A group of like-minded patriots, bound together by pride in
American exceptionalism, plan on building an armed
community to protect their liberty.

The group, named Citadel, intends to purchase 2,000 to
3,000 acres for the project in western Idaho.
The community will comprise of 3,500 to 7,000 families
of patriotic Americans who “voluntarily choose to live
together in accordance with Thomas Jefferson’s ideal of Rightful Liberty.”

According to the Citadel website, Rightful Liberty
means that “neighbors keep their noses out of other
neighbors’ business, that neighbors live and let live.”

Citadel explains that residents in the community
will be bound by the following:

• Patriotism
• Pride in American Exceptionalism
• Our proud history of Liberty as defined by our
  Founding Fathers, and
• Physical preparedness to survive and prevail in the face
  of natural catastrophes –such as Hurricanes Sandy
  or Katrina — or man-made catastrophes such as a
  power grid failure or economic collapse.

Residents should also agree that being “prepared for the
emergencies of life and being proficient with the American
icon of Liberty — the Rifle — are prudent measures.”

Some of the benefits of the Citadel community include
a safe, well-prepared, patriotic community where
children will be educated in school, not indoctrinated.

The community will be protected by a perimeter wall
that will be inaccessible to “tourists.”  Each neighborhood
within the community will have lower walls, dividing
the town into defensible sections.

The website has a link to applications where prospective
residents can sign up.  According to Citadel, more than
200 families have completed applications, even before
any land has been purchased.

While Citadel may sound wonderful to many who are
reading this, the community has posted a warning on their home page:

“Marxists, Socialists, Liberals and Establishment
Republicans will likely find that life in our community
is incompatible with their existing ideology and preferred lifestyles.”

Citadel says that every patriot selected to live within
the community “will voluntarily agree to follow the
footsteps of our Founding Fathers by swearing to one
another our lives, our fortunes and our Sacred Honor
to defend one another and Liberty against all enemies,
foreign and domestic.”