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New York Oathkeepers - HuntingNet.com Forums — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:26:47 +0000

[...] Oathkeepers document.write(''); We need a lot more of THIS kind of American. http://www.ammoland.com/2013/02/new-…ment-and-oath/ __________________ "GUNS HAVE ONLY TWO ENEMIES,RUST AND POLITICIANS" "RESIST [...]

By: VT Patriot

VT Patriot — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:39:12 +0000

Having lived in Saratoga county for a large part of my adult life, a tear came to my eyes after reading this. This man is a true patriot, he tells it like it is. I can only hope that other LEO’s can see the truth in this mans statements. Thank you Sheriff for being the man you are, we are all very proud of you.

By: Seanoamericano

Seanoamericano — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:16:25 +0000

Sir
you are the enemy of every progressivly rotting libturd, spineless political hack and liberty hating globalist. I respect you for standing true to your beliefs and values. There are millions of us standing in the shadows with these same beliefs ready and willing to do what is necessary at a moments notice. Millions of good people will never accept these phony laws that violate the Constitution. As far as me personally I consider anything concerning infringement on the 2A is asswipe paper.

By: Edward J. Palumbo

Edward J. Palumbo — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:01:20 +0000

I am a 66 year-old USMC Viet Nam veteran and, like many other citizens, I am consistently appalled at the ignorance of respect normally rendered to the flag at parades and public events, and I wonder where their training or enculturation has been deficient. When the National Anthem is played, I see little awareness that males must remove their hats and place their right hand over their heart. At parades, when the flag is carried past us by a color guard, it is customary to respectfully stand at attention and render respect to the flag, yet I see a deteriorating awareness of this and those who do respond appropriately are typically veterans and those with law enforcement experience. I see school custodians raise and lower the flag on school properties with no awareness of how it should be done, or how the flag should be folded. Fewer citizens seem to know the words to the National Anthem, though many seem thoroughly familiar with the lyrics to popular music.
I am disappointed when I hear college graduates discuss issues rooted in history with no understanding where these historic events occurred or what their significance may have been.
With frequent demonstration that our citizens seem to have forgotten how to respond to the responsibilities of citizenship, is their little wonder than our society seems to demonstrate a pronounced deterioration of social awareness and common courtesies? Apparently, patriotism is an anachronistic concept.
How sad that so much of what we have striven for and secured over time as cherished freedoms and respected traditions seems to have been lost on so very many. How pathetic that so many of our neighbors have no idea how to conduct themselves at public events!
When the rights we have fought for slip through our fingers because we no longer grasp their importance, we have only ourselves to blame. Every democracy seems to get the government it deserves. I am watching the process of change in my country, and it saddens me. I sense a complacency, a “fast-food” mentality, and a self-serving, convenience-oriented, materialistic attitude that indicates a decline in what has been great and noble.
When we marvel that society seems to have forgotten what made it great, to whom shall we turn to ask, “Why weren’t they informed?” As parents, as educators, as citizens, we share the responsibility to teach and to model the behaviors we want to see in our young men and women. How did so many of us fail to do that?
We have permitted the mention of God to be eliminated from our schools, and yet we lament the withering principles we see in our society? When a person is threatened or a child is bullied, why is it “someone else’s job” to assist or respond to it?
I am grateful to Deputy Sheriff David P. Jones and many men and women like him who have given much of themselves to keep their oaths, to uphold the law, to model the behaviors that deserve respect.
Edward J. Palumbo
Tualatin, Oregon

By: lee

lee — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:24:20 +0000

Thank you Sheriff. I love this article. I wish everyone could be like you.

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