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The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – America's republic faces pressure from citizens, courts, and federal agencies that disregard constitutional limits. From FBI misconduct to appliance regulations and sweeping Google data demands, Richard Mack argues that liberty survives only when officials honor their oaths and citizens defend the Constitution against corruption, judicial overreach, and centralized power...
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – America's republic faces pressure from citizens, courts, and federal agencies that disregard constitutional limits. From FBI misconduct to appliance regulations and sweeping Google data demands, Richard Mack argues that liberty survives only when officials honor their oaths and citizens defend the Constitution against corruption, judicial overreach, and centralized power...
May 6, 2026Have you had your dose of The Daily MoJo today? Download The Daily MoJo App! "Gremlins | The Daily MoJo Ep:050626"This episode of "The Daily Mojo" features Sheriff Richard Mack discussing critical issues including a hantavirus outbreak, President Trump's "Operation Epic Fury," and the Pulitzer Prize controversy. The program also covers a near-disaster at Newark Airport, the challenges of AI in law enforcement, and the unconstitutionality of automated traffic enforcement. Sheriff Mack advocates for constitutional principles and citizen engagement.Phil Bell's Morning Update Jersey Transit's really sucky policy for FIFA: HERESheriff Richard Mack - Author/speaker and former sheriff Richard Mack has served in a wide variety of roles over the course of his nearly twenty year career in law enforcement, which began in Provo, Utah.Help here: https://cspoa.org/about/our-leadership/Our affiliate partners:Be prepared! Not scared. Need some Ivermection? Some Hydroxychloroquine? Don't have a doctor who fancies your crazy ideas? We have good news - Dr. Stella Immanuel has teamed up with The Daily MoJo to keep you healthy and happy all year long! Not only can she provide you with those necessary prophylactics, but StellasMoJo.com has plenty of other things to keep you and your body in tip-top shape. Use Promo Code: DailyMoJo to save $$Take care of your body - it's the only one you'll get and it's your temple! We've partnered with Sugar Creek Goods to help you care for yourself in an all-natural way. And in this case, "all natural" doesn't mean it doesn't work! Save 15% on your order with promo code "DailyMojo" at SmellMyMoJo.comCBD is almost everywhere you look these days, so the answer isn't so much where can you get it, it's more about - where can you get the CBD products that actually work!? Certainly, NOT at the gas station! Patriots Relief says it all in the name, and you can save an incredible 40% with the promo code "DailyMojo" at GetMoJoCBD.com!Romika Designs is an awesome American small business that specializes in creating laser-engraved gifts and awards for you, your family, and your employees. Want something special for someone special? Find exactly what you want at MoJoLaserPros.com Find great deals on American-made products at MoJoMyPillow.com. Mike Lindell – a true patriot in our eyes – puts his money where his mouth (and products) is/are. Find tremendous deals at MoJoMyPillow.com – Promo Code: MoJo50 Life gets messy – sometimes really messy. Be ready for the next mess with survival food and tools from My Patriot Supply. A 25 year shelf life and fantastic variety are just the beginning of the long list of reasons to get your emergency rations at PrepareWithMoJo50.comStay ConnectedWATCH The Daily Mojo LIVE 7-9a CT: www.TheDailyMojo.com Rumble: HEREOr just LISTEN:The Daily MoJo ChannelBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-daily-mojo-with-brad-staggs--3085897/support.WATCH: TheDailyMoJO.comLISTEN: TDM RadioRUMBLE: HEREDownload the APP HERE.StellasMojo.comCODE: dailymojo - Save 5%GetMojoCBD.comCODE: dailymojo - Save 40%!
Who's next? Tony Gonzales announces his “retirement” from Congress amid scandal, but Joe Pags says it looks more like a resignation under pressure. Meanwhile, the alleged military leaker could face up to 40 years in prison, and new fallout hits as relatives of an Iranian propagandist lose green cards. Plus, JD Vance gives insight into the first round of Iran negotiations from Pakistan. Then, former sheriff Richard Mack joins to sound off on national security, border concerns, and the Nancy Guthrie case — delivering a blunt take on what law enforcement should be watching right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Richard Mack, the former Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, served in law enforcement for 20 years. In 1988 he was elected to the office of Sheriff in his hometown and served as such for eight years. In 1991 he graduated from the FBI Academy. Sheriff Mack is the Founder and President of the Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association- This organization that brings citizens, law enforcement, sheriffs, and elected officials together. He has provided hundreds of training seminars to Sheriffs, Police, and Public Officials in all 50 states and in several other countries across the world. He has also appeared on CNN, FOX, MSNBC,CBS, ABC, Newsmax, NYTimes, LA Times, USA Today, and over 1,000 networks worldwide
Is the most powerful defender of your freedom not a politician but your local sheriff? What if the person standing between you and government overreach is someone most Americans barely think about until they see flashing lights in their rearview mirror? What if everything you have been told about law enforcement authority, federal power, and who actually answers to the people is wrong? Studio Sponsor: Cardio Miracle - "Unlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before.": CardioMiracle.com/TBNS In this episode, Brian Nichols is joined by Richard Mack, the only sheriff in American history to take the federal government to the Supreme Court and win. Sheriff Mack breaks down the constitutional role of sheriffs, why they are supposed to answer directly to the people, how COVID exposed a tale of two very different approaches to law enforcement, and why your freedom may depend on whether your local sheriff remembers his oath. This is a grounded, real-world conversation about liberty, responsibility, and how freedom is actually defended at the local level, not in Washington. ❤️ Order Cardio Miracle (CardioMiracle.com/TBNS) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being!
Richard Mack, the former Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, served in law enforcement for 20 years. In 1988 he was elected to the office of Sheriff in his hometown and served as such for eight years. In 1991 he graduated from the FBI Academy. Sheriff Mack is the Founder and President of the Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association- This organization that brings citizens, law enforcement, sheriffs, and elected officials together. He has provided hundreds of training seminars to Sheriffs, Police, and Public Officials in all 50 states and in several other countries across the world. He has also appeared on CNN, FOX, MSNBC,CBS, ABC, Newsmax, NYTimes, LA Times, USA Today, and over 1,000 networks worldwide
Unleashed: The Political News Hour with Susan Price – Born for this time in history with a passion-driven purpose, a modern-day 'truth and justice crusader' emerged, Richard Mack, who traversed the rough political trails, making a name for himself as a Constitutional Sheriff. Affectionately known across the nation and the world, Sheriff Mack's career spans 20 years of service in law enforcement...
Hero former sheriff Richard Mack joins us in a very enlightening discussion about “How can America regain its Constitutional foundations in freedom?” We also celebrate his book “Are You a David?” One of our favorite guests, Sheriff Mack, did something men or women rarely do—he took on his colleagues to push them to stand up for themselves at their best and to live and work by their highest ideals on behalf of freedom for American citizens. Sheriff Mack points out that sheriffs are the only law enforcement officers elected by the people and are directly responsible to them to defend their Constitutional rights and well-being. He and his organization are empowering sheriffs around the country to defend the rights of citizens in their own counties, even against police, judges, and the federal government when they break the law or trample on Constitutional rights. He is the Founder and President of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, giving seminars around the country. He appears across a wide range of media, including CNN, Fox, Newsweek, and The New York Times. He is a no-nonsense truth teller and freedom fighter who is great to interview. One of his more stunning accomplishments was to become the first sheriff in American history to sue the federal government on behalf of the rights of the people in his country. In Mack/Prinz v. U.S., the Supreme Court supported his right to refuse to impose background checks for gun owner licenses on the grounds that they were unconstitutional. We have a tremendous discussion about each of the above issues, all focused on supporting freedom in America and the world. In the third and final segment, Sheriff Mack, Ginger Breggin, and I support President Trump's actions in bombing Iran's nuclear facilities. However, I raise a question about the numerous presidents in a row who have started wars, when declaring a State of War is assigned to Congress, not the President or anyone else. Will President Trump's enormously successful attack on Iran dangerously further the war-making potential for future presidents, especially when the Deep State, the Military-Industrial Complex, banking, and so many others thrive on war, while weak Congresses rarely take a stand on anything? In rebuilding America, we are making available so much more power to future U.S. Presidents. In that not-too-distant future, unscrupulous leaders could once again become ambitious to create the American Global Empire. As a barrier to future tyranny, we need to re-establish that Congress, and only Congress, can declare wars– which essentially means that only Congress can start a war! ______ Learn more about Dr. Peter Breggin's work: https://breggin.com/ See more from Dr. Breggin's long history of being a reformer in psychiatry: https://breggin.com/Psychiatry-as-an-Instrument-of-Social-and-Political-Control Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal, the how-to manual @ https://breggin.com/a-guide-for-prescribers-therapists-patients-and-their-families/ Get a copy of Dr. Breggin's latest book: WHO ARE THE “THEY” - THESE GLOBAL PREDATORS? WHAT ARE THEIR MOTIVES AND THEIR PLANS FOR US? HOW CAN WE DEFEND AGAINST THEM? Covid-19 and the Global Predators: We are the Prey Get a copy: https://www.wearetheprey.com/ “No other book so comprehensively covers the details of COVID-19 criminal conduct as well as its origins in a network of global predators seeking wealth and power at the expense of human freedom and prosperity, under cover of false public health policies.” ~ Robert F Kennedy, Jr Author of #1 bestseller The Real Anthony Fauci and Founder, Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel for Children's Health Defense.
Rachel Martinez, organizer and bargaining committee member for the Chicago Climbing Union, Workers United Local 513, joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss unionization efforts in climbing gyms, safety concerns, gender disparities and the importance of collective bargaining in the climbing industry. Richard Mack, a labor attorney with Miller Cohen, P.L.C., joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss a notable federal ruling, the role of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the broader implications of federal workforce reductions.
Everett Kelley, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the recent attacks on federal workers, AFGE's membership growth and the importance of Black History Month. Richard Mack, a labor attorney with Miller Cohen, P.L.C., joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the recent upheaval in federal employment, the ongoing fight for union rights and the broader implications for labor rights and racial equality.
Brad Wozny interviews former Gubernatorial Candidate of Iowa, friend of Rand & Ron Paul's, serial entrepreneur, IPSIC top shooter & son of an American WW2 Fighter Pilot Ace, Clyde J Cleveland. Clyde has assembled thought leaders such as Sacha Stone, Sheriff's Mark Lamb & Richard Mack, benevolent Dr.'s Lee Merritt & Robert Young, Reinhabited Republic patriots Natalie DeMarco & PhD/LTC (USAF-Retired) Sandra Miarecki, to James W. Lee, Foster Gamble, Whistleblower Nicole Siroteck, Jay Dyer and many more in one epic web summit…all Free for Patriots to attend at their leisure between now and Feb. 19th.
Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 750-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible with Andrew Seidel: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-nation-indivisible-with-andrew-seidel/id1791471198 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0w5Lb2ImPFPS1NWMG0DLrQ Brad is joined by first-time guest Jessica Pishko, author of the book 'The Highest Law in the Land.' The discussion centers around the constitutional sheriff movement, highlighting how sheriffs, despite being elected law enforcement officers, often act as unaccountable power brokers within the counties they serve. The conversation covers the sheriffs' role in both law enforcement and detention, their hard-to-remove positions, and the influence of far-right ideologies, particularly the constitutional sheriffs led by Richard Mack. This episode also touches upon the involvement of the Claremont Institute with sheriffs, propagandist roles, and the significant racial and political implications of their actions and ends with a call to reassess the necessity and role of county sheriffs in modern American governance. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's book: https://bookshop.org/a/95982/9781506482163 Check out BetterHelp and use my code SWA for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Richard Mack, the former Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, served in law enforcement for 20 years. In 1988 he was elected to the office of Sheriff in his hometown and served as such for eight years. In 1991 he graduated from the FBI Academy. Sheriff Mack is the Founder and President of the Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association- This organization that brings citizens, law enforcement, sheriffs, and elected officials together. He has provided hundreds of training seminars to Sheriffs, Police, and Public Officials in all 50 states and in several other countries across the world. He has also appeared on CNN, FOX, MSNBC,CBS, ABC, Newsmax, NYTimes, LA Times, USA Today, and over 1,000 networks worldwide
As lawlessness and corruption in government and business has grown, our rights have been diminished and our freedoms hang in the balance. The border is wide open, crime rates are exploding, and Americans are suffering. We all want peaceful, lawful solutions, but how do we steer our way back to a safe and prosperous nation? In this episode, Linda interviews Richard Mack, Founder & President of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. This is an informative discussion on the constitutional role of sheriffs and how they are on the front lines of restoring law, order, and constitutional clarity to our culture. ©Copyright 2024, Prosperity 101, LLC ___________________________________________________________________ For information about our online course and other resources visit: https://prosperity101.com To order a copy of Prosperity 101 – Job Security Through Business Prosperity® by Linda J. Hansen, click here: https://prosperity101.com/products/ Become a Prosperity Partner: https://prosperity101.com/partner-contribution/ If you would like to be an episode sponsor, please contact us directly at https://prosperity101.com. You can also support this podcast by engaging with our Strategic Partners using the promo codes listed below. Be free to work and free to hire by joining RedBalloon, America's #1 non-woke job board and talent connector. Use Promo Code P101 or go to RedBalloon.work/p101 to join Red Balloon and support Prosperity 101®. Connect with other Kingdom minded business owners by joining the US Christian Chamber of Commerce. Support both organizations by mentioning Prosperity 101, LLC or using code P101 to join. https://uschristianchamber.com Unite for impact by joining Christian Employers Alliance at www.ChristianEmployersAlliance.org and use Promo Code P101. Support Pro-Life Payments and help save babies with every swipe. Visit www.prolifepayments.com/life/p101 for more information. Maximize your podcast by contacting Podcast Town. Contact them today: https://podcasttown.zohothrive.com/affiliateportal/podcasttown/login Thank you to all our guests, listeners, Prosperity Partners, and Strategic Partners. You are appreciated! The opinions expressed by guests on this podcast do not necessarily represent those held or promoted by Linda J. Hansen or Prosperity 101, LLC.
Send us a textThis week Greg welcomed back to the show Sheriff Richard Mack. Sheriff Mack is the Founder and director of the CSPOA, famous for suing the Federal Government and winning a case against the Brady Bill at the Supreme Court. They discussed the return to local control, the oversized federal government, what illegal immigration is going to look like under President Trump, and how locals can run there counties constitutionally. Enjoy! A low-cost, high-return digital Christian company: AdventDS is for you!Book your next church conference HERE!FREE SHIPPING on the book "What Do We Believe?" Use code "DMW"Dominion Wealth Strategists: Full Service Financial Planning! Covenant Real Estate: "Confidence from Contract to Close" Facebook: Dead Men Walking PodcastYoutube: Dead Men Walking PodcastInstagram: @DeadMenWalkingPodcastTwitter X: @RealDMWPodcastExclusive Content: PubTV App
The CSPOA was founded in 2011 by Richard Mack, a former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona. The CSPOA argues the powers of the county sheriff supersede those of any other federal, state or local authorities, as long as the intent is to protect American citizens from enemies foreign or domestic. The organization that he started, Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association- It's an organization that brings citizens, law enforcement, sheriffs, and elected officials together. It's solution oriented. Taking our country back in a peaceful and effective way, at a local and state level. An annual membership is $99 and anyone can join at the CSPOA Website:Follow Ann Vandersteel on Pickax: https://pickax.com/annvandersteelProtect your financial future with precious metals! Download your FREE Gold and Silver Guide from Genesis Gold when you use code VANDERSTEEL and take control of your financial destiny! https://pickaxgold.comElevate your meals with Freedom First Beef… even if you find yourself in the middle of the apocalypse! Use code FFN for 25% off and enjoy high-quality beef whenever you crave it – today or tomorrow! https://freedomfirstbeef.comBe ready for anything life throws your way with The Wellness Company's Medical Emergency Kit. Order today using code FFN for a 10% discount at https://twc.health/ffn.Unleash the spirit of liberty in every cup with Freedom First Coffee's Founders Blend. Order now using code RIGHTNOW and savor the unparalleled taste of freedom in every patriotic sip. https://freedomfirstcoffee.com
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Check out my latest anti-aging obsession!It's a miracle worker!WATCH ---->https://bhmd1.com/JoyThe polls won't budge.The ground game is non-existent, GOP campaign spending is anemic and Trump is hawking booze rather than focusing on winning the election. The Biden exit didn't work, the Kamala gaffs didn't work, the assassination attempt didn't work and even drafting RFK Jr. & Tulsi Gabbard has fallen flat.All indicators point to a Kamala victory UNLESS … cue the Black Swan. Chaos is likely coming in October is coming and once again they will use it to try and shift the narrative.The question is WHO benefits from the coming unrest? Harris or Trump?The globalist are playing for keeps and we cannot assume that Trump is on our side.There is no better guest to discuss the coming chaos and how we can PREPARE to resist any type of tyranny, than America's Constitutional Sheriff, Richard Mack. It's time for LOCAL organization and there I much we can do to preserve liberty from the bottom up!Buckle up everyone!!Check out Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association HERE:https://cspoa.org/join/Sign up for the Florida event HERE ——>https://foundationforfreedom.usAnd a huge WELCOME to our NEWEST sponsor Beverly Hills MD!Watch this AMAZING video from renowned Beverly Hills beauty expert Dr. Layke!WATCH NOW ———->https://bhmd1.com/Joy___________________________________________Please Support Our Sponsors:Colonial Metals Group is a valued sponsor of the SJ Show! Set up a SAFE & Secure IRA or 401k with a company who shares your values and supports this show! Learn about your options HERE ——> https://colonialmetalsgroup.com/joyCheck out Patriot Mobile TODAY! The LEADING Christian, conservative telecom company and the very definition of parallel economies. SWITCH today at www.patriotmobile.com/joy and use the promo code JOY for a FREE month of service!!Get your daily Native Path Collagen supplement at 45% off NOW! GETNATIVEPATH.com/joy Extra special bonus from Field of Greens!!!!Plug in the promo code SHANNON for an additional 15% off your purchase!Go to www.fieldofgreens.com to shop and save! Support the Show.Please Support Our Sponsors! Achieve financial independence with Colonial Metals Group!!! Set up a SAFE & Secure IRA or 401k with a company who shares your values and supports this show! Learn about your options HERE ——>https://colonialmetalsgroup.com/joy
Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about a recent labor roundtable tour he did with labor leaders around Ohio. Burga also talked about the end of the signature gathering stage for a proposed constitutional amendment in Ohio and what's next for Citizens Not Politicians. Richard Mack Jr., a union labor lawyer with Miller Cohen, P.L.C., joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the impact of the new overtime regulations and how the Chevron Deference being overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court could negatively impact unions and the working class.
Andrew Strom, a labor lawyer and contributor to the OnLabor blog, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Starbucks case where seven Memphis employees who were leaders in an organizing campaign were fired. Richard Mack Jr., a worker and union lawyer with Miller Cohen, P.L.C. in Detroit, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to talk about a potential way forward for the UAW to still represent workers at the Mercedes-Benz in Alabama despite losing the union election.
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International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 50 Trainer Darla Reed, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss her journey to becoming a Trainer and Foreman with Local 50. Reed also discussed her difficulties as a female apprentice and how the building trades work to provide women with a better career path. Richard Mack Jr., a partner and labor lawyer at Miller Cohen, PLC — a law firm dedicated to serving workers and unions throughout Michigan — joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the impact the National Labor Relations Board's Cemex Decision has had on organizing. Mack also discussed how he assisted union members during the Detroit bankruptcy proceedings in 2013.
Richard Mack is the former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona and a political activist. He is known for his role in a successful lawsuit brought against the federal government of the United States which alleged that portions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act violated the United States Constitution. He is a former lobbyist for Gun Owners of America (GOA) and a two-time candidate for United States Congress. Mack is also the founder of (CSPOA), and established the "County Sheriff Project" movement, both of whom reaffirm what they claim is the constitutional power to refuse to enforce federal laws.
* Arlington National Cemetery Confederate Monument To Remain In Place – For Now. * The 'Good Sheriff' Richard Mack, Turns Into 'Man On The Street Reporter' From AmericaFest 2023! * Guest: Diego Rodriguez, FreedomMan.org (Unconstitutionally taken down by Criminal Gov.) - Pleaes Now Goto: FreedomMan.ws * St. Luke's. filed a lawsuit more than a year ago against Bundy, Rodriguez and entities, which includes People's Rights Network and Freedom Man Press, LLC. * Jury orders Bundy, associates to pay $52.5M in damages. * Diego Rodriguez: “this entire lawsuit is a slap in the face to everyone who cares about freedom and the Constitution, as our Constitutional right to Freedom of Speech and to just plain TELL THE TRUTH about how St. Luke's participated in the wicked and evil kidnapping of my grandson, which they financially profited from.” * Have you seen? - 'Take Care of Maya' - 2023 film by Henry Roosevelt. * Archives of the Simulcast of the Sheriff Mack show and Liberty RoundTable Live can be found in Video at BrightEON.tv and Audio at LovingLiberty.net
* Guests: Bryan Rust, Kelly Finnegan, Over the past 50 years, Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals - RustCoinAndGift.com * Honest Money Report: Gold - $1992.20 Silver - $23.00. * Israel Shifts to "War Economy"? * Trump fraud trial update: Trump storms out of courtroom after judge calls him to the stand, fines him $10K for violating gag order. * Trump Committed Fraud By Inflating His Assets, Judge Rules - Forbes. * Sam called and asked both his Senators to vote YES on Amendment 1217 calling for an Audit of the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is out of control, inflation is sky-high, and NOBODY is bringing any accountability to the Fed for wrecking our financial system. Please vote YES on Amendment 1217! * The ACLU is arguing that the gag order a federal judge issued against Trump is unconstitutional. The ACLU, which filed over 400 legal challenges against the Trump administration, affirmed the former president's First Amendment rights in a friend-of-the-court brief. * Mr. Speaker, release the J6 footage! * Dishonest Burghart's Twitter: "I asked Richard Mack and CSPOA advisory board members Sheriff Songer and Sheriff Leaf if they supported Bushman's decision to fundraise for a white nationalist group on a podcast hosted by an admirer of Hitler." * Sam Bushman Fundraise on AFP With John Friend. * Liz Cheney said former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy "elevated" those in his party who are "white supremacists" and "antisemitic. * MTG Discusses ADL, SPLC, and an insurrection at the Cannon House Office Building! * NY Times defends rehiring Gaza journalist who praised Hitler: He's 'maintained high journalistic standards'. * Our duty is to concentrate all our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound.
TAKEAWAYSThe government doesn't want us to own guns because it gives citizens the ultimate control and authority Your local sheriff must uphold the Constitution - he is the ultimate law enforcement executive in your countyThe federal government must be kept in check by the states, and the ultimate check-and-balance is the local sheriff Focus on local solutions and put your money and membership behind people and organizations that defend America and the Constitution
On today's show, former Arizona Sheriff and gun-rights advocate Richard Mack discusses the immigration crisis facing the United States with the ending of Title 42, the renewed effort to disarm Americans, the events that took place during and since the pandemic, and more. GUEST OVERVIEW: Author, speaker and retired Sheriff Richard Mack has served in a wide variety of roles over the course of his nearly twenty-year career in law enforcement. He is known for his role in a successful lawsuit brought against the U.S. government which alleged that portions of the Brady Law violated the Constitution. Sheriff Mack started the Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) which educates sheriffs and other peace officers on the Constitution and their limitations of power. https://cspoa.org/
Hour 1 * Sam Bushman: “As the CEO of CSPOA, I am providing a simple and clear response to the allegations and half-truths spreading online about Richard Mack.” * It's important to understand that these allegations have nothing to do with the CSPOA! * In America we honor the tradition that a person is innocent until proven guilty! – We also honor due process of law and respect the opportunity to face our accusers. * Please do not engage in speculative libel or slander against the Sheriff – Wait for the legal system to discover the truth. * ‘Criminal Allegations vs Criminal Charges Explained' – Gabriel Quinnan. Hour 2 * How The Indictment Process Works In The US! * AllegationsLead To Investigationss! * We Are Talking About A Due Process Reality Check! * CNN boasts poll showing majority of Americans ‘approve' of Trump indictment — but there is a major problem – TheBlaze.com * It was conducted before the indictment was unsealed – How can you “support” something you're only vaguely aware of? * Grand jurors hear from only one side of the case, the prosecution's, can indict a defendant with a simple majority. * Rep. Jim Jordan Says Subpoena ‘On the Table' for Manhattan DA After Trump Indictment. * Police Don't Expect Repeat Of Jan. 6, but They're Alert. * Judge Denies Motion to Allow Live Cameras as Former President Faces Criminal Charges. * Source Reveals Melania Is Sticking by Donald Trump Amid Indictment: ‘That's What She Does' They Are A Family! * Zombie Network: CNN Has Disastrous Month Of March – Primetime Ratings Down 61% – TheGatewayPundit.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loving-liberty/support
* Sam Bushman: "As the CEO of CSPOA, I am providing a simple and clear response to the allegations and half-truths spreading online about Richard Mack." * It's important to understand that these allegations have nothing to do with the CSPOA! * In America we honor the tradition that a person is innocent until proven guilty! - We also honor due process of law and respect the opportunity to face our accusers. * Please do not engage in speculative libel or slander against the Sheriff - Wait for the legal system to discover the truth. * ‘Criminal Allegations vs Criminal Charges Explained' - Gabriel Quinnan.
Hour 1 * From Our Liberty RoundTable family to yours, have yourselves a Happy Thanksgiving! – God Save Our Constitutional Republic! – LovingLiberty.net * Please Read George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789! * Guests: Gregg Phillips, Kate Dalley, Richard Mack, Scott Schara, James Edwards. * Seriously good news for ‘2000 Mules' investigators – WND.com * Our Amazing Grace! – OurAmazingGrace.net * This is a wonderful time to be on earth. While there is much that is wrong in the world today, there are many things that are right and good.” – Thomas S. Monson, The Divine Gift of Gratitude, October 2010. * This Thanksgiving may we remember…the best things in life are not THINGS but rather the people and moments you share with them. * Friends, we are facing a giant. We need prayer, and we need a miracle. Fortunately, our God can slay a giant with nothing more than a small stone. But instead of slinging a stone, we need you to call and email your US Senator and ask him/her to support Senator Mike Lee's efforts to amend the so-called Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) – AFA.net * We know you are busy this week. It's Thanksgiving! The enemy knows this too – and he's hoping you will be too busy to say a prayer, send an email, and make a phone call. But these prayers, these phone calls, these emails: these are the small stones that will give God the opportunity to work a miracle. * Senator Lee confirmed that if the Respect for Marriage Act passes, it will be a crushing defeat for religious freedom in America. The RMA will very likely be used to deprive Christian adoption agencies and K-12 schools and colleges of their nonprofit status, unless they disavow their religious belief in one-man, one-woman marriage. * An Anonymous Thanksgiving Message. Hour 2 * Guests: Pete Sepp, Tonya Benson, Randy Miller, Lowell Nelson. * Tax Payers Have Much To Be Thankful For! * Bipartisan Coalition Introduces Bill To Permanently Ban Earmarks! * Paul Harvey – Our Lives Our Fortunes Our Sacred Honor! * Liberty in All Seasons. * Don't Let Any Man Take Away Your Hope – Chuck Baldwin. * From True the Vote, Full of Gratitude! * Brandon Heath – Give Me Your Eyes. * Please Remember to Pray, Love and Serve This Thanksgiving – God Bless! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support
* From Our Liberty RoundTable family to yours, have yourselves a Happy Thanksgiving! - God Save Our Constitutional Republic! - LovingLiberty.net * Please Read George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789! * Guests: Gregg Phillips, Kate Dalley, Richard Mack, Scott Schara, James Edwards. * Seriously good news for '2000 Mules' investigators - WND.com * Our Amazing Grace! - OurAmazingGrace.net * This is a wonderful time to be on earth. While there is much that is wrong in the world today, there are many things that are right and good." - Thomas S. Monson, The Divine Gift of Gratitude, October 2010. * This Thanksgiving may we remember...the best things in life are not THINGS but rather the people and moments you share with them. * Friends, we are facing a giant. We need prayer, and we need a miracle. Fortunately, our God can slay a giant with nothing more than a small stone. But instead of slinging a stone, we need you to call and email your US Senator and ask him/her to support Senator Mike Lee's efforts to amend the so-called Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) - AFA.net * We know you are busy this week. It's Thanksgiving! The enemy knows this too – and he's hoping you will be too busy to say a prayer, send an email, and make a phone call. But these prayers, these phone calls, these emails: these are the small stones that will give God the opportunity to work a miracle. * Senator Lee confirmed that if the Respect for Marriage Act passes, it will be a crushing defeat for religious freedom in America. The RMA will very likely be used to deprive Christian adoption agencies and K-12 schools and colleges of their nonprofit status, unless they disavow their religious belief in one-man, one-woman marriage. * An Anonymous Thanksgiving Message.
Reveal host Al Letson talks with leading academics and journalists to take the temperature of American democracy: What did we expect from the midterms, what did we get, and what does that mean for 2024? Reveal's Ese Olumhense and Mother Jones senior reporter Ari Berman discuss how gerrymandering, abortion rights, election denial and fear of voting crimes played out in contentious states like Arizona, Wisconsin and Florida. Next, Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz, who report on threats to democracy for ProPublica and are hosts of the podcast WIll Be Wild, join Letson to discuss how the violence and disinformation that sparked the Jan. 6 insurrection continues to shape the country's political landscape. The reporters tell the story of how the Department of Homeland Security backed off efforts to identify and combat false information after Republican pundits and politicians accused the Biden administration of stomping on the free speech rights of anyone who disagrees with them. Then, reporter Jessica Pishko delves into the world of a group called the constitutional sheriffs. This association of rogue sheriffs claims to be the highest law in the land and has increasingly come to see themselves as election police. Pishko attends a meeting in Arizona where Richard Mack, a leader of the movement who has also been involved with the far-right Oath Keepers, extols the rights of sheriffs to get involved in monitoring elections. In recent years, this right-wing group has grown from a fringe organization to one with national power and prominence. Pishko discusses the chilling effect these sheriffs have on voting. In his time as president, Donald Trump bucked the norms and mixed presidential duties with personal business, refused to release his tax returns and pardoned his political allies.This week, he announced he's running for president again in 2024. Letson speaks with two lawyers who have spent the past two years identifying how to rein in presidential power and close loopholes Trump exposed: Bob Bauer, former White House counsel for President Barack Obama, and Jack Goldsmith, former assistant attorney general in President George W. Bush's Office of Legal Counsel. They're also co-authors of the 2020 book “After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency.” Support Reveal's journalism at Revealnews.org/donatenow Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get the scoop on new episodes at Revealnews.org/newsletter Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
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A key question in the Trump raid has been whether the former president declassified the documents in question. This has focused attention back on a Trump tweet from 2020 ordering the release of documents on Crossfire Hurricane, also known as “Spygate.” And while there was debate on the validity of Trump's 2020 order, he also issued a formal memorandum ordering the release of the documents ahead of Biden's inauguration in 2021. As the story develops, focus is shifting toward whether the Justice Department violated Trump's constitutional rights, and whether the raid itself is part of an attempt to prevent the release of the documents. We also speak with Richard Mack, former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, and founder of Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), about how the FBI raided him before his campaign, and his allegations that this was a form of political attack. He also details the constitutional boundaries between federal agencies and local law enforcement. Meanwhile, the daughter of Russian National Bolshevik leader Aleksandr Dugin was allegedly killed by a car bomb in a vehicle that he was supposed to be in. This is raising debate over whether forces either inside or outside Russia are targeting the man credited as a key adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategy for Ukraine. This also takes place amid warnings of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we'll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience. ⭕️ Stay up-to-date with Josh with the Crossroads NEWSLETTER
Col. Jack Jacobs, a retired colonel in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Vietnam WarTopic: Afghanistan withdrawal one year later, Salman Rushdie, TaiwanLt. Richard Mack, Wounded Blue board member and NYPD officer who was attacked in the 2020 Brooklyn Bridge meleeTopic: Joining the Wounded BlueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 1 * Guest: Richard Mack Founder and President of CSPOA – A partnership between citizens and local law enforcement, especially sheriffs. Mack encourages those not in law enforcement to stand with their sheriffs. – CSPOA.org * The Rogue Government (Deep State) in Bed with the CIA Controled Media Has Now Declared War on “We The People”! * Donald Trump, Alex Jones, Ammon Bundy, James Edwards! – Richard Mack, Sam Bushman? * Why is the IRS Armed to the Teeth? – The expansion of the IRS would include adding 87,000 new agents to the agency with over $45.6 billion being earmarked for enhanced tax enforcement. * The Senate passed the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act after an all-night session lasted more than 15 hours – The bill includes nearly $370 billion in green energy subsidies and tax credits, nearly $80 billion in funding for the IRS and a drug price setting mechanism for Medicare. Hour 2 * Prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System – Mar-a-Lago ‘under siege, raided, occupied' by FBI agents! – Nothing like this has ever happened to a US President before. * Why Does The IRS Need 5 Million Rounds of Ammo and 4,500 Weapons? * We need the “Disarm the IRS” bill! * We the People Need to Hold Palm Beach County, Florida Sheriff Ric L. Bradshaw Accountable! * Trump issued a memo on Jan. 19, 2021 declassifying materials in a binder that the DOJ gave to the White House in December 2020 on the “Crossfire Hurricane” probe. * Judicial Watch is suing the DOJ for not releasing records related to the FBI's defunct probe into ties between Donald Trump's campaign and the Russian government — even though the former president declassified the records. * “The Obama-Biden Administration and Deep State spying on Trump and his associates is the worst government corruption scandal in American history,” Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, said. “And to make matters worse, the Biden DOJ simply refuses to release smoking gun documents about this corruption that the American people have an absolute right to see! * Get CSPOA SMS Updates! Simply text the letters CSPOA to 53445. * Archives of the Simulcast of the Sheriff Mack show and Liberty RoundTable Live can be found in Video at BrightEON.tv and Audio at LibertyRoundTable.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support
* Guest: Richard Mack Founder and President of CSPOA - A partnership between citizens and local law enforcement, especially sheriffs. Mack encourages those not in law enforcement to stand with their sheriffs. - CSPOA.org * The Rogue Government (Deep State) in Bed with the CIA Controled Media Has Now Declared War on "We The People"! * Donald Trump, Alex Jones, Ammon Bundy, James Edwards! - Richard Mack, Sam Bushman? * Why is the IRS Armed to the Teeth? - The expansion of the IRS would include adding 87,000 new agents to the agency with over $45.6 billion being earmarked for enhanced tax enforcement. * The Senate passed the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act after an all-night session lasted more than 15 hours - The bill includes nearly $370 billion in green energy subsidies and tax credits, nearly $80 billion in funding for the IRS and a drug price setting mechanism for Medicare.
A group of sheriffs is launching an initiative to review and investigate evidence of election fraud shown in the film “2000 Mules” by Dinesh D'Souza. The sheriffs are part of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) and could bring criminal charges, depending on their findings. We speak with Richard Mack, former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, and founder of CSPOA. He explains how sheriffs have begun their investigations, the laws separating the federal government from local law enforcement, and the importance of investigating election fraud. ⭕️ Stay up-to-date with Josh with the Crossroads NEWSLETTER
Hour 1 * Guest: Nick Testaccio, Father, Veteran, Deeply Concerned Citizen, RestoreTheRepublic.org – Nick has questions for Richard Mack and Sam Bushman from CSPOA.org * Militia Clause ARTICLE I, SECTION 8, Clauses 15-16 – The Congress shall have Power To …provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions. * The Militia arose from the posse comitatus, constituting the people as a whole and embodying the Anglo-American idea that the citizenry is the best enforcer of the law. * What is it about the Militia that most recoil at the Law in this regard? * The first Militia Act of 1792. Hour 2 * Guest: Nick Testaccio, Father, Veteran, Deeply Concerned Citizen, RestoreTheRepublic.org – Conversation Continues! * We Live in the Real and Teach to the Ideal! * History of The first militia in Utah was the Nauvoo Legion which was composed of volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This unit served as the primary militia for the state of Utah until it was dissolved by the Edmunds-Tucker Act. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support
* Guest: Nick Testaccio, Father, Veteran, Deeply Concerned Citizen, RestoreTheRepublic.org - Nick has questions for Richard Mack and Sam Bushman from CSPOA.org * Militia Clause ARTICLE I, SECTION 8, Clauses 15-16 - The Congress shall have Power To ...provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions. * The Militia arose from the posse comitatus, constituting the people as a whole and embodying the Anglo-American idea that the citizenry is the best enforcer of the law. * What is it about the Militia that most recoil at the Law in this regard? * The first Militia Act of 1792.
Constitutional Sheriff and CSPOA founder Sheriff Richard Mack joins the Liberty Monks and declares a call to action to all county sheriffs and freedom loving patriots to join together to save the Republic. Author, speaker and former Sheriff, Richard Mack has served in a wide variety of roles over the course of his nearly twenty year career in law enforcement, which began in Provo, Utah. After 11 years at Provo PD, Mack decided to return to his childhood turf in Arizona and run for Graham County Sheriff. His campaign took off and he was elected in 1988. During his tenure, federal officers informed the sheriffs of the state that they would be required to enforce the so-called “Brady Bill” and run background checks at their expense under the law. In 1994, Mack and six other sheriffs from across the country, challenged the constitutionality of the Brady Bill and ultimately, fought it all the way to the United States Supreme Court, where they won a monumental decision for freedom. Three years later, in a landmark 5-4 split decision based on the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Mack won his case. He has also been named Elected Official of the Year by the Arizona-New Mexico Coalition of Counties in 1994, received the NRA Law Officer of the Year, inducted into the NRA Hall of Fame, 1995 Cicero Award, Samuel Adams Leadership Award from the Local Sovereignty Coalition, and Gun Owners of America Defender of the Second Amendment Award. He was sheriff for two terms until 1997. Sheriff Mack currently teaches, consults and empowers people around the country and around the world. He started the Constitutional Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) which educates both citizens as well as sheriffs and other peace officers on the Constitution and their limitations of power, according to the Constitution www.libertymonks.com Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Listen on iTunes, Spotify and Anchor Show Notes: https://cspoa.org/ * Sheriff Richard Mack Books: Are you a David?, From My Cold Dead Fingers, The County Sheriff: Americas Last Hope-check out these books and more at CSPOA.org * Please support the CSPOA by becoming a member. Every penny that you give us will be used to provide more and more and more materials to travel and speak and train as you've seen us do across the country. *JOIN THE CSPOA MOVEMENT
Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, Gary North, Ron Paul, "North-Paul Strategy," 2008 Ron Paul Presidential campaign, fiat currency, financial collapse, Federal Reserve system, Minutemen, Jekyll Island, '90s militia movement, Mormonism, Mormon Constitutionalism, Cleon Skousen, Ezra Taft Benson, Edwin Vieira, 2007-2008 subprime mortgage crisis, Tea Party, patriot movement, Obama administration, Republican Party, home schooling, nullification, "continental congress," Chuck Baldwin, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy the Fed, Civilization Preservation Teams, Fourth Generation Warfare, "David vs Goliath" concept, Sagebrush Rebellion, Battle of Bunkerville, Bundy standoff, American Legislative Exchange Council, Ken Ivory, Utah, Koch Brothers, Council for National Policy, Mormonism in the patriot movement.Below are James notes' for this discussion. This is not the actual transcript, just the notes James put together for the show.QuestionsNow, a major influence on the ideology of the Oath Keepers in your estimation was Gary North. Can you give us a bit of an overview of this guy and the world view he held?Gary North is a major strategist of the Christian Reconstructionist religious movement founded by Rousas Rushdoony. North was Rushdoony's son-in-law. Rushdoony was a religious forerunner of Fourth Generation Warfare. Rushdoony borrowed the idea of presuppositionism, that is, our beliefs are based on our presuppositions, and argued that Americans had two opposing choices: follow the laws of God or follow the laws of man. Following the laws of God meant building the Kingdom here-and-now earth and putting religious zealots in charge. It is a philosophy of theonomy and dominionism.This is the entire idea of making the US once again a Christian nation and the foundation for Christian nationalism. Christian Reconstructionism is the guiding philosophy, the driving force, of the Christian Right—though most people in the movement may never have heard of Rushdoony. If Rushdoony is the Karl Marx of the movement, Gary North may be its Lenin.North was both a political strategist—how to implement this religious philosophy—and an economist—how to bring the US economic system under biblical law, which, funny enough, was the gold standard, railing against fiat money of the Federal Reserve System, and an extreme libertarianism.As a strategist, he believed like Paul Weyrich and William Lind, in a centralized strategy executed through decentralized networks, which is exactly as Weyrich did through his ad hoc Arlington Group and Lind described for the militia.Alright, get into North's perception of the Federal Reserve system. This is crucial to so much of this stuff, so it warrants an in-depth explanation.North's notations of a pending economic collapse sounded outlandish to many normal Americans for decades. But in recent years, they've become harder and harder to ignore. Even many leading mainstream economists have expressed concerns in recent years, correct?The standard right-wing theory of how they will come to power is based on the Weimar model: catastrophically high rates of inflation and economic collapse. They have been pushing this idea since at least the 1980s, if not before. So, they believe in the Weimar model. And they push for a return to the gold standard, the abolition of the Federal Reserve System, and a balanced federal budget.The difference between, for example, the economic collapse conspiracy theory pushed by Oath Keepers and its libertarian allies and mainstream liberal economists, is that the former believes the elites will engineer a collapse. Gary North, on the other hand, thinks the economic collapse will be God's judgement for running an unbiblical and fraudulent fiat money system.Mainstream, liberal economists with impeccable credentials believe this economic system is inherently unstable and, if it does suffer a catastrophic financial crash—because it keeps growing larger and larger, with more opaque financial instruments, and ever greater global connectivity—it could take the US government down with it.For the mainstream, it is the system's inherent instability that causes a crash rather than the evil intentions of financial elites.You can find progressive analysts thinking a future economic collapse is possible.Indeed, it is possible to argue that both right-wing populists and left-wing populists believe the economic system is rigged by the political-economic elites against much of the American people, even if both populist wings differ on the causes, consequences, and remedies.But, whatever the cause of a future economic collapse or catastrophic financial crisis, the right-wing expects it and is prepared to exploit it to push their dominionist political agenda.Now, how does the militia movement of the 1990s tie into these notions of economic collapse? And what were some of the characteristics and hotbeds of the movement back then?New right-wing movements cannot be isolated from the dominant ideas of the conservative movement and Christian movements. These new movements may express the issues more starkly or in more extreme rhetoric, but they are not independent of these larger ideological schools of thought.The innovation of the militia/patriot movement was the idea of the New World Order. But this is rehashed, rebranded John Birch Society rhetoric about “insiders.” When globalization is the buzzword, the insiders become globalists. But “insiders” and “globalists” are sanitized code words for Jews.The Christian Identity movement believed the country was headed towards an economic collapse and racial civil war. They and the “patriot/militia” sphere trained in survivalism and borrowed from the “prepper” movement.The religious foundations of many right-wing movements are apocalyptic—they believe they are in the End Times or the end of the world. They then look for secular signs of the economic collapse. When the militias began resurging in 2004, one of their main ideas was that foreign or domestic terrorism could lead to an economic collapse.Let's talk Mormon Constitutionalism for a moment. What is it, and how did it serve as a bridge between the Christian right and the later patriot movement?I want to address this question in a broader context. I want to leave your audience with the idea that there are at least three religious movements on the right that have their differences and yet they also have some commonalities. And unless you put an individual or a group in its proper religious context, you may make some wrong inferences.Mormon Constitutionalism, according to sociologist James Aho, who published a foundational book on “Idaho Christian Patriotism” in 1990, noted that these “Christian patriots” believe in the organic Constitution—the original 1787 articles and the Bill of Rights that were ratified in December 1791.That the Constitution and the United States of America is part of God's plan and America is God's chosen country. Hence Americans, especially white Americans, are God's chosen people, not the Jews.That Americans must choose to obey and follow God or obey and follow Satan. And it follows that the Great Conspiracy is the Battle of God vs Satan on earth through their respective human agents.And those beliefs are consistent with the views of the Christian Reconstructionists, the Christian Right, the John Birch Society, and Christian Identity. Even if these religious movements put different emphases on the villains, they do share a common narrative structure that allows them to understand each other and cooperate.The Christian Right and John Birch Society tone done their anti-Semitism. They do not go for overt promotion of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. But their promotion of “Cultural Marxism” as a conspiracy theory is rooted in the Protocols and Pat Robertson's book The New World Order borrowed from anti-Semitic sources.They can signal to the hard right that they are on-board with the anti-Semitism without alerting watchdog organizations that they are anti-Semitic. They may get a wrist slap from these watchdogs, but that amounts to a nominal reprimand while the main show continues.Now, let us take a simple concept to show how one simple concept can serve as a bridge between four movement. That concept is “county supremacy” or sometimes expressed as the supremacy of the constitutional sheriff or simply as a constitutional sheriff.Mormon prophet Ezra Taft Benson believed there were three levels of legitimate government in the United States: the county, state, and federal government. Both Benson's and fellow Mormon constitutionalist W. Cleon Skousen placed great emphasis on the significant role and importance of the county sheriff. Skousen, collaborated closely with the John Birch Society, which in the 1960s, had a “Support Your Local Sheriff” campaign. Skousen founded the Freemen Institute which later became the National Center for Constitutional Studies. The latter organization became, through Glenn Beck's boosterism, the leading source of constitutional theory for the Tea Party movement.The Christian Reconstructionists also placed a great emphasis on county or local officials. In 1983, Gary North published an edited book, The Theology of Christian Resistance, which included a chapter on the “lesser magistrates” which was derived from John Calvin. Indeed, North also included Calvin's brief writing on the topic.According to the Christian Reconstructionists, individuals should not resist tyranny on their own. Instead, resistance to tyranny was the responsibility of “lesser magistrates” or local officials.“Lesser magistrates” could be the governor, a board of county supervisors, or the county sheriff.Some analysts suggest that the reduction of the Christian Right's “lesser magistrates” to the exclusive focus on the county sheriff is the product of Christian Identity and its related Posse Comitatus movement. That would give the concept a racist and anti-Semitic lineage.But prophet Benson wrote that in the “‘lawless West'” settlers came together to “hire a sheriff” and at “this precise moment, government is born.” The settlers “delegate to the sheriff their unquestionable right to protect themselves.” Thus Benson gives primacy to the county sheriff “who now does for them only what they had a right to do for themselves—nothing more.” Moreover, Benson viewed “defense against bodily harm, theft, and involuntary servitude” as the only “proper function of government.” Logically, then, the county sheriff is responsible for community defense against tyranny.Thus, when we hear about “constitutional sheriffs” or “county supremacy,” the person or organization expressing those views may or may not have derived those terms from the anti-Semitic Posse Comitatus. If that person lives in the West, in an area dominated by the Church of Latter-Day Saints, his or her views may be from Mormon sources, or even John Birch Society sources.The fact that there is consistency across three religious movements—Church of the Latter-Day Saints, Christian Reconstructionism, and Christian Identity—does not mean that the expression of a common term makes the speaker a racist or anti-Semite, especially an overt racist or anti-Semite like the Christian Identity and Posse Comitatus were.Okay, let's talk some Edwin Vieira for a moment. He had a considerable influence on the post-9/11 militia movement. Can you break his views down for us?Edwin Vieira wrote many papers on how the militias were to be properly organized under the Constitution. But he viewed all the unorganized, disorganized, and current militias as constitutionally suspect.The Southern Poverty Law Center, however, called him the “architect of the militias” for the central role he played in the 2009 meeting on Jekyll Island that led to the revitalization of the patriot/militia movement.He may have been, though I could be wrong, the first who linked the need to have gold and silver currencies for individual states as an alternative to fiat money and constitutionally organized militias as necessary to have to prevail during a catastrophic financial crisis. He believed it necessary to complete both actions—gold and silver currencies and constitutionally-organized militias—before the crisis occurs.Gary North, on the other hand, argued against the Federal Reserve System and expressed his sort-of biblically based proposals on the post-collapse reconstruction period. In North's 1986 book, Honest Money, he called for the elimination of the Federal Reserve System and “all central banking.”Vieira's “Purse and Sword” view linked Federal Reserve System collapse and Department of Homeland Security suppression. An economic collapse would require the political-economic elites to use DHS to remain in power. That was a major innovation on the right-wing. Thus, all gun control measures were not only unconstitutional in his view but served the larger purpose of tilting the battlefield in favor of DHS over the militias.Vieira also wrote that there was a right way and wrong way for a state to secede from the United States or the Union. Because he believed so many people were doing things wrong, he may not have been the most popular strategist. But he believed that the national security state was going to suffer a financial collapse. He advocated NOT for the return to the gold standard, but for individual states to have gold and silver currencies that would allow them to secede before or during a severe financial crisis. He was an ardent supporter of Ron Paul.Popular or not, Vieira was the deepest thinker on these issues, and he did have a direct influence on the Oath Keepers who promoted him vigorously starting in 2011 and up to at least 2014 when Vieira featured in two Ron Paul and Oath Keepers-linked videos.Prior to that Oath Keepers' promotion, Vieira's ideas were the foundation for the 2009 “continental congress” organized by Ron Paul's collaborator Bob Schulz.Vieira's ideas started to gain traction around 2008, as the subprime mortgage crisis began to unfold. There were two right wing movements that emerged around then as well, the Tea Party and the patriot movement. Do you want to go over those briefly?Progressives always miss a chunk of history. Starting in late 2004 and roaring to life in early 2005 was a strong nativist movement centered on John Tanton's white nationalist anti-immigration movement and the surge in border militias that went to our southern and northern borders to “stop the invasion” of immigrants. This movement picked up significant support in small cities and suburbs. This movement sunk President Bush's immigration policy in 2005 and by 2009 immigration reform in the GOP is on life support. It is now pretty much dead.Then comes the financial crash of 2008. Bush and the GOP elite are already ideologically suspect.The Tea Party movement, effectively a subsidiary of the Christian Right, jettisons the culture war issues of abortion and gay rights, and concentrates the extreme libertarian message of the Christian Reconstructionists, the Christian Right, and the libertarian strains of Ron Paul and the Koch brothers.The Tea Party movement attacks the mainstream Republican Party and the new Obama administration on taxes, spending, and deficits. Their large, nation-wide protests attract white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and the white nationalist anti-immigration movement who all begin to network and try to influence this new batch of conservative, Christian activists.Organizationally, there is a centralized strategy—through the Council for National Policy and its various front groups in Washington, D.C.—and decentralized execution in the states. The Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity and the Forbes-funded FreedomWorks give the Tea Party movement its organizational coherence.The John Birch Society and Skousen's National Center for Constitutional Studies begin the process of indoctrinating these new members on their interpretation of the Constitution.The Oath Keepers, as part of a resurgent militia/patriot movement also began to network and indoctrinate Tea Party members on the importance of resisting tyranny the proper way at the local level, as well helping spread conspiracy theories into this movement.Both the Tea Party movement and the patriot/militia movement are the product of more than a decade of right-wing organizing through annual conferences. For example, Ron Paul participated in the Freedom21 conferences held annually between 2000 and 2009. This coalition of 17 groups were fighting the United Nations' Agenda 21 program for sustainable economic development.In May 2009, Vieira was a founding member of the “Jekyll Island Project Freedom.” Eric Cunningham, an Oath Keeper, was also a founding participant. The SPLC suggested this meeting “appears to have played a key role in launching the current resurgence of militias and the larger anti-government ‘Patriot' movement.” The Jekyll Island conference led to the November 2009 “continental congress,” held in Illinois. The organizing group, Bob Schulz's We The People, had been collaborating with Oath Keepers since at least October 2009.Among the “articles of freedom” published by the so-called “continental congress,” “asks [that] Americans treat county sheriffs as the highest legitimate police authority,” according to an SPLC summary.In a long, round-about way, we have the Christian Reconstructionists with their doctrine of the “lesser magistrates” leading the resistance to tyranny, William Lind's advocacy of militia units as local defense forces (aka “neighborhood watches”), and Edwin Vieira's “militias of the several states” all coming together to put Oath Keepers and the militias under the control of the local constitutional sheriff to contest the legitimacy and territorial claims of the United States government during a period of secession or severe economic crisis.The “continental congress” signaled that the broad right-wing as early as 2009 was preparing for revolution. This is a full-blown Fourth Generation War, particularly when you add in the Disinformation and Propaganda Machine of the right-wing.When did these movements start embracing Vieira's ideas?It is hard to answer this question. Vieira participated in the Jekyll Island Project Freedom and his writings informed a good deal of the discussions at the “continental congress.” From 2011 to 2014, Oath Keepers made promotion of Edwin Vieira's voluminous writings, his own videos, and videos promoted by Oath Keepers a centerpiece of their outreach.Alright, let's get into Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign and the "North-Paul strategy."Before we get into the Oath Keepers proper, take us through some of the other militant groups that came out of the Paul campaign.There are four groups that come out of Ron Paul's presidential campaign.First, a homeschooling project in association with nullification advocate and secessionist proponent Thomas Woods.Second, the National Precinct Alliance to capture the Republican Party at the level of precinct captain.Third, were Richard Mack's Save Our Sheriff and The Sheriff Project that eventually became the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), which was aligned with Oath Keepers and is the vehicle for putting militias under the rubric of “sheriff's posses.”Fourth and last, was Oath Keepers itself.Now, there were some other movements, such as those dedicated to homeschooling and nullification, that came out of the Paul campaign. What were their relations to these more militant groups?Ron Paul is a bridge figure between the Christian Reconstructionists and Christian Right via Gary North and to the neo-Confederates and secessionists through Thomas Woods. The neo-Nazis saw him as a “friendly.” David Duke and Stormfront raised money for his campaign. The idea of nullification is widespread across the right-wing. It is not advocated just by the neo-Confederates. The Catholic journal First Things advocated nullification of Supreme Court decisions to provoke a constitutional crisis in 1996.What we are witnessing now is not the fringe with extremist ideas attacking the center. No, we are seeing fringe ideas promoted by the Republican Party and the Christian Right attacking the legitimacy of a secular constitution and an economically shaky neoliberal economic regime.Let's briefly touch on this coalition's efforts to remake the Republican Party and drive out the "RINOs."Political scientists have known that the Republican Party and the conservative movement have been organized around the principle of orthodoxy.Sam Tanenhaus in his 2010 book The Death of Conservatism argued that the “modern liberal worldview is premised on consensus. Movement conservatism emphasizes orthodoxy.” Tanenhaus further argued that the “primary dynamic of American politics…[is] a competition between the liberal idea of consensus and the conservative idea of orthodoxy.”Numerous political scientists since 2010 have published articles on the Republican Party rejecting the legitimacy of the federal government, the legitimacy of the Democratic Party, the use of constitutional hardball tactics, and the winking toleration of political violence. I am not talking about mass murder events. The GOP for decades has done nothing and said nothing about anti-abortion violence. They gave a winking tsk-tsk.It therefore stands to reason that a political party driven by orthodoxy, appealing to authoritarian Christians with an apocalyptic worldview, and viewing its political opponents as either “traitors” or “satanic agents” would not tolerate dissenters, heretics, and apostates.The Tea Party used secular economic issues. But right-wing movement activists have used immigration issues. They have used abortion and gay rights issues. They have used church-state separation issues. They have used the teaching of creationism and intelligent design in public schools.For decades, the Republican Party has been transforming itself into a Leninist combat party or a fascist combat party—pick your favorite model.Alright, let's start getting into the Oath Keepers. So first off, let's go over Stewart Rhodes' background. Can you get into his military career and pre-2008 activities?He graduated from Airborne school in 1983. He completed the first phase of the Special Forces course. In 1985, he was medically discharged from the Army after having been injured making a night jump with the 9th Infantry Division as a long-range reconnaissance scout.After the Army, in May 1998 he graduated from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas with a BA in Political Science. He graduated from Yale Law School in June 2004. He held a variety of jobs in public and private law offices. From May 2007 to January 2008, he was “counsel for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians.” He lectured at Stanford and Yale. He does not seem to have stayed in any position for very long. In April 2007 he began writing for SWAT magazine.So, how did Rhodes become involved with the Ron Paul campaign?Stewart Rhodes was a staffer in Ron Paul's House office from June 1998 to February 1999. In November 2007, Rhodes made his first donation to Ron Paul's presidential campaign. Gary North had been a Ron Paul staffer in 1976—so that relationship goes back decades.Rhodes' most complete biography is taken from his personal website. He claimed that he of “Hispanic decent [sic]” and “part American-Indian.” He claimed that his “great grandfather…rode with Pancho Villa.” On his mother's side of his family were “migrant farm workers.”Now, the Oath Keepers made good use of pre-existing networks to build up their membership circa 2009. What were some of these networks and how did the Oath Keepers hitch their cart?The first thing to recognize about the movement conservatives and the Christian Right movement is that despite its belligerent rhetoric and policies, very few of the elite and rank-and-file in Washington, D.C. have ever served in the military. In fact, very few Americans have served in the military. For example, when veterans stand up and salute for the “Star Spangled Banner” at Blue Wahoos games in Pensacola, very few people stand up. So they are in awe of military people.Since the Oath Keepers came out of the Ron Paul presidential campaign, Stewart Rhodes had access to various movements supportive of Ron Paul. The fact that Oath Keepers came out of the semi-secret Paul-North strategy meant that Rhodes had access to the Christian Right and the Council for National Policy. I do not know how much access he had or how much support he was given, but while Rhodes may have been a political nobody in 2009, he was connected to a few political somebodies. Rhodes connected with Richard Mack which opens the militia/patriot movement. Gary North could connect him with the Christian Right. Ron Paul could connect him with the neo-Confederate movement.The Oath Keepers distinguished themselves in two ways. One, Rhodes claimed that Oath Keepers was not a militia. Two, Rhodes was recruiting active and retired military and law enforcement. Hidden in their scrambled ten orders they will not obey was the obvious, which Chris Matthews nailed Stewart Rhodes on: defending a state's right to secede from the United States.There are other movements that Oath Keepers could connect with. There was the anti-environmental movement or the Wise Use movement. They could connect with the Reagan-era county supremacy movement that existed among Western county commissioners. They could connect with Larry Pratt and Gun Owners of America and the absolutist gun rights movement. They could connect with the nascent Three Percent movement. They could connect with the white nationalist anti-immigration movement.When did the Oath Keepers first discover Vieira?The first promotion of Vieira on the Oath Keepers' blog came in January 2011. They promoted his 8-hour video The Purse and the Sword. The same article also promoted two other books that make up the trilogy of right-strategy: The County Sheriff by Richard Mack and Nullification by Thomas E. Woods.By trilogy of the strategy you can see how in an economic collapse, or, now in a highly contentious dispute over the validity of an election outcome (h/t Bruce Wilson), you have the idea of resistance by lesser magistrates, constitutional sheriffs imbued with a sense of county supremacy, and the sheriff's posse consisting of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, the militias of various flavors, and other right-wing street fighters.In May 2011, they promoted a Vieira article on the twin dangers of a financial collapse and the suppression of rebellion by the Department of Homeland Security. Vieira argued for the creation of an alternative currency based on gold and silver, not simply backed by gold and silver. They pushed Vieira's articles on the formation of properly constituted militias. They also promoted Vieira's view that all gun control laws constituted “treason.”What are the ties between the Oath Keepers and Ron Paul's "continental congress"?The most obvious physical tie between Oath Keepers and the “continental congress” is the fact that Eric Cunningham, represented Oath Keepers at the meeting. Cunningham and the other “Project Freedom Keepers” described by the group as “leaders of the growing freedom movement.”William Taylor Reil from Pennsylvania and David Helms from Arizona were Oath Keepers and delegates at the “continental congress.” Helms was on the national board of Oath Keepers. Reil was pushing the Sheriffs program in the civic actions to be approved.But the “continental congress” was put on by Bob Schulz and his We The People foundation. Schulz has long-standing ties to Ron Paul.Edwin Vieira's documents were part of the foundation of ideas considered and voted upon by the “continental congress.” The fact that two years later Oath Keepers is the most important proponent of Vieira's ideas I think ties the Oath Keepers tightly to the “continental congress.”How about the connections between the Oath Keepers and Pastor Chuck Baldwin?In 2008, Ron Paul endorsed Chuck Baldwin for president running on the “openly theocratic Constitution Party” ticket. In 2004 Baldwin was the Constitution Party's vice-presidential candidate. In the 1990s, Baldwin had been pastor at Pensacola's Crossroads Baptist Church, a radio talk show host, a militia proponent, an ardent anti-abortionist. Baldwin was also connected to the racist Council of Conservative Citizens, a prominent neo-Confederate group.In 2013, Baldwin became the national chaplain of Oath Keepers. But between 2007 and 2013, Baldwin was involved in the “Black Regiment” organization that recruited pastors to support an upcoming American revolution. In late 2013 Baldwin preached and asked if “secession time is coming again?”How did the Oath Keepers approach Occupy Wall Street?The Oath Keepers put on a false front regarding Occupy Wall Street. Initially, it endorsed the idea of the 99 percent against the 1 percent. But sociologist Spencer Sunshine, who studied the infiltration of Occupy by right-wing groups noted that Oath Keepers was among 20 right-wing groups, some like the LaRouche movement, white supremacist groups, as well as Ron Paul supporters and Alex Jones. That is not to say that Oath Keepers operated in concert with these white supremacist groups. What Oath Keepers did underhandedly was push the Ron Paul idea to “End The Fed.”But given that Rhodes and Paul and North are all extreme libertarians, they do not actually advocate for helping the American people on economic issues. It is hard to figure how cutting taxes on billionaires, cutting environmental and other regulations on corporations, and working to transfer hundreds of millions of acres of public lands to billionaires and energy/mining corporations helps the ordinary American.Okay, let's get into their concept of Civilization Preservation Teams. This was kind of their sneaky way of getting around being labeled a militia. So, what of them James?In October 2013, Oath Keepers launched their “Civilization Preservation Teams” based on the premise that the Great Collapse was coming. These CPT were based on a Special Forces “A-Team” or Detachment Alpha concept. Twelve Oath Keepers would link up with existing veteran's groups and organize a local resistance to an “oppressive regime” in addition to disaster preparation—the kind FEMA already does.The SPLC commented that it was “the first time the Oath Keepers… has moved in the direction of actually establishing any sort of militia or fighting force of its own.”US News & World Report reported that local Oath Keepers “preservation teams” will “‘draft and introduce militia bills, posse bills, and nullification bills, among other items to support liberty.'” In fact, that Oath Keepers statement is exactly what the semi-secret North-Paul strategy called for.In January 2008, Gary North explained the semi-secret part of the strategy. The homeschooling of children would prepare future Christian libertarian radicals. The National Precinct Alliance would produce local GOP organizations controlled by Christian libertarian radicals. The constitutional sheriffs would command and operate the local militias as part of his or her posse. And Oath Keepers teams would be the glue holding this local resistance together.North explained this openly: “When checks from Washington no longer buy much, there will be a monumental political transformation…. The primary goal is to get positioned locally with numerous officials to present a united front against the Federal government when it begins to falter. When the Feds' money buys nothing, the hard corps needs to be influential locally to block all attempts of the Feds to impose controls over the local economy. This has been known historically as the doctrine of interposition.”Inevitably, the Oath Keepers follow Fourth Generation Warfare. They have an interesting concept in regards to conflict, which is dubbed David and Goliath. Can you get into that a bit and how it plays into the Civilization Preservation Teams?Let me start with Gary North explaining the Fourth Generation Warfare strategy that was embedded inside the semi-secret North-Paul strategy that informs Oath Keepers' overall strategy. Keep in mind that Gary North as early as 2004 was using William Lind's writings on Fourth Generation Warfare to explain Osama bin Laden's strategy. Middle East scholar Michael Ryan noted that Abu Ubayd al-Qurashi, a highly probable advisor to Osama bin Laden, “might have been influential on the topic of fourth-generation warfare” because his second article in Al-Ansar, the online military strategy journal of al Qaeda, was “Fourth Generation Warfare” which cited Lind and other 4GW strategists.North wrote in January 2008, before Oath Keepers was established: “The central issue is legitimacy. The supreme goal is to undermine the legitimacy enjoyed by the prevailing central state. This task is doable. We have the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve System working for us: a debt disaster to be funded by fiat money. When the dollar dies, political legitimacy dies with it. This is the central premise of my recommended strategy.”The David and Goliath example is easy to understand. We understand that David represents a weaker opponent, but a highly moral opponent. Goliath was large, a brute, and on the side of the enemy of the Israelites (and God). William Lind used this concept to explain why US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq a small footprint should have, use nimble infantry forces, use force sparingly, and not become a Goliath—thus depriving the insurgents of a strategic level moral victory.A Goliath is inherently illegitimate. What Oath Keepers wants to do, borrowing from Lind and North, is label the federal government as a tyrannical, illegitimate government like a Goliath.Alright, I want to start getting into the centerpiece of this discussion, the Battle of Bunkerville. This event has a very deep background. In fact, it's considered to be the third Sagebrush Rebellion. The second one is most relevant to our discussion. So, how about that, the American Legislative Exchange Council, and the so-called "Cowboy Caucus" of the 1990s?Paul Weyrich founded The American Legislative Exchange Council. Weyrich is the same Christian Right leader who helped formed the Christian Right by the mid-1980s; he founded the Heritage Foundation; he co-founded the Council for National Policy; and he was instrumental in forming the Moral Majority. He was a key strategist.ALEC takes the needs of the Christian Right, the GOP, and Big Business and translates them into pieces of model legislation. These legislation models are then transmitted to state legislatures for passage and signing into law by the governor.In the 1980s, personnel formerly with the Reagan Administration and Coors money help launch the Second Sagebrush Rebellion. ALEC is involved. The Heartland Institute is involved. Both would remain highly active in the 1990s and to the current day. ALEC is helping attack environmental regulations and the Endangered Species Act, one the most prominent federal laws used by environmentalists to halt mining and energy drilling, as well as ranchers misusing federal lands.During the 1990s, the Christian Right formed the Wise Use movement to oppose the environmental movement. The militia/patriot movement's opposition to the New World Order aligns itself with the Wise Use movement, the county supremacy movement, and the Sagebrush Rebellion. The goal is to transfer about 750 million acres of public lands in the Western states to energy and mining corporations, and billionaire landowners.Alright, let's get into the Council for National Policy's role in the Second Sagebrush Rebellion.What were the moves made by ALEC and the CNP in the run up to the Third Sagebrush Rebellion?The Council for National Policy operates at the strategic level of the movement. It brings together operational planners, communication companies, and funders. Once they decide on a strategy or a campaign, that campaign is executed through other networks or movements. Recently, the CNP has begun forming an action group that attracts other action groups from different movements, like bringing together the Tea Party movement, the anti-immigration movement, Americans for Prosperity, and a major border militia group.The CNP's influence is indirect, though not always so. But the fact that the Koch brothers have a representative seat on the CNP's executive board demonstrates how influence works.In the 2010s, ALEC and the overall Sagebrush Rebellion are pushing for local control of public lands. The Koch brothers become more involved. The aim is also to rollback environmental regulations and defund the Environmental Protection Agency.The Bureau of Land Management is the central object of attack. It has one of the most difficult jobs in the federal government: managing and balancing the competing economic, political, and environmental interests trying to maximize their use of public lands while conforming to federal law and being subject to intense political pressure by conservative politicians operating at the county, state, and federal levels. And periodically subjected to violence by militias and lone wolf terrorists.The Council for National Policy is not directly involved. What the Christian Right had formed is another anti-environmental movement, the Cornwall Alliance, which sought to delegitimize the environmental movement as socialist and satanic.These operations are multi-faceted and multi-dimensional.Let's talk some Ken Ivory for a moment, a onetime rising star in Utah's state legislature. This guy has a lot of interesting ties.Ken Ivory does not become a state representative in Utah until 2010. He is a Mormon. In 2011, he is pushing Edwin Vieira's gold and silver legislation in the Utah legislature. Utah became the first state to authorize gold and silver as a legal currency. That was a civic action recommended by the “continental congress.”From there he moves into the Koch-funded speaking circuit of Americans for Prosperity. He then becomes a proponent of transferring public lands to the states. By 2014, the national Republican Party is supporting the transfer of public lands to billionaires. Also in 2014, state-level representatives from several Western states are starting to coordinate their political demands and actions regarding such transfers and concocting false histories to back their claims.By 2014, Ken Ivory and Americans for Prosperity are making connections with Oath Keepers, the constitutional sheriffs head Richard Mack, and the opponents of the Agenda21 movement.He eventually becomes director of the Koch-funded Americans Land Council. That organization is instrumental in bringing together elected state officials to push for public land privatization or county control of public lands.Now, let's talk about the role of Mormonism in all of this for a moment. The bulk of the support for ALEC came from Western states, many with large Mormon populations. The first formal effort to seize federal lands came from Utah. The Oath Keepers featured a lot of support from the same states, and featured more than a few Mormons in their ranks. Cliven Bundy was a Mormon, as were many of his supporters at the standoff. Is this an element that's been overlooked?The Mormon background of these participants tends to be glossed over or not given very much weight. What missed by many is that the Church of the Latter-Day Saints is one of the largest landowners in the West. I am not saying that the LDS supports Cliven Bundy and various rebellions. They did not. But they certainly have an economic interest at stake or in play.If we can return to our previous segment about Posse Comitatus. There is no doubt that in the West over a period of decades you have the Silver Shirts; the Klan was active in the West; Posse Comitatus was active. So the white supremacists have influenced political discourse in the West.But the Mormons were also active. While the LDS was not officially aligned with the John Birch Society, leading members of the LDS were. And the Mormons had their own take on county supremacy, their own interpretation of the divine nature of the Constitution and America. Mormons see themselves as saving America at a time of dire need.So you cannot omit the religion or the religious ideas of participants from the analysis. As James Aho wrote in the 1990s, the Christian patriots came in different flavors and not all were racist anti-Semites. That is not to say they had great positions on race or Jews, but they were not overt racists like the Christian Identity movement which gets far more credit than it deserves.Alright, take us through the onset of the Battle of Bunkerville and how Rhodes became involved.The Battle of Bunkerville is really about the Bureau of Land Management trying to enforce three court orders that Cliven Bundy, a Mormon rancher using federal lands, requiring Bundy to pay his grazing fees to the BLM.At the outset I want to remind your listeners that in 2018 a federal judge dismissed all the charges against Cliven Bundy due to the DOJ withholding evidence and other misconduct. And in 2020, the 9th Court of Appeals dismissed the case with prejudice. The Department of Justice, the FBI, and the BLM made the Bundy clan heroes in the West and the right-wing in general.To enforce the last court order, the BLM decided it was going to seize Bundy's cattle. Bundy put out a call for help and hundreds of militia personnel and other supporters turned up at his ranch in Nevada.The Oath Keepers and Rhodes personally are part of a gaggle of unorganized militia that show up to protect Bundy and prevent “another Waco.” Security at the Bundy ranch is a three-ring circus. Bundy hired his own personal protection as the inner ring. The ad hoc militia is the second ring. They were more a danger to themselves than the federal law enforcement that showed up. The outer ring was the Oath Keepers who patrolled the perimeter. The Oath Keepers thought the ad hoc militia in the second ring were nutjobs. When Rhodes thinks you are crazy, you must be out there.Eventually there is an armed standoff. The BLM backs down. The cattle were released. And then starts the long legal fiasco of the DOJ, FBI, and BLM becoming the Keystone Kops of federal prosecutions.How about the Oath Keepers departure? That ruffled some feathers, right?Rhodes loves to portray the Oath Keepers as active, retired, and former military who are professionals. He touts that some members are Delta, Special Forces, Rangers, or Marines. Rhodes himself was only an E-4, an airborne qualified specialist.So during the Battle of Bunkerville, Rhodes claimed that the Obama administration is planning a drone strike on the entire Bundy Ranch compound. He claims there is a source inside the Pentagon. This source in the Pentagon comes via a source in Texas who called Rhodes. Rhodes took this “intel” to the head of security for Bundy. The Texas source and the security chief talked. Then Rhodes claimed that he had an Oath Keeper in Texas who had the same background as the Texas caller: ex-CIA, ex-Delta.The Texas Oath Keeper confirmed that the Texas caller had a verifiable background in Delta and the CIA, but the information could not be corroborated and could be disinformation. Rhodes then claimed that he had a second source in the Nevada governor's office who had previously given them “intel” that had been deemed to be true.And so with that inconclusive reporting that shades towards at best an unfounded rumor and at worst disinformation, Rhodes pulls out of the Battle of Bunkerville and becomes the laughingstock of the right-wing. His reputation is saved by Three Percent founder Mike Vanderboegh who concluded in his after-action review: “Their failure was not one of cowardice as has been alleged…. The failure was one of lack of hard-headed analysis and an equal lack of hard-hearted decision taking.”Looking back, what do you see as the long term legacy of the Battle of Bunkerville?I think it has only emboldened the right-wing. After Bunkerville, the Bundy clan then seized the Malheur nature preserve. The DOJ and FBI prosecution was again bungled, and Ammon Bundy walked out a hero. He is now leading his own militia against any sensible COVID policies to end this pandemic.Of course, the strategic position of the United States has changed since the Battle of Bunkerville. The West is being ravaged by massive forest fires, life-threatening heat domes, and growing droughts. The idea that climate change is not responsible is growing less tenuous by the day.There is much less urgency to transfer public lands to billionaires, but much sharper, fiercer battles out West are coming. People in the West are facing an existential crisis. I lived and traveled in the West. Water is the most precious resource. People kill for water. And water resources are shrinking.In 1982, the RJR Tobacco company commissioned a strategic report on the nine nations of the United States. Much of the West was called “The Empty Quarter.” Ironic that Big Business would call a large portion of the West the “Empty Quarter” while right-wing groups are fighting against the mythical Agenda21 they believe will empty the West of people.The strategic report warned that “Enormous conflict is anticipated over water supplies, electric power, pollution and physical destruction of national wilderness areas. Most of the U.S. portion of the Empty Quarter is controlled by the federal government.”It concluded that the major battle over water would pit the cities against the oil companies.In that regard I do not think much has changed.But there is one other legacy of Bunkerville relevant today. Bunkerville and Malheur demonstrated that the Department of Justice and the FBI are very capable of blowing slam dunk prosecutions through their misconduct and incompetence.The Oath Keepers and Proud Boys conspiracy cases related to the January 6 insurrection are going to be fascinating. This will be the probable end of Stewart Rhodes and the Oath Keepers. Let us hope that the DOJ and FBI do their jobs properly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Peace Radicals Episode 48 - Richard Mack - Former Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona. Peace Radicals Episode 48 - Richard Mack - Former Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona. Richard Mack is a member of The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. During his tenure as sheriff, federal officers informed the sheriffs of the state that they would be required to enforce the so-called “Brady Bill” and run background checks at their expense under the law. In 1994, Mack and six other sheriffs from across the country challenged the constitutionality of the Brady Bill and ultimately, fought it all the way to the United States Supreme Court, where they won a monumental decision for freedom. Three years later, in a landmark 5-4 split decision based on the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Mack won his case.
Sheriff Richard Mack rejoins the program to discuss how we can avoid a violent civil war in the United States. We are in serious times and need all those who are capable to help maintain our freedoms and peace. He also describes his experience with CPS and how that agency is desperately corrupt and has become a cancer in society. Lastly we discuss how important it is to end child trafficking in the United States and Worldwide. You can learn more, join the cause, and donate to Sheriff Mack's work at CSPOA.org C60Complete Black Seed Oil & Curcumin Gel Capsules - World Best Immunity Builder! See my exclusive "Intel Report" with Dave Hodges on SarahWestall.tv or on Ebener (what is Ebener??). You can subscribe at SarahWestall.com/Subscribe Did you get the jab? Please keep from getting sick. See proven methods here to stay healthy Learn more or get your bottle of Z-Stack, Dr. Zelenko's Vitamin Pack, an over the counter alternative to hydroxycloriquine, specifically for protecting you from getting sick (a weapon to protect you from the "vaccine" weapon): Get Z-Stack Now MUSIC CREDITS: "Do you trust me" by Michael Vignola: licensed for broad internet media use, including video and audio See on Bitchute | Odysee | Rumble | Freedom.Social | SarahWestall.TV Sheriff Richard Mack Biography Author/speaker and former sheriff Richard Mack has served in a wide variety of roles over the course of his nearly twenty year career in law enforcement, which began in Provo, Utah. Mack began his career with the Provo Police Department as a parking enforcement cadet while attending BYU. A couple of years later he became a full-time officer and was soon promoted to Corporal, Sergeant, and Detective. His most traumatic experience there was a one-year assignment as an undercover narcotics agent. After nearly 11 years at Provo PD, Mack decided to return to his childhood turf in Arizona and run for Graham County Sheriff. His campaign took off and he was elected in 1988. He was sheriff for two terms until 1997. He was named Elected Official of the Year by the Arizona-New Mexico Coalition of Counties in 1994, received the NRA Law Officer of the Tetrogen Fat Burning - It will work for you guaranteed or receive your Money Back! Year, inducted into the NRA Hall of Fame, 1995 Cicero Award, Samuel Adams Leadership Award from the Local Sovereignty Coalition, and Gun Owners of America Defender of the Second Amendment Award. During his tenure, federal officers informed the sheriffs of the state that they would be required to enforce the so-called “Brady Bill” and run background checks at their expense under the law. In 1994, Mack and six other sheriffs from across the country, challenged the constitutionality of the Brady Bill and ultimately, fought it all the way to the United States Supreme Court, where they won a monumental decision for freedom. Three years later, in a landmark 5-4 split decision based on the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Mack won his case. A graduate of the FBI National Academy, some of Mack's positions include: patrol officer, undercover narcotics officer, hostage negotiator, youth officer, school resource officer, communications supervisor, corporal, front desk sergeant, detective, sheriff, Search and Rescue supervisor, jail administrator, and DARE instructor. Mack has been a consultant on numerous cases regarding police abuse, brutality, and other misconduct by public officials. He has joined with other members of the law enforcement community to speak out in favor of drug policy reform. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Mack now lives with his wife near the Phoenix, AZ area. During the past two years Sheriff Mack has been a speaker at more than 70 different Tea Party rallies all across the country, ranging all the way from Honolulu to Bangor, Maine. Mack has supported this noble movement, because it is both effective and peaceful.
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