The Constitution Commandos

[00:00] The Pledge of Allegiance

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Joe O'Neal

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[00:47] Ronald Reagan Story

[01:29] All Males Should Enlist for One Tour

[03:47] Revitalize the American Spirit

• Appreciation for your country
• Instills purpose and direction

[07:00] Stand for the National Anthem

• Show respect for the country in which you live
• Show some pride or vacate

[08:24] Trump Established Respect with Foreign Leaders

• International relations hinge on trust
• Conflict prevention
• Define common goals and/or interests

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[14:22] Trump Had no Hidden Agenda

[15:54] Purging the Command Ranks

[16:49] There are Too Many Intelligence Agencies

[17:01] Eradicate the Patriot Act

• Eradicate everything that came with the Patriot Act
• TSA and DHS abysmal success rates
• TSA catches passengers with loaded guns after deboarding the plane
• DHS fails to catch known terrorists crossing our borders into America

[18:51] The Second Amendment

• The purpose was to be armed for potential conflict
• The reason Japan did not invade America in WWII

Show Research Links

• The Second Amendment - Second AmendmentA well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
• Timeline: Trump’s Foreign Policy Moments
• Trump's Speech on Foreign Policy - April 27, 2016
• Trump Speech October 21, 2023 - CNN News

• 36 USC Ch. 3: NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, MARCH, AND TREE - §301. National anthem(a) Designation.—The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.

  (b) Conduct During Playing.—During a rendition of the national anthem—

  (1) when the flag is displayed—

  (A) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note;

  (B) members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute in the manner provided for individuals in uniform; and

  (C) all other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, and men not in uniform, if applicable, should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and

  (2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.

  (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1263; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, §595, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4475.)

  Historical and Revision NotesRevisedSection

  Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)301(a) 36:170. Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 436, 46 Stat. 1508.301(b) 36:171. June 22, 1942, ch. 435, §6, 56 Stat. 380; Dec. 22, 1942, ch. 806, §6, 56 Stat. 1077; July 7, 1976, Pub. L. 94–344, §1(18), 90 Stat. 812.

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