Kim Davis 'Under Our Protection,' Say Conservative Oath Keepers

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has the protection of the conservatives called the Oath Keepers, according to Inquisitr. The group says it will prevent her from being arrested by U.S. Marshals.

The marshals could detain her if she flouts the court orders ordering that as a county clerk she should issue marriage licenses. She has turned down applications for licenses from same-sex couples, which is contravening the June Supreme Court ruling legalising gay marriage.

Till last Tuesday, she had been held in prison for contempt of court.

In 2014, the Oath Keepers hit the headlines, when they challenged the Bureau of Land Management in a standoff at Nevada.

Members of the Oath Keepers are mostly earlier military employees, according to The Washington Times. The group was formed in 2004, and it says it now has more than 30,000 members.

Earlier this year, The Oath Keepers were in Ferguson, Mo.," patrolling streets and manning sniper positions" around town. They guarded the military recruitment officers after the Chattanooga, Tennessee shooting too, according to The Huffington Post.

"People should consider her under our protection...We'll make sure that our people are keeping a close eye on the situation and we're going have boots on the ground," Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes said.

"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," Rhodes said.