that at the Bundy ranch, so that they wouldn't think they could keep doing it without suffering any consequences.

Her duties or resign. I am beginning to think the oath keepers has too much time on their hands. It would be interesting to determine how many in their is on some type of disability and if so disable to hold a job but can run out to "protect" someone from doing their job then it is time to make them requalify for their disability status.

and the Oath Keepers are idiots who's lack of understanding of our Constitution is both sad and shocking.

However, the TPM headline is misleading and this really isn't a gun rights story. The Oath Keepers' actual statement, while often vile and simply wrong as a matter of law, does not reference the Second Amendment, nor actually directly threatens anyone with violence, including U.S. Marshals, firearm or otherwise. The First Amendment guarantees their right to spew their ideology and peacefully mostly protest where and how they choose (including carrying firearms where otherwise permitted by law, although the gun issue was not raised by the group in connection with, nor is it part of, the Kim Davis story).

Here's the actual release from Oath Keepers (and posted only for purposes of the Second Amendment issue in this forum and demonstrating how TPM's headline is not really accurate):
http://oathkeepers.org/oktester/oath-keepers-offer-of-protection-for-embattled-clerk-kim-davis/

Oath Keepers and Kim Davis offer more than ample reasons for disgust and discussion. There's simply no need for TPM to add any embellishments.

This story is certainly newsworthy, but belongs in LBN or GD.

If so, I imagine the answer would be no. Most state and local matters are handled at the country level, and citizens must use Office of the Country Clerk in the county where they reside. Kim Davis is the duly elected (Democratic ) clerk for Rowan County, and cannot normally be bypassed or removed without extreme difficulty, as is evident from recent news stories.

If the state tried to close all relevant county offices in Rowan, an unlikely and possibly unlawful act, it would harm all the innocent citizens of the country, including stopping everything from marriage licenses to recording mortgages.

Our dept of motor vehicles offices are always moving around -- closing and opening -- constant change. I have to look on the internet whenever I need to go to a DMV office. But it is a big county so there is always one available somewhere. Just wondering if there was a way to isolate her.

However, since she's an elected official, the situation is a mess that's not easily resolved, particularly without making Davis a political martyr and encouraging similar action across the country. The national political spotlight related to the election primaries is unfortunately making a very bad situation much worse.

In my opinion, the best thing that could happen is expedited appeals until the matter reaches the Supreme Court. As an attorney, I'm confident that a unanimous (or very close to it) court would side against her. The conservatives on the court might by ideological at times, but as a legal matter, Davis' actions are really inexcusable. Her remedy if she objected to issuing the marriage licenses should have been simply to resign in protest. I believe a SC decision including the conservatives would drastically diminish her support, and she would finally be forced to comply with the law or resign.

What does this have to do with the 99.9x percent of gun owners who do not misuse their firearms?

I do not even see how it fits within the group SOP

Either way.

in the other group

This is a general-interest news story. The headline in the OP is not the one the source uses, nor is the 2nd Amendment discussed in the body of the story.

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Krispos42, Group Host