Boots on the ground: The Oath Keepers, a heavily armed and self-described “Christian militia,” are on their way to Kentucky to prevent the arrest of Kim Davis if she continues to defy the Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality.

Right Wing Watch reports that Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes claims he has already contacted Davis’ lawyers at Liberty Counsel to offer the protection of his group, which he says is already forming a presence in Rowan County, Kentucky, where Davis was recently released from jail after prohibiting her office from issuing marriage licenses.

Raw Story reports that the Oath Keepers claim Davis, the elected clerk of Rowan County, was denied her right to a jury trial, a claim which is false. Davis was not entitled to a jury trial, and the judge who placed her in custody was merely enforcing the law.

Posting on the organization’s website, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes 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.

Right Wing Watch reports Rhodes said that the Rowan County sheriff should have blocked U.S. Marshals from detaining Davis, but since neither the sheriff nor the state’s governor will do their “job” and “intercede” on behalf of Davis, the Oath Keepers will have to do it instead. Rhodes said:

As far as we’re concerned, this is not over, 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.

The Oath Keepers are dangerous vigilantes with no respect for the U.S. Constitution or the rule of law. Their desire to defend an elected official who abandoned the U.S. Constitution and her sworn oath as an elected official makes a mockery of their stated cause, and shows them for what they truly are: un-American imbeciles.