Oath Keeper statement regarding New York Times Article
Note:
This email is a duplicate of an article on the Oath Keepers national
website. Please comment there if you wish to respond to this. Thank you.
The New York Times is reporting that Cliven Bundy said the following:
"I
want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro," he said. Mr.
Bundy recalled driving past a public-housing project in North Las
Vegas, "and in front of that government house the door was usually open
and the older people and the kids - and there is always at least a
half a dozen people sitting on the porch - they didn't have nothing to
do. They didn't have nothing for their kids to do. They didn't have
nothing for their young girls to do.
"And
because they were basically on government subsidy, so now what do they
do?" he asked. "They abort their young children, they put their young
men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. And I've
often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton and having
a family life and doing things, or are they better off under
government subsidy? They didn't get no more freedom. They got less
freedom."
If
the above quote is accurate, of course we vehemently disagree with that
viewpoint as it is entirely inconsistent with our values. No one is ever better off as a slave under any circumstances. We
stand for the liberty of all Americans at all times and we stand for
the liberties of all mankind of every race, creed, and color. Our stand
at the Bundy Ranch is about liberty and freedom from government
oppression for all Americans.
In fact there are black Oath Keeper veterans standing watch at Bundy Ranch. Among them was Navy veteran David Berry.
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| Oath Keeper David Berry |
Dave Berry attended our first conference in Las Vegas in 2009 to see for himself whether the smear attacks of SPLC were true. He found that we were simply Constitutionalists defending everyone's rights. That is what we will continue to do, which is why he was here with us at the Bundy Ranch.
Our Bylaws are very clear that this organization is open to all Americans and that we oppose all racism.
We are awaiting clarification by Mr. Bundy and if he makes that clarification we will post it here.
However,
regardless of what he said and what his position is the stand we are
taking is not just about the Bundys, but about the whole west and the
methodical attack on the west to impoverish rural America and drive us
off the land.
Using
the endangered species act as a weapon of mass destruction against us
to kill the livelihood of ranchers, farmers, loggers, etc., and to crush
rural America as explained by Montana State Senator Jennifer Fielder in
"Taking Back Our Lands".
That
is why Oath Keeper founder, Stewart Rhodes has helped bring the
Coalition of Western States Legislators and Sheriffs together to form
the Coalition of Western States (C.O.W.S.) led by Washington State
Representative Matt Shea.
In
addition, Stewart is working closely with Nevada Assemblywoman Michelle
Fiore to organize resistance by Nevada County Commissioners and
Sheriffs. Stewart and Michelle Fiore will be attending the
Nye County Republican Party Central Committee meeting this Saturday
[Saturday, 26 April 2014] at the invitation of the Chairman to discuss
strategy for Nye County to resist BLM abuse. We will be doing this
across the west calling on and assisting all rural Americans and
asserting their rights just as we were answering the call in Connecticut
and New York where the 2nd Amendment is under assault. Our
strategy is to get those who have sworn the oath both inside and
outside government to honor it by defending all the Constitution for all
Americans.
As two time Medal of Honor winner Smedley Butler said:
"There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights."
Note: See General Butler's biography here:
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/1900s/p/Banana-Wars-Major-General-Smedley-Butler.htm
Signed: Oath Keepers
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