Writing can be such a beast. But why complain? Especially now. There’s a war going on and we’ve all heard it: once a Soldier, always a Soldier.

This is not merely a saying, it’s a truism grounded in an oath that is forever applicable.

General Michael Flynn, Soldier, and General Michael Flynn, First Sovereign citizen, are one and the same . . . in most respects.

Inalienable rights.

Duty-bound responsibilities.

Citizen.

Soldier.

To my way of thinking, every citizen is a militia soldier. Those of us who had the honor and privilege of wearing the uniform of our armed forces owe a more professional duty, yes, but every citizen owes the duty, period.

General Flynn has surely seen the slippage in our society when it comes to duty. He’s currently on a determined mission to remind average Americans of our responsibilities. I will close out this Part 2 of The Gathering of First Sovereigns series with a listing of three oaths commonly required of Americans, ending with a citizenship oath applicable to all Americans.

Because duty is at the core of the American experience.

Like many today, General Flynn has clearly been alarmed by what he has seen happen to our nation. Unlike most, General Flynn has been in multiple important arenas where policy and culture and duty converge. He knows damn well an outrageous takeover has been instigated for decades. Thus, he has engaged the necessary battle, as is his duty.

As a competent professional who has served this nation with distinction, it is his duty, his responsibility, to sound the alarm in such a way that average Americans will comprehend the dangers and the actions that must be taken to counter the evident treason that surrounds us.

My column today attempts to illustrate one way he is accomplishing that task. It is but one way I am attempting to assist him, to meet my duty, *my* national responsibility to help gather the troops, the First Sovereigns.

I want to do so using a timeline because it looks backwards and not only provides context for the Cyber Symposium concluding today but orients average Americans to the very real war currently being fought on American soil.

Below, in chronological order, are the well-considered words of General Michael Flynn to his fellow Americans through one particular publication, the Western Journal. Wikipedia attributed the following quote to a 1992 Washington Times article about the founder of the Western Journal, Floyd Brown:

I have a sense of what connects with people like me. We're not culturally Republicans. We're not libertarians. We're not neo-conservatives or former liberals. We're just old-fashioned, blue-collar social conservatives. These are people who couldn't care less about politics, want to be left alone by government, but if their country calls for them to fight abroad, will. You win elections by cultivating people like me.

Hmmmmmmmmmm . . . I like the sentiment behind that quote, whether true or not. You win wars with people like that.

Now, General Michael Flynn in his own words. Take note during this chronological listing – before and after the election – of his exhortations and his continued faith!

[1] June 11, 2020; The Western Journal

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: Forces of Evil Want To Steal Our Freedom in the Dark of Night, But God Stands with Us

There are seminal moments in American history that test every fiber of our nation’s soul. We are facing one now. Revolutionary forces are causing every [] citizen to question which direction the country is heading. To determine the outcome, we must examine our nation’s history to project ourselves forward into the future.
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[W]e must remember [this]: The power of hell [] is limited. God is the ultimate judge and decision maker. His anointed providence is our country, the [USA]. As long as we accept God in the lifeblood of our nation, we will be OK. If we don’t, we will face a hellish existence.
I vote we accept God.

[2] June 29, 2020 The Western Journal

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: If We Don't Act, 2% of the People Are About To Control the Other 98%

I was once told if we’re not careful, 2 percent of the passionate will control 98 percent of the indifferent 100 percent of the time.
The more I’ve thought about this phrase, the more I believe it.
***
In war, as in life, most failure comes from inaction. We face a pivotal moment that can change the course of history of our nation.
We the people must challenge every politician at every level.
We also must stand and support our law enforcement professionals: They are the pointy end of the spear defending us against anarchy.
Now is the time to act.

[3] August 5, 2020 The Western Journal

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: This Is My Letter to America

We are witnessing a vicious assault by enemies of all that is good, and our president is having to act in ways unprecedented in decades, maybe centuries.
The biblical nature of good versus evil cannot be discounted as we examine what is happening on the streets of America.
***
We are “one nation under God” and it is our individual liberties that make us strong, not liberties given to our government. Our government has no liberty unless and until “we the people” say so.
God bless America and let’s stand by everything that was and is good in our lives, in our communities and in our country.
Otherwise, America as the true North Star for humanity will cease to exist as we know it.

[4] September 25, 2020 The Western Journal

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: If America Falls, Where Will You Go?

Where will you go to find another country that provides the opportunities and individual guarantees of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness outlined in our founding documents and guaranteed by a government of, by and for the people?
Name a country that offers you and your family the same or more than our [USA]? The answer is: Nowhere; there isn’t such a place.
***
We will prevail. We must prevail [].
***
Let’s do it. Let’s retake our shining, hopeful city on the hill. Our future, our children’s future, our neighbors and our republic depend upon each of our actions and efforts to stand up for and realize our American dream today and every day.
May God bless America!

[5] October 21, 2020 The Western Journal

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: Stand with Me, Renounce the Left and Hold the Line on Nov. 3

We are a nation founded by leaders who fought tyranny and oppression to ensure that all American citizens be treated fairly and equally across this land.
These constitutional and God-given rights should never be denied, stolen or silenced by false prosecutions or political persecutions driven by fear, hatred or animosity.
***
As we face Election Day in this time of trial, always remember that in the end, there is only one who is the ultimate judge of our American destiny. America must forever remain “one nation under God.”
God bless America!

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Now, a temporary break from the words of America’s General.

The November 2020 election was held, Americans followed through and turned out in such massive numbers ON ELECTION DAY that they overwhelmed the pre-existing leftwing and globalist thievery algorithm from Florida to Michigan and Pennsylvania, plus Arizona and beyond.

In doing so, we provided another nail in the coffin of the Bottom Bitches and their minions . . . internally and externally, foreign and domestic. This allowed for a post-election update from our Commander-in-Chief. Read this first paragraph, from the Speech by President Donald J. Trump to the nation, December 2nd, 2020:

Thank you. This may be the most important speech I’ve ever made. I want to provide an update on our ongoing efforts to expose the tremendous voter fraud and irregularities which took place during the ridiculously long November 3rd elections. We used to have what was called, election day. Now we have election days, weeks, and months, and lots of bad things happened during this ridiculous period of time, especially when you have to prove almost nothing to exercise our greatest privilege, the right to vote. As President, I have no higher duty than to defend the laws and the Constitution of the United States. That is why I am determined to protect our election system, which is now under coordinated assault and siege.

“on our ongoing efforts”

“ridiculously long November 3rd elections”

“I have no higher duty than to defend the laws and the Constitution of the United States”

“which is now under coordinated assault and siege”

*ASSAULT*

*SIEGE*

These, my friends, are terms of war being communicated to us by our Commander-in-Chief. I’m personally amazed by how many military men and women did not hear these words. How many did not recognize what they meant.

To aid the cause, Patel Patriot has done a phenomenal job documenting via a series on the concept of devolution food for thought, and discussion, on what that joint civilian and military operation might substantively involve . . . and mean.

For any American, this should be required reading.

Devolution - Part 1: https://t.me/patelpatriot/294
Devolution - Part 2: https://t.me/patelpatriot/295
Devolution - Part 3: https://t.me/patelpatriot/296
Devolution - Part 4: https://t.me/patelpatriot/297
Devolution - Part 5: https://t.me/patelpatriot/298
Devolution - Part 6: https://t.me/patelpatriot/299
Devolution - Part 7: https://t.me/patelpatriot/300
Devolution - Part 8: https://t.me/patelpatriot/301

And if you prefer to listen to a reading of each part, here are the links to the excellent readings of the articles by Patrick Gunnels:

Devolution - Part 1: https://tinyurl.com/ahuztmnj
Devolution - Part 2: https://tinyurl.com/3n2yce3k
Devolution - Part 3: https://tinyurl.com/bvh8h4pw
Devolution - Part 4: https://tinyurl.com/9xfdk6vz
Devolution - Part 5: https://tinyurl.com/3cshukf7
Devolution - Part 6: https://tinyurl.com/dzepefnu
Devolution - Part 7: https://tinyurl.com/9thxvzkj
Devolution - Part 8: https://tinyurl.com/nsrt6uj

Given the revolutionary audaciousness of both President Trump *and* General Flynn, I’ll offer this suggestion with respect to Devolution: it’s quite possible, perhaps even probable, that Patel Patriot has not speculated wildly enough.

Fortunately, I’ve never had a problem with that.

In Part 3, after the dust of the Cyber Symposium has settled, I’ll delve deeper into what I suspect is the real deal.

For now, suffice it to say that aspects of Devolution and Presidential Emergency Action Documents, or PEADs, were implemented in coordinated, well-planned stages (Year 1, Year 2, etc.) worthy of a military campaign on Day Freaking One of the Trump Administration as part of a joint civilian and military operation to save the American Republic.

Because operational security has been so well maintained, only in hindsight can we begin to flesh out some of the tactics employed. But if you followed me on Twitter before I was suspended, you may know that I’ve maintained this position for quite some time. This late December 2020 reading by Patrick Gunnels of my 72 post thread on Twitter proves the point.

In my honest opinion, Trump and Flynn (and many others involved with this operation) are going down in history as American heroes of the first rank.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t remind the reader of the timeline. In the progression of columns, we’re now at the point where President Trump pardoned General Flynn on November 25, 2020. A pardon, of course, for a non-crime. Here is the statement released by the White House in full:

Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency granting a Full Pardon to General Michael T. Flynn. The President has pardoned General Flynn because he should never have been prosecuted. An independent review of General Flynn’s case by the Department of Justice—conducted by respected career professionals—supports this conclusion. In fact, the Department of Justice has firmly concluded that the charges against General Flynn should be dropped. This Full Pardon achieves that objective, finally bringing to an end the relentless, partisan pursuit of an innocent man.
General Flynn should not require a pardon. He is an innocent man. Even the FBI agents who interviewed General Flynn did not think he was lying. Multiple investigations have produced evidence establishing that General Flynn was the victim of partisan government officials engaged in a coordinated attempt to subvert the election of 2016. These individuals sought to prevent Donald Trump from being elected to the Presidency, to block him from assuming that office upon his election, to remove him from office after his inauguration, and to undermine his Administration at every turn.
The prosecution of General Flynn is yet another reminder of something that has long been clear: After the 2016 election, individuals within the outgoing administration refused to accept the choice the American people had made at the ballot box and worked to undermine the peaceful transition of power. These efforts were enabled by a complicit media that willingly published falsehoods and hid inconvenient facts from public view, including with respect to General Flynn. They amounted to a brazen assault on our democracy and a direct attack on our fundamental political values.
While today’s action sets right an injustice against an innocent man and an American hero, it should also serve as a reminder to all of us that we must remain vigilant over those in whom we place our trust and confidence. The people who sit atop our intelligence and law enforcement agencies have tremendous power to affect the lives of their fellow citizens. The American people must always take care to scrutinize their actions, to hold them accountable, and to ensure that they use their immense power to uphold the rule of law rather than to harass, persecute, and jail their political opponents in pursuit of partisan political agendas.
Happy Thanksgiving to General Flynn and his family, and thank you all for your great service to our Nation!

Now, back to our General’s messages to the Troops, the First Sovereigns, *after* the apparent election theft by evil wrongdoers.

Take note: he goes in *hard* on faith, patience, and vigilance. Activated by the first sovereigns through engaged and informed action, grounded in respect for, and the fear of, God Almighty.

[6] December 12, 2020 The Western Journal

Gen. Flynn: We're in a Battle of Good vs. Evil - It's Time for God-Fearing Americans To Fight

The battle we are engaged in cannot be fought with only human weapons: It requires the intervention of God because in a war against the forces of evil, only the Lord can obtain the victory.
And as [] citizens, we must refuse to go to the funeral of our own independence.
***
If today we do not obtain justice from our elected officials, if the [USA] does not know how to choose between defending the law and legitimizing a coup against its citizens, our nation will abdicate its duties toward Americans and its international role.
A betrayal will take place and history will ask for an account of it from all of us and from our institutions and our leaders.

[7] March 8, 2021 The Western Journal

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: 5 Lessons I Learned When the Deep State Came After Me and My Family

You do not have to watch the news for long to see that America is rapidly changing. The downward slide can be found not only in our leadership but also in the shifting definitions of right and wrong blindly accepted by many Americans today.
Our leaders would have us believe that these changing values are inevitable and that they are good. That is why they are called “progressive.”
Yet to those of us who still believe in the immortal truths upon which America was founded, their so-called “progress” is alarming, to say the least.
America needs fighters today. We need those who will say as President Andrew Jackson did, “I was born for a storm, and a calm does not suit me.”
We need those who will stand against failed Marxist ideologies that have invaded the mainstream of our consciousness like a network of choking vines seeking to strangle the mighty American oak tree.

[8] April 30, 2021 The Western Journal

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: As Biden Pushes Founders' America to the Brink, Americans Must 'Revisit the Original Plan'

In his column General Flynn offered these specific indictments as choking vines seeking to strangle the mighty American oak tree

These vines manifest themselves through:

[a] Social media censorship of the free exchange of ideas
[b] Mainstream messaging that drives toward thought control
[c] Political correctness designed to force behavioral compliance
[d] The selective application and weaponization of the very ideals, laws and institutions designed to protect us
[e] Large-scale attacks on the family and on patriotism itself

For me, their verdict is guilty as charged. Competent professionals, however, have been documenting the bad acts and will prove them out in court.

Back to the words of America’s General:

James Madison, hailed as the father of our Constitution, is probably turning over in his grave given the shredding of our God-given constitutional values and principles upon which we were founded.
Madison recognized that since concentrating power leads to tyranny, dividing government power was essential for the preservation of liberty. He will never be accused of being short-sighted about the threats government would pose to the people.
***
Whenever there is a failure of one of the branches to do its duty to defend its constitutional responsibilities (and these current failures of our government represent a clear and present danger to our republic) — the duty falls on We the People to remove those who have betrayed their trust and to restore constitutional order.
And We The People need to quit complaining about the politicians and instead vote them out, or better still, get involved intimately and directly in the constitutional republic that the eminent Benjamin Franklin warned us about keeping.
Sadly (or not, depending on your viewpoint), this is where America stands today.

[9] June 18, 2021 The Western Journal

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: This Father's Day, I'm Issuing a Challenge to Every Dad in America

If you are a student of American history like me, you have heard President Reagan’s many references to America as a “shining city on a hill.”
As proud patriots, it is easy to relish in the Great Communicator’s bold picture of an America whose destiny is to shine the light of freedom far beyond our own borders. Yet many Americans do not realize that President Reagan did not develop the “city on a hill” concept on his own.
The great Puritan John Winthrop had a vision for the New World to be a city on a hill.
He famously cast this vision in a sermon delivered before he even stepped onto American soil. His inspiration came from the fifth chapter of Matthew’s gospel, which charges that “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.”
This Father’s Day, it is my challenge to fathers everywhere to be man enough to accept accountability for the rearing of your children. Invest yourself in a treasure without price, and the dividends will be without end.
If America is to continue to be a shining city on a hill, your home must be a shining beacon in your community.
Accept accountability, set an example worth following, and trust in the power of God Almighty to be your strength in trouble.
God Bless America!

[10] July 16, 2021 The Western Journal

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: Puritans Heard This Sermon About America While Crossing the Atlantic, But It's Even More Important Today

America’s singular function is to be as described deep in the Bible itself: a light for the world, a light that cannot be hidden.
My interpretation of the light is the truth, and I know from personal experience that truth cannot be hidden — it always rises to the surface. Although some may desire to keep falsehoods and lies alive, I firmly believe that the return to faith by many Americans today is further evidence of God’s divine Providence and his determination for America to be a light for the rest of the world.
However, regardless if we are meek and lowly or wealthy and prosperous, we owe allegiance to our Creator and what comes with allegiance is standing up after prayer and acting — acting in good faith for ourselves, our families, our communities and most especially, our nation. But our actions must be moral, ethical, legal and peaceful. Maintaining the moral high ground is the surest way to achieve victory.
America was and will forever be the example for the world to see of that shining city on the hill for all faithful, freedom-loving people to seek. While our foundation remains strong and our courage remains immeasurable, our clarion call must now be to stand and demand accountability.
We must demand accountability first from ourselves and then from our communities and our country, especially our elected officials. Are we the people ready to stand to answer the call? I for one believe we are. May God continue to shine his light on this “city on the hill” we call America.

[11] July 30, 2021 The Western Journal

Gen. Flynn Exclusive: 10 INDISPUTABLE FACTS on the 2020 Election That Argue for Audits

It’s an oft-quoted saying: “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.”
A fact is something done, an action performed or an event or circumstance that actually occurred. Essentially, facts are indisputable truths about people, places and events.
The one seminal event that continues to fester like a boil on the American psyche is this past Nov. 3, 2020, presidential election. Why does it continue to fester? It festers because people of all stripes and backgrounds believe there were elements of election fraud, misrepresentations of the truth, dishonesty due to lawfare and, in certain cases, severe obstruction by politicians at all levels of government.
I sense that we no longer have a just government that rules in fear of God. In fact, God has been ripped out of the womb that is Mother America. During the past several decades, America has thrown the law of God out the window. There has been a systematic, intentional effort by the state, by academia and by a select group of wealthy oligarchs to set aside God’s law so that it is not the rule of law in America.
If this is true and the piety reflected by many in our religious leadership ranks keep congregations asleep in their pews, we will lose our country as we know it, forever. As a Founding Father, John Adams, stated in 1798, our Constitution is designed “for a moral and religious people.”
If the essence of liberty is a limited government, then the positive actions and involvement of its free citizens will forever sustain our cause for freedom.
Therefore, get involved, citizen. Your actions at the local level can and will have a national impact. May God bless and protect the United States of America!

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As of this writing, that closes out the columns authored by General Flynn in the Western Journal. I expect more in the coming weeks. He is active in many other forums, however. Just today he posted this on Telegram:

Mike Lindell is the definition of the American Success Story. He is a national hero and someone who I have enormous respect for. If you’re not blown away by his cyber symposium, you’re not watching what I’m watching.
My single biggest ask is what’s next?
So much corruption, incompetency and criminality displayed by election officials across the nation (both sides of the aisle), but we’ve been here before (God knows I have) . . . and still no accountability (at least not yet).
Where are the politicians who actually have a backbone? Stand up and Step up and do something to save our election system and our nation from turning into another corrupt and Godless Socialist State.
We The People want action!

Clearly, he is as frustrated as we are. Much more than most of us, quite likely.

As I wind down, here’s a quick review of something that surely animated General Flynn’s very determined engagement in the campaign of Donald Trump for election and, after attaining victory, informed his conduct within and without the administration of the 45th President of the United States.

In the spirit of General Flynn’s words, I now close with three oaths that help to define our duties and responsibilities as Americans.

MILITARY OATH

The oath applicable to all service members of the United States Armed Forces:

[1] I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic;

[2] that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;

[3] and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God

FEDERAL OATH

The oath basically applicable to all federal employees:

[1] I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic;

[2] that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;

[3] that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and

[4] that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

CITIZENS’ OATH

The oath applicable to all American citizens, naturalized or otherwise:

[1] I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;

[2] that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic;

[3] that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;

[4] that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law;

[5] that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law;

[6] that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law;

[7] and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.

CONCLUSION

My reading of the second paragraph of our Declaration of Independence is applicable here:

Duty calls, ladies and gentlemen.

It’s time to engage the battle.

In Part 3, I’ll write about the civilian operation that preceded President Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 and how it paved the way for the joint civilian and military operation conducted from Day 1 of the Trump Administration, and how that activity has paved the way for the concluding civilian and military operation we now see.

Please share this opinionated column far and wide. The links contained within it seriously help to point the confused and bewildered among our population toward a core understanding of the battle being successfully waged, even if frustratingly so, by Donald Trump and General Flynn and the entirety of Team Trump, inside and outside of government at this very moment.

Remember: faith, patience . . . and vigilance!

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