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Oath Keepers Rally-Lexington Green

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From the Oath Keepers Blog.


"Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But, if they want to
have a war, let it begin here."

-Capt. John Parker, Lexington Company of the Middlesex County Brigade,
Massachusetts Militia, April 19, 1775.

Special Announcement! Oath Keepers will muster on the Lexington Green,
Lexington Massachusetts, this coming Sunday, April 19th, 2009, from 12
noon to 3 pm.

Oath Keepers has just been invited to participate in a special free rally on
the Lexington Green this April 19, sponsored by Committees of Safety
(founded by Walter Reddy and with Dr. Edwin Vieira as Honorary Chairman).

Committees of Safety has invited Oath Keepers' founder Stewart Rhodes to
be one of four speakers at the event, and we are in turn inviting all of YOU
to join us on the Lexington Green to celebrate "The shot heard around the
world"- April 19, 1775, where the first fighting in the Revolutionary War
occurred.

Other speakers will be Dr. Edwin Vieira - scholar on the history of the events
leading up to the Revolution and also on the historic militia; Walter Reddy -
Founder, Committees of Safety; and Garrett Lear - The Patriot Pastor - who
was born in Lexington, and who's ancestor stood at Lexington Green on April
19, 1775 and faced off British troops.


SPECIAL OATH REAFFIRMING AND SWEARING IN CEREMONY ON LEXINGTON GREEN.

On that day, on Lexington Green, on April 19, we Oath Keepers will read
aloud our Declaration of Ten Orders We Will NOT Obey and will then reaffirm
our oaths to defend the Constitution.

And, for those of you who have never taken the oath to support and defend
the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, here is your
chance to do it on a special day, in a special place, on hollowed ground, in
honor of the embattled farmers - Oath Keepers all - who stood and fought at
Lexington and Concord on that day so long ago and then beat the hell out of
the Regulars all the way back to Boston, along "Battle Road."

We can't imagine a more soul stirring experience than to stand in ranks, right
there where those heroes stood, and mutually pledge to each other our
Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor in defense of the liberty those
men won for us and in defense of the Constitution.

Join us! Veterans, active duty, police, fire fighters, and dedicated patriots.
We realize this is short notice, but if you can get there, please do join us for
what will most assuredly be an electrifying experience you will never forget.

The official event will run from 12 noon to 3 pm, on Sunday, April 19 but
Stewart Rhodes, Dave Freeman, Jim Ayala, and others within the national
Oath Keepers organization will be there from Friday evening, all weekend,
and part of Monday and you can expect that we will make full use of our
time together in fellowship with our brothers in arms, whether it be in quiet
contemplation on the Green or at Concord Bridge, walking along Battle Road,
touring historic sights in Boston, or over some pints of Ale at a local historic
tavern.

All are welcome. We would be honored to meet you and spend time with you.

SPECIAL FILMING OF THE EVENTS, OF OATH KEEPERS READING OF OUR
DECLARATION, AND FILMING OF YOUR OATHS AND TESTIMONIALS.

We will bring several cameras and film crews and will be filming the entire
ceremony, and will also be filming those Oath Keepers who are willing to take
part in an outreach film project we are working on. Part of that project will
include individual active duty, veterans, police, fire fighters, etc. reading off
parts of the Declaration of Ten Orders We Will Not Obey and also reading off
parts of the oath to defend the Constitution. All of that material will be
compiled into a ten minute montage of all who participate, reading the
Declaration and Oath, with each of you on film reading a few words or
sentences each.

And we will also be filming the full, individual testimonials of those who are
willing to give their own personal testimonials on video.

And all of those films will be used as part of our outreach efforts to active
duty military, police, veterans, etc. and will be put online on Youtube, on the
new, upcoming Oathkeepers.org website, and elsewhere on the web.

Oath Keepers ... Guardians of The Republic .... Honor Your Oaths .... Join Us
on Lexington Green.


Here is the announcement from the Committees of Safety Website:

When: Sunday, April 19, 2009 *Celebrate "The shot heard around the
world"- April 19, 1775

Time: Noon - 3pm ( Rain or Shine )

Where: Massachusetts Ave. @ Bedford St.

Lexington, Massachusetts

Opening: Fife and Drums- Lexington Minute Men

Speakers: Dr. Edwin Vieira -Author / Attorney in Constitutional Law / Scholar
- Colonial legal history

Walter Reddy - Founder, Committees of Safety

Son of the American Revolution

Garrett Lear - The Patriot Pastor

Born in Lexington - Ancestor stood at Lexington Green on April 19, 1775 and
faced off British troops

and [Stewart Rhodes, of Oath Keepers!]

PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL IF YOU WILL BE THERE! You are not required to
RSVP, but it would be great to have a rough head-count, so if you will be
there, drop us an email at [email protected]

NOTE: If you cannot join us, then do the next best thing and get you and
your family to one of the special Appleseed Rifle shoots that will be held over
the weekend of April 18 and 19, 2009, for a dose of marksmanship and
heritage.
 
If I wasn't going to the Harvard Appleseed, I would DEFINITELY be there. I've always wanted to go on Patriots Day anyway, and this would make it even better.
 
If they agree with it, they're our friends and Comrades-in-Arms.
If they don't, EFF 'em! They're the enemy and always will be!

Yes and no.

There's a clear distinction between being a cop and being an a**h***. You can have one or the other and you can certainly have both but they aren't mutually inclusive.

The new chief is a very level headed person.
 
I would like to go to this, and take the oath to defend the Constitution. Is this something I can do, not being current or former police or military?
 
If I wasn't going to the Harvard Appleseed, I would DEFINITELY be there. I've always wanted to go on Patriots Day anyway, and this would make it even better.

I'm also at the Harvard Appleseed. We'll be in good company.

Now, you can talk about what you'll do, or do something.

Looks like we're doing, while others are talking.

I can live with that.

Just bear in mind that Oath Keepers are doing as well.

What about the rest of you that aren't doing either that weekend?
 
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Constitutional Rally / Muster (sun 04/19/09) Lexington, MA

sun 04/19/09 constitution rally (http://www.committeesofsafety.org/)

the constitutional "militia of the several states" will surely be discussed

check out http://oath-keepers.blogspot.com/ and the ten orders these men and women in uniform will refuse to follow

check this video of Garrett Lear, The Patriot Pastor speaking at the 2008 Boston Tea Party rally Dec.15th 2008 at Fanueil Hall.http://blip.tv/file/1577000/
 
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I would like to go to this, and take the oath to defend the Constitution. Is this something I can do, not being current or former police or military?
Not only is it something you can do without being curent or former police or military, IT IS YOUR DUTY.
 
Yes and no.

There's a clear distinction between being a cop and being an a**h***. You can have one or the other and you can certainly have both but they aren't mutually inclusive.

The new chief is a very level headed person.
Negative. Any police officer or soldier that would enforce or impose tyranny on Americans is the enemy of the Constitution.
 
Not only is it something you can do without being curent or former police or military, IT IS YOUR DUTY.

Civilians like us are actually encouraged to go, and take the oath with the LEO's/Servicemen.

I'm definitely going and taking the oath.
 
Gosh. In a way, I'm glad I can't make it, because I'd be torn between taking my AK-47 military style assault weapon or my Marlin Model 60 scoped sniper rifle. [thinking]

Oh, I could just take my Enfield chambered in the high powered .303, or my even deadlier Mosin-Nagant.

Huh. Too many choices, all offensive to liberals. Nah. I can't go.
 
Which is silly because .223 is going right through both sides.... [laugh]
Agreed. Even a .22LR will pass through both sides. A car is concealment, not cover.

Negative. Any police officer or soldier that would enforce or impose tyranny on Americans is the enemy of the Constitution.
I sort of agree with you. It's all about perspective and intent. He has the interest of the public in mind. If a bunch of people open carrying guns is going to freak out the public he is going to be concerned. (I wish it wasn't that way)

It's sort of like screaming "fire" in a crowded movie theater. (Open carrying in Lexington)
It's much different if you screamed "fire" in a fire station. (Open carrying in northern New Hampshire)

I don't believe the intent of the Lexington PD would be to enforce tyranny on any one of us.
I don't believe they are anti-gun either.

I don't forget that many LEO I know are just as upset with the state of the govt as we are.
They just have a different job than some of us.

Either way I am not opposed to open carrying. He may not be as well but I know the people in Lexington. They won't like it and they're going to think we're crazies for doing it. It may hurt the cause more than help it.

If others are open carrying I may as well.
 
How did the question of open carry come up?

We are going there to make a statement with our Oaths, not by intimidating the sheep with our guns.

Do you really want to detract from the ceremony by having the news sheep reporting "armed rebels" in Lexington disrupting the ceremony?
I want the media to focus on what WE are SAYING, not by one or more of us carrying our guns openly.

As much as I am for open carry, it would only hurt us in this instance.
 
Either way I am not opposed to open carrying. He may not be as well but I know the people in Lexington. They won't like it and they're going to think we're crazies for doing it. It may hurt the cause more than help it.

If others are open carrying I may as well.

My concern isn't the opposition by the local PD, all I care about is if the organizers of the event may be concerned. Perhaps they are trying to appease the local law enforcement? I wouldn't want to go against their wishes.

We would be well within our rights to open carry, and I would be happy to pull put my LTC-B and a copy of the MGL's to an inquiring LEO... I will however not carry if the organizers of the event wish to not have that type of attention drawn.

I am thinking that open-carrying would show my level of support for the event, and I hope it is encouraged.

If the locals don't like it, tough titty... I don't like it when they stand with signs saying repealing the income tax is dangerous.
 
As much as I am for open carry, it would only hurt us in this instance.
I agree. I don't think the point of this is to prove our ability to exercise the 2nd amendment it's to show that we defend the entire constitution.

My concern isn't the opposition by the local PD, all I care about is if the organizers of the event may be concerned. Perhaps they are trying to appease the local law enforcement? I wouldn't want to go against their wishes.

We would be well within our rights to open carry, and I would be happy to pull put my LTC-B and a copy of the MGL's to an inquiring LEO... I will however not carry if the organizers of the event wish to not have that type of attention drawn.

I am thinking that open-carrying would show my level of support for the event, and I hope it is encouraged.

If the locals don't like it, tough titty... I don't like it when they stand with signs saying repealing the income tax is dangerous.

Don't make me out to be the bad guy.

My point is simply that to see the other perspective and to realize that perhaps they aren't out "to get you".

As far as I'm concerned, open carrying is perfectly legal.
 
I agree. I don't think the point of this is to prove our ability to exercise the 2nd amendment it's to show that we defend the entire constitution.



Don't make me out to be the bad guy.

My point is simply that to see the other perspective and to realize that perhaps they aren't out "to get you".

As far as I'm concerned, open carrying is perfectly legal.

Sorry if it came across like that, I wasn't arguing with you in any way. I'm actually in agreement, just clarifying my thoughts.

We know we would be within our rights, despite what the local PD would like to think. Understanding that, it may not be in the best interest of the rally, or its purpose. I would defer to the organizers on this.

I plan on emailing the organizing group, and asking. If they are OK with open carrying, you and I can hang together in case we are harassed by LE... better to argue our rights together than individually [wink]
 
better to argue our rights together than individually [wink]
See, this is where the libtards have us at a disadvantage, they have been protesting everything since they were kids...

They know all the little tricks and rules like "one issue at a time" and "you can say anything, no matter how stupid as a rhyme and others will chant along with you"...

It's amazing we weren't overrun long before[laugh]
 
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