was to obey unconditionally any order Hitler gave. Notice that not a word was said about the German constitution. This was because in Germany Hitler himself was the law and every order he gave was thus "lawful," no matter how absurd or heinous.

In America, the oath is first and foremost to the Constitution, not to any man. Notice that the officer's oath does not even mention the president.

And even though the enlisted oath includes a section about obeying the orders of the president and officers, that obedience is not unconditional. This is because our constitutional republic is supposed to be under the rule of law, not the rule of men, with the Constitution being the supreme law of the land, not the orders of the president. The orders of the president and of commissioned officers must be lawful, in accordance with the uniform code of military justice and the laws of the United States.

In America, the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, not the mere words of any man, as it was in Nazi Germany.

See the difference?

Oath Keepers

Testimonial of Father of DHS Officer

NOTE: Below is the testimonial of the father to the DHS officer Kirt McClain, who, rather ironically, was the first person to get an Oath Keepers tattoo (that we know of). Go here to read officer McClain's testimonial. Well, looks like Kirt's stepping up inspired his father to do the same. Like father like son, and vis versa! - Oath Keepers.

Oath Keepers on the Inside - The first Oath Keepers Tattoo is On the Shoulder of a DHS Officer

Now it's Dad's turn to sound off:

I too am an Oath Keeper

Thank goodness for my son, Kirt McClain. Because of him, I no longer feel as helpless and frustrated as I have for a long time now. His testimonial was a reaffirmation of what I’ve known for some time now, that it has come to this, here and now, and we are here for a reason.

I didn’t plan to be involved in such a pivotal time and scenario either, but it is here, and there is nothing more natural or right in this world than to answer the call. The blank check I signed back in 77 is still there, only the recipients have changed!

This is the unit patch from my favorite unit of all that I served with, strangely enough a Continental Air Defense unit, which got its start with American volunteers flying Spitfires in North Africa in '42, hence the name “Spitten Kittens.”

Last week, during a conversation with a co-worker about the assault on our second amendment rights which we claim, he asked me, “well, what are you going to do about it?” I told him I would stand up and be counted, and do whatever is necessary.

With an incredulous look on his face, he asked, “really?”

“Of course!” was my response.

In that instant it became clear to me. Our kinship with our founding fathers (by that I mean All who answered the call) can have never been stronger than right now. And those in government have never been further away from them in our nation’s history.

Has anyone else noticed that we don’t have anyone of the caliber of Thomas Jefferson or Patrick Henry or many others in our government? Not one! Of course, could one pull a Jurassic Park and bring them back, I doubt they would be well received by the privileged elite in Washington.

I am the son of an immigrant, and all of us are related to one at some point. When he (my dad) became a citizen, through hard work freely given, he treasured what this country stands for, and would say so in any of the seven languages that he spoke. He worked as a volunteer after his teaching career and gave back what he could. I know he would stand with us today. How things (and some people) have changed.

In parting (for now), I would leave you with this final thought (thanks for staying with me this long):

I was born into a first world country to the taste of freedom, which I wish all mankind could share, even with all its imperfections. I do not intend to die under different conditions than those in which I was born, I will not go quietly into the night and disappear for the convenience of those who do not know or care about the principles for which this nation was founded!

My name is Steve Spandorf

20 year Air Force Veteran [currently working for a "major space agency"]

And you may tell them all.

Thank you.