‘Operation American Spring’ Aims To Bring 10 Million ‘Patriots’ To D.C. On Friday

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The idea behind Operation American Spring is simple: the restoration of constitutional government, the rule of law, freedom, and liberty. The plan calls for the removal from office of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Attorney General Eric Holder. And that’s just to start.

The organizers of the operation have picked Friday to kick things off. Phase one of “Operation American Spring – Beginning Of Tyranny Housecleaning” calls for as many as 10 million “patriots” to assemble in a “peaceful, non-violent, physically unarmed (Spiritually/Constitutionally armed), display of unswerving loyalty to the US Constitution and against the incumbent government leadership, in Washington, D.C., with the mission to replace with law abiding leadership,” according to the organizers’ website. Phase two calls for at least a million of the protestors to remain in Washington until the aforementioned officials are forced from office. Phase three hopes to see a governing tribunal made up of a who’s who of conservative icons.

“Those with the principles of a West, Cruz, Dr. Ben Carson, Lee, DeMint, Paul, Gov Walker, Sessions, Gowdy, Jordan, should comprise a tribunal and assume positions of authority to convene investigations, recommend appropriate charges against politicians and government employees to the new U.S. Attorney General appointed by the new President,” according to the website.

As Raw Story reported on Tuesday, the leader of Operation American Spring, retired Army Col. Harry Riley, gave in an interview in January explaining his group’s plans.

“It is unclear how this will all unravel but we are calling for the removal of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, and Eric Holder as a start toward constitutional restoration,” Riley told Beforeitsnews.com. “They have all abandoned the US Constitution, are unworthy to be retained in a position that calls for servant status.”

The interviewer brought up past protest actions, “Ride For The Constitution” plan last year, that fizzled out when it came time to realize their plans. Riley said he and his group had learned from the truckers’ example.

“We learn from every event,” he said. “I don’t agree the the Truckers effort was a total failure. They have paved the way, we will expand on it…the difference is that Operation American Spring will not be just a ride through Washington, D.C., we will be there in massive numbers and intend to remain there until acceptable solutions are gained.”

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  1. A 10 million patriot march! Woo hoo boys and girls. Fun for the whole family!

    What a hodgepodge of goofy unconstitutional goals and Right-wing-nuttery. And 3 phases! Phase 2 looks like a doozy:

    “Phase two calls for at least a million of the protestors to remain in Washington until the aforementioned officials are forced from office.”

    …“It is unclear how this will all unravel”… and oh how it will unravel.

    Guns, God, Flags, Eagles = Patriots = Freedumb!!!

  2. Isn’t this how the NSDAP got started?

  3. Operation Loose Spring is more the case. Or 10 Million Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest? I’m sure this will be a huge success, like that trucker blockade that was supposed to bring DC to a standstill — except that Congressional Repugnicans accomplished that goal a few years ago.

  4. There are so many easy responses to this nonsense I don’t even know where to begin.

  5. For a group that demands strict adherence to the Constitution, they sure are circumventing it. The Constitution already provides a mechanism for replacing our Government, it’s called an election.

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