Detecting language using up to the first 30 seconds. Use `--language` to specify the language Detected language: English [00:00.000 --> 00:05.280] You may be aware that the founder of Oath Keepers, Stuart Rhodes, and 10 other Oath Keepers [00:05.280 --> 00:11.000] members have been indicted for sedition in reference to the events of January 6th. [00:11.000 --> 00:16.720] What may surprise you to know is that if we go back to about 2010, I was a dues-paying [00:16.720 --> 00:18.760] member of Oath Keepers. [00:18.760 --> 00:25.080] Back then, the organization was much different, and I was attracted to the so-called Ten Commandments [00:25.080 --> 00:26.620] of Oath Keepers. [00:26.620 --> 00:33.260] These are things that military and law enforcement personnel should never do, even if ordered [00:33.260 --> 00:34.260] to do it. [00:34.260 --> 00:42.700] And as former military and law enforcement, that resonated with me. [00:42.700 --> 00:54.140] The Dr. Reality Vodcast with Dave Champion. [00:54.140 --> 00:57.660] Let's start today's discussion by looking at those so-called Ten Commandments of Oath [00:57.660 --> 01:01.700] Keepers that resonated with me back then, and frankly still do today. [01:01.700 --> 01:05.380] I left Oath Keepers for reasons unrelated to these Ten Commandments. [01:05.380 --> 01:10.140] So number one, we will not obey any order to disarm the American people. [01:10.140 --> 01:14.720] Number two, we will not obey any order to conduct warrantless searches of the American [01:14.720 --> 01:19.080] people, their homes, vehicles, papers, or effects, such as warrantless house-to-house [01:19.080 --> 01:21.700] searches for weapons or persons. [01:21.700 --> 01:26.580] Number three, we will not obey any order to detain American citizens as, quote, unlawful [01:26.580 --> 01:31.380] enemy combatants, close quote, or to subject them to trial by military tribunal. [01:31.380 --> 01:36.780] Number four, we will not obey orders to impose martial law or a, quote, state of emergency, [01:36.780 --> 01:42.620] close quote, on a state, or to enter with force into a state without the express consent [01:42.620 --> 01:47.100] and invitation of that state's legislature and governor. [01:47.100 --> 01:52.980] Number five, we will not obey orders to invade or subjugate any state that asserts its sovereignty [01:52.980 --> 01:57.700] and declares that the national government is in violation of the compact by which that [01:57.700 --> 01:59.980] state entered the Union. [01:59.980 --> 02:04.060] Number six, we will not obey any order to blockade American cities, thus turning them [02:04.060 --> 02:06.620] into giant concentration camps. [02:06.620 --> 02:12.140] Number seven, we will not obey any order to force American citizens into any form of detention [02:12.140 --> 02:15.260] camps under any pretext. [02:16.060 --> 02:20.180] Number eight, we will not obey orders to assist or support the use of any foreign troops on [02:20.180 --> 02:25.620] U.S. soil against the American people to, quote, keep the peace or to, quote, maintain [02:25.620 --> 02:29.940] control during any emergency or under any other pretext. [02:29.940 --> 02:34.540] We will consider such use of foreign troops against our people to be an invasion and an [02:34.540 --> 02:35.780] act of war. [02:35.780 --> 02:40.740] Number nine, we will not obey any order to confiscate the property of American people, [02:40.740 --> 02:47.740] including food and other essential supplies, under any emergency pretext whatsoever. [02:47.740 --> 02:53.620] And 10, we will not obey any order which infringes on the right of the people to free speech, [02:53.620 --> 02:58.300] to peaceably assemble, and to petition government for redress of grievance. [02:58.300 --> 03:06.020] In short, Oath Keepers started out as an organization merely articulating 10 key principles that [03:06.020 --> 03:11.300] no one in military or law enforcement should ever do, even if ordered to do so. [03:11.300 --> 03:14.620] I supported that then, and I support that now. [03:14.620 --> 03:19.460] I mentioned a moment ago that I disassociated myself with Oath Keepers for reasons other [03:19.460 --> 03:24.020] than those so-called Ten Commandments, and that was because a couple of years in, I noticed [03:24.020 --> 03:29.060] that the dialogue in Oath Keepers had become very politicized, and I had no interest in [03:29.060 --> 03:30.060] that. [03:30.060 --> 03:34.220] I was there for things like these Ten Commandments, that it's a moral and ethical imperative [03:34.220 --> 03:37.180] that people in military and law enforcement do not do those things. [03:37.180 --> 03:42.660] When the dialogue got very politicized, yeah, I wasn't interested in that, so I left, stopped [03:42.660 --> 03:47.740] paying dues, stopped affiliating myself with Oath Keepers, in probably 2013. [03:47.740 --> 03:52.020] Since Stuart Rhodes and the other 10 have been indicted for sedition, what specifically [03:52.020 --> 03:54.020] does that mean in U.S. law? [03:54.020 --> 04:00.380] You'll find that in Title 18, Section 3482, entitled Seditious Conspiracy, we'll talk [04:01.220 --> 04:02.220] about conspiracy in a moment. [04:02.220 --> 04:07.460] Quote, if two or more persons in any state or territory or in any place subject to the [04:07.460 --> 04:13.300] jurisdiction of the United States conspire to overthrow, put down, or destroy by force [04:13.300 --> 04:19.300] the government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force [04:19.300 --> 04:26.300] the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law [04:26.460 --> 04:32.500] of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United [04:32.500 --> 04:37.700] States, contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title [04:37.700 --> 04:42.420] or imprisoned not more than 20 years or both. [04:42.420 --> 04:43.420] Close section. [04:43.420 --> 04:49.380] You'll note that the statute only requires two or more people to conspire to commit one [04:49.380 --> 04:51.580] of the acts described in the statute. [04:51.580 --> 04:55.160] It does not require them to actually do the act. [04:55.160 --> 05:00.480] If that were the case, then the government, even if they saw a conspiracy to commit sedition, [05:00.480 --> 05:04.680] they would have to back off, keep their hands off that, and allow that sort of thing to [05:04.680 --> 05:09.360] occur and then make the arrest, which is, legally speaking, pretty absurd. [05:09.360 --> 05:13.600] So now that we know what sedition is under U.S. law, let's talk about what the allegations [05:13.600 --> 05:20.040] are of the United States Department of Justice against Stuart Rhodes and the other oath keepers. [05:20.040 --> 05:21.040] Here's the allegation. [05:21.040 --> 05:26.360] Rhodes and the other 10 defendants organized an armed plot to storm the Capitol for the [05:26.360 --> 05:32.120] purpose of stopping the certification of Biden as the winner of the 2020 election. [05:32.120 --> 05:36.520] I should probably stop right there and say nothing in this presentation has to do with [05:36.520 --> 05:39.000] politics or the election, per se. [05:39.000 --> 05:41.040] If you think Biden won the election, great. [05:41.040 --> 05:43.440] If you think Trump won the election, great. [05:43.440 --> 05:45.020] This is not about that. [05:45.020 --> 05:48.480] If you think Biden is a great president or the worst president, or you think Trump was [05:48.480 --> 05:53.040] a fantastic president or one of the worst presidents, nothing, your personal sentiments [05:53.040 --> 05:54.300] in politics is not about this. [05:54.300 --> 05:59.240] This is about the law of sedition and the allegations being made against Rhodes and [05:59.240 --> 06:01.960] the other 10 by the Department of Justice. [06:01.960 --> 06:07.280] The government further alleges that the goal was pursued by the defendants by having, quote, [06:07.280 --> 06:12.560] quick reaction forces, close quote, stationed at a comfort inn in Arlington, Virginia and [06:12.560 --> 06:18.000] other locations just outside the Capitol, and that on January 5th, the defendants had [06:18.000 --> 06:24.480] one team from Florida dropped off, quote, at least three luggage carts worth of gun [06:24.480 --> 06:30.480] boxes, rifle cases and suitcases filled with ammunition, close quote, for the quick reaction [06:30.480 --> 06:31.480] force. [06:31.480 --> 06:36.000] A second team from North Carolina had rifles ready to go in a vehicle parked in the hotel [06:36.000 --> 06:38.200] a few miles from the Capitol. [06:38.200 --> 06:42.840] The government also alleges that it has electronic communication between these various parties, [06:42.840 --> 06:45.960] Rhodes and the other 10, that show what their intent was. [06:45.960 --> 06:52.200] So to reiterate the elements of the crime, as alleged by the government, they had intended [06:52.200 --> 06:59.080] by use of force to obstruct Pence from doing what he was at the Capitol to do that day, [06:59.080 --> 07:04.520] which was to read the votes of the individual states and certify the election, which would [07:04.520 --> 07:07.020] then declare that Biden had won. [07:07.020 --> 07:11.240] The second element is that they had teams of people from various states, in this case, [07:11.240 --> 07:15.340] what I shared with you today from Florida and North Carolina, that came to D.C. in order [07:15.340 --> 07:20.940] to further the agenda of stopping, according to the government, by intended violence the [07:20.940 --> 07:23.380] certification of the election. [07:23.380 --> 07:29.580] Also that the defendants did bring a sizable amount of firearms and ammunition to the [07:29.580 --> 07:32.180] scene for that purpose. [07:32.180 --> 07:37.180] And finally, the government contends that it has the electronic communications showing [07:37.180 --> 07:43.200] that all of this was planned and done to achieve the purpose stated, which was to by violence [07:43.200 --> 07:47.480] obstruct Congress from declaring Biden the winner of the 2020 election. [07:47.480 --> 07:55.000] Now understanding what the government has alleged against the 11 defendants, an allegation [07:55.000 --> 07:57.840] is different than proving it. [07:57.840 --> 08:02.440] Getting a grand jury to indict is different than proving it. [08:02.440 --> 08:07.120] Making statements to the media is different than proving it. [08:07.120 --> 08:09.480] So how might this play out? [08:09.480 --> 08:15.720] If the government is correct in what it asserts, if it does have electronic communications [08:15.720 --> 08:21.520] that show the intent that we've discussed, and it can prove that these teams came from [08:21.520 --> 08:28.560] other states to carry forth that purpose, and if it can show a jury that these teams, [08:28.560 --> 08:34.400] these participants, these defendants, did in fact bring considerable firepower to the [08:35.400 --> 08:41.000] to do that, then these guys are toast and they are going to be convicted. [08:41.000 --> 08:45.680] But we should keep in mind, sometimes what the government presents thinking, this is [08:45.680 --> 08:48.600] it, we've got it, look at all this evidence, the weight of evidence, yeah, this is for [08:48.600 --> 08:50.160] sure a conviction. [08:50.160 --> 08:54.560] Just as we saw in the Rittenhouse matter, doesn't mean the jury is going to agree. [08:54.560 --> 08:58.720] And of course, then we have the defense putting on its case. [08:58.720 --> 09:04.320] Let us say that the electronic communications are not as specific as the Department of Justice's [09:04.320 --> 09:06.560] indicating to the public now. [09:06.560 --> 09:12.160] Let's say they could potentially be interpreted different ways, and the defense was able to [09:12.160 --> 09:18.400] plausibly argue to the jury that those men were there and those weapons were there to [09:18.400 --> 09:26.080] defend Trump supporters from people within organizations such as Antifa. [09:26.080 --> 09:31.600] Even if the electronic communications don't specifically use that word, if the electronic [09:31.680 --> 09:38.800] communications in the possession of DOJ are not conclusive and the defense could plausibly [09:38.800 --> 09:44.080] argue another determination, the jury may choose not to convict. [09:44.080 --> 09:47.760] In fact, if I was sitting on a jury and the government showed electronic communications [09:47.760 --> 09:55.680] and claimed they meant A, but then the defense pointed out it could mean B or C or D, if [09:55.680 --> 10:01.680] I was a juror, I wouldn't convict because if the electronic communications avail themselves [10:01.680 --> 10:07.360] of multiple interpretations, then there's no particular reason that I as a juror would [10:07.360 --> 10:12.560] buy into the government's interpretation, what the government wants me to believe that [10:12.560 --> 10:14.560] those electronic communications mean. [10:14.560 --> 10:20.480] But again, if the electronic communications are conclusive as to purpose and intent, these [10:20.480 --> 10:21.920] guys are toast. [10:22.000 --> 10:27.360] I started my training in the law by jumping into a pool of fire. [10:27.360 --> 10:34.880] The very first area of law that I chose to pursue was income tax law, which is without [10:34.880 --> 10:42.160] a doubt the single most complex area of law in the entire compendium of U.S. law. [10:42.800 --> 10:49.200] The reason I say it was kind of trial by fire is income tax law involves civil law. [10:49.760 --> 10:51.680] It involves criminal law. [10:51.680 --> 10:57.040] It involves regulatory law, much of it written in arcane language because remember the first [10:57.040 --> 11:01.600] income tax act under the authority of the 16th Amendment was passed in 1913. [11:02.160 --> 11:10.640] In addition to that, the tax code and the regulations were very intentionally written [11:10.640 --> 11:15.360] to make it virtually impossible for a layperson to determine the truth of the income tax. [11:15.360 --> 11:19.200] I remember there was an FBI agent that said about 20 years ago, he said he spent his entire [11:19.200 --> 11:22.880] career in the FBI looking at federal law and enforcing federal law. [11:23.680 --> 11:27.600] He said, and then when he retired and he looked at the tax code, his point of view was essentially, [11:27.600 --> 11:32.960] I'm pretty much an expert at U.S. law after half a long, he spent 20 or 30 years in the FBI. [11:32.960 --> 11:36.160] I'm pretty much an expert at federal law. [11:36.160 --> 11:40.720] And he said when he looked at the tax code, he couldn't make heads or tails of it. [11:40.720 --> 11:43.920] And that is intentional. [11:43.920 --> 11:49.680] And the reason that it had to be written that way is because Congress has never imposed the [11:49.680 --> 11:51.440] income tax on the average American. [11:51.440 --> 11:54.880] You got a couple kids, you get up, you have a cup of coffee, you go off to work whether [11:54.880 --> 11:59.440] you own your own business or you work for somebody else and you earn a few bucks, you earn a living. [11:59.440 --> 12:06.000] If that's you, Congress has never imposed the income tax on you, but they still want your money. [12:06.000 --> 12:13.040] So the only way to get your money is to create this entire convoluted mess so you can't make [12:13.040 --> 12:13.600] sense of it. [12:14.560 --> 12:18.080] And then because you can't use, I'm just going to go along, I don't want any hassles, [12:18.080 --> 12:22.240] and you're going to give up a fair percentage of your income for your entire life because you [12:22.240 --> 12:26.240] can't make sense of that rat's nest of law that is the tax code. [12:26.240 --> 12:27.520] I've got good news for you. [12:28.320 --> 12:36.800] If you purchase a copy of income tax shattering the mess in 400 pages, I break this all down [12:36.880 --> 12:39.840] from 1895 forward. [12:39.840 --> 12:43.680] All of the statutes, all of the regs, treasury decisions, treasury orders, [12:43.680 --> 12:47.680] internal documents of the IRS that the IRS never thought the public would get a hold of, [12:47.680 --> 12:51.680] decisions of the Supreme Court, determinations of the Congressional Research Service, [12:51.680 --> 12:57.760] and it's all consistent and it all says the exact same thing which is the income tax was [12:57.760 --> 13:00.800] never imposed by Congress on the ordinary American. [13:00.800 --> 13:06.240] You, and that is me crystal clear, proven 100% in income tax shattering the mess. [13:06.240 --> 13:12.640] Now, whether you choose to do something with the information you'll find in income tax [13:12.640 --> 13:16.160] shattering, I mean, thousands and thousands and thousands, probably hundreds of thousands [13:16.160 --> 13:19.280] of people have chosen to leave the scam behind once they knew the truth. [13:20.080 --> 13:22.640] However, I want to be clear, you don't have to do that. [13:23.520 --> 13:28.640] But my opinion is whether you choose to act on the information or you choose not to act [13:28.640 --> 13:34.960] on the information, my opinion, for what it's worth, is that every single American should know [13:34.960 --> 13:39.680] the truth about the income tax, should be able to speak intelligently about it because [13:39.680 --> 13:43.520] the federal government is committing the largest financial crime in the history of the world [13:44.320 --> 13:46.400] on the American people. [13:46.400 --> 13:48.080] And how do we stop that? [13:48.080 --> 13:50.240] Well, the first thing we do is we start a dialogue about it. [13:50.240 --> 13:51.120] We start pushing back. [13:51.120 --> 13:52.560] And how do we do that? [13:52.560 --> 13:54.080] I can't do it alone. [13:54.080 --> 13:57.120] But if you're knowledgeable, and you will be the expert in the room [13:57.120 --> 13:59.120] after you've read income tax shattering the mess, let me be clear. [13:59.120 --> 14:02.640] Anywhere you go, talk to an accountant, a tax attorney, anywhere you go, [14:02.640 --> 14:05.200] you will be the expert in the room on the income tax. [14:05.200 --> 14:07.680] And you can start talking to other people. [14:07.680 --> 14:13.440] And if you are sickened by the lies of the government and the government stealing [14:13.440 --> 14:15.760] from the American people, then you're my kind of person. [14:15.760 --> 14:21.280] I hope you'll go to DrReality.News and pick up a copy of income tax shattering the mess. [14:21.280 --> 14:22.480] Thanks.