Armed Oath Keepers Vow to Stop Future Kim Davis Arrests

September 10, 2015 @ 1:00 pm Tim Peacock 4 comments



The Oath Keepers – a loosely organized band of gun enthusiasts who brand themselves a “Christian patriot” militia – will descend upon Rowan County, Kentucky to thwart any future arrests of Kim Davis.

Their action follows participation in last year’s contentious Bundy Ranch standoff in which they aimed loaded firearms at federal officials in addition to fear-mongering during the Ferguson protests (under the guise of “helping” the local militarized police force contain African-American protesters).



Posting on the organization’s website yesterday, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes stated he’d been in touch with Mat Staver of the Liberty Counsel to discuss offering protection for Kim Davis against further incarceration. He said in part:

We believe Federal District Court Judge David Bunning grossly overstepped his bounds and violated Mrs Davis’ due process rights, and in particular her right to a jury trial. This judge has assumed unto himself not just the powers of all three branches of government, but has also taken on the powers of judge, jury, and “executioner.” What matters to us is not whether you agree with her position on gay marriage or her decision to not issue marriage licenses. What matters is that the judge is violating the Constitution in his anger and desire to punish her for going against his will.

Later in the article he concluded:

No one man should have that kind of power in his hands alone to decide guilt and impose a sentence of indefinite detention.

Under our Constitution, that dictatorial power does not exist.

We must stand against this. And so we will protect her and prevent it from happening again.

Rhodes additionally published a phone call with Jackson County (KY) Sheriff Denny Peyman in which he states he and other Oath Keepers are en route to Rowan County now.Arguing that the Rowan County Sheriff failed to perform his legal duties in “interceding” on Davis’ behalf, Rhodes stated his organization will have to step in in their stead. As far as we’re concerned, this is not over,” Rhodes said, “and this judge needs to be put on notice that his behavior is not going to be accepted and we’ll be there to stop it and intercede ourselves if we have to.

If the sheriff, who should be interceding, is not going to do his job and the governor is not going to do the governor’s job of interceding, then we’ll do it.”When asked by Rhodes what he would have done were he the Sheriff of Rowan County, Peyman responded It remains to be seen if Judge Bunning will hold Davis in contempt of court again when she returns to her office next week. Even with a contempt order incarceration isn’t a guarantee given the media circus it created the first time around.

Whatever the case, it appears armed right-wing resistance is ready to heed Huckabee’s call to anarchy in ignoring laws that conflict with a person’s religious beliefs.

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