Thread: Armed Oath Keepers Vow to Stop Future Kim Davis Arrests

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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Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

More info @ http://www.alipac.us/f19/gay-judge-r...ia-out-322977/

Why are you posting this? That story is 3 years old and doesn't apply since the US Supreme Court Ruling. Furthermore there is no wrongdoing on that Judge's part. Gay marriages were banned under Texas law and under Texas law this Judge has no obligation to perform marriage ceremonies, so she broke no law, committed no crime, and therefore there is no cause for arrest or jail.

Kim Davis violated the law, she violated a court order, she was in contempt of court, and the law says she is to be arrested at the discretion of the Judge and rot there until she decides to comply. That's the way contempt of court works in the United States, for everyone, lawyers, journalists, witnesses, anyone who is failing to comply with the orders of a Court. Ask all those people in Ferguson who couldn't pay their tickets under court order. They rotted in jail until the ticket was paid.

I hope they throw Kim Davis in jail and throw away the key if she tries to prevent her deputies from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. This picking on gays because of "christianity" is illegal and unChristian. I wanted to puke listening to Huckabee and that Liberty Institute lawyer. They should rename the institute "Liberty For Me, But Not For Thee Institute", phony hypocrites.

Originally Posted by Judy

Why are you posting this? . . .

It was posted 9/7/15 by New Mexican and has a lot a recent comments posted to it, including yours.

09-07-2015, 07:32 AM

Newmexican

http://www.alipac.us/f19/gay-judge-r...ia-out-322977/

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

It was posted 9/7/15 by New Mexican and has a lot a recent comments posted to it, including yours.

09-07-2015, 07:32 AM

Newmexican

http://www.alipac.us/f19/gay-judge-r...ia-out-322977/

The underlying article about the Gay Judge is 3 years old, the article ran in 2012 and has nothing to do with Kim Davis's situation.

http://m.nydailynews.com/news/nation...icle-1.1027709

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