Elmer Stewart Rhodes
Elmer "Stewart" Rhodes (born circa 1965) is a former lawyer, former U.S. Army paratrooper, sculptor, and former staffer for Republican Congressman Ron Paul who founded the anti-government far-right paramilitary group the Oath Keepers.[1][2][3][4] Rhodes is a Yale Law School graduate, a former U.S. Army paratrooper, and a former staffer for Republican Congressman Ron Paul.[5] On December 8, 2015, Rhodes was disbarred by the Montana Supreme Court for conduct violating the Montana Rules of Professional Conduct after refusing to respond to two bar grievances filed against him in the federal district court in Arizona.[6]
Rhodes is reported to have taken inspiration from the idea that Adolf Hitler could have been stopped if German soldiers and police had refused to follow orders.[7] Writing in S.W.A.T. Magazine in 2008, Stewart asserts, ""It" (a full-blown totalitarian police state) cannot happen here if the majority of police and soldiers obey their oaths to defend the Constitution and refuse to enforce the unconstitutional edicts of the 'Leader'."[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Acosta, Jim (November 18, 2009). "Who are the Oathkeepers". CNN. Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Elmer Stewart Rhodes". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "Incorporation Information for the Oath Keepers, Inc". Nevada Secretary of State. E0559982009-3. State of Nevada. October 22, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ↑ https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21693609-why-armed-men-vowing-defend-constitution-keep-cropping-up-finding-keepers
- ↑ Maimon, Alan (October 18, 2009). "Ready To Revolt: Oath Keepers pledges to prevent dictatorship in United States". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ↑ In the Matter of Elmer S. Rhodes (Mont. Dec. 8, 2015).
- ↑ Fowler, Sarah (August 12, 2015). "Ferguson unrest: Who are the mysterious 'Oath Keepers'?". BBC News. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ↑ Rhodes, Stewart. "Just Following Orders." S.W.A.T. Magazine Apr. 2008. Web. August 20, 2015. Oath-keepers.blogspot.com
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