Biden’s DOJ warns of 11-year prison term for peaceful pro-life protesters.

Biden’s DOJ⁢ Threatening to Lock Peaceful Pro-Life⁣ Protesters⁤ in⁣ Prison for 11 Years

Joe ​Biden’s crooked Department of Justice ⁢is working to throw peaceful anti-abortion protesters in prison even ⁢as officials ignore⁢ actual terrorists who have bombed pro-life crisis pregnancy centers.

The Biden administration continues its ‌campaign to put an end to ‍political‍ free speech if it ⁤runs in⁤ opposition to his party ⁢line, specifically with⁣ his⁢ attempts to criminalize⁣ pro-life activity.

The latest battle that Biden has opened‍ in his war against the pro-life movement came on Wednesday, ‌when a‍ case against five pro-life activists that Biden’s DOJ​ indicted went to trial with ⁤the claim⁢ that​ the activists violated a federal law that makes it illegal⁣ to block access to an abortion provider, WUSA-TV reported.

Biden’s DOJ cited the Freedom to Access ‌Clinic Entrances Act (FACE), enacted in ⁤1994 to protect ​abortion mills from protests. It is a law that has ⁣rarely⁢ been used ⁣to prosecute pro-lifers — that ​is, until Biden ⁤came to office. ‌Just in 2022 alone, Biden’s biased‍ DOJ used⁤ FACE to indict 22 pro-lifers for their peaceful protests, according to Life News.

In this week’s ‍case, for ‍instance, the DOJ indicted ⁢Herb Geraghty and Lauren Handy for standing outside‍ an abortion mill in Washington D.C. And 11 others​ were indicted for protesting an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in ⁤2021. And the FBI was sent out as stormtroopers ⁢to round these people up⁢ as if they​ were terrorists.

A federal indictment ‌ claimed that the 11 pro-life activists “engaged in⁣ a conspiracy to prevent⁣ the clinic ​from providing”⁢ and patients from receiving abortion‌ services and violated the FACE Act by “using physical obstruction to intimidate and interfere with the clinic’s employees and a patient.”

These pro-lifers are charged‍ with ​one count each of violating the FACE Act​ and‌ engaging in a​ conspiracy to “deny a right.” The latter is an ⁣interesting charge, because ⁤the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that there is no federal “right” to an abortion.

For their part, the defendants also claimed that ⁤there⁤ were violations of​ federal ‌law going on. ⁢They ⁢said they‌ were​ protesting ⁢outside ⁢the clinic ‍because undercover video showed that the abortion providers were performing ‍procedures that‍ violate the Born Alive‍ Infant Protection Act‍ and‍ the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.

But in truth, there is no evidence ‌that the ⁤pro-lifers‌ barred anyone from entering an abortion facility, nor that they perpetrated any violence.

“[T]he event was mostly ​pro-life people staging a peaceful sit in along with singing and praying,” Life ‍News reported. “[I]t⁢ was so lawful and peaceful that local‌ police let⁤ them go after‌ minor misdemeanor ⁤charges.”

On the other⁤ hand,​ there is⁢ ample evidence that⁤ pro-abortionists have committed violence, including firebombing pro-life centers.

Terrisa Bukovinac, founder ‍of Progressive Anti-Abortion ⁤Uprising, a liberal ​pro-life group, ​noted that Biden’s⁢ regime has not provided equal protection ⁣under ⁣the laws he is using⁤ to attack ⁣pro-lifers,‌ Life News reported.

“In addition to prohibiting blocking access to abortion centers, the FACE ⁣Act includes similar protections for churches‍ and pro-life pregnancy centers,” she said.

“Since the ⁤enactment of the FACE Act in 1994, ⁢126 pro-life ⁤activists have been charged under the law as​ opposed to fewer than 3 pro-abortion ⁣advocates,” Bukovinac said. “This ⁤is despite the more than 70 instances of violence committed against churches⁢ and pregnancy centers —​ including firebombings since the overturning of Roe vs. Wade.

Bukovinac said abortion opponents and pro-life lawmakers, including Texas GOP⁣ Rep. Chip⁢ Roy, have called for the repeal of FACE, because of the‌ DOJ’s employment of the law to persecute peaceful, nonviolent pro-life activists.

There was no ⁢damage to any ⁤abortion facility during any of the protests that sparked the indictments.​ But the DOJ ​is seeking to imprison the pro-lifers for 11 years, nonetheless.

“If ‍convicted of the offenses, the ‍seven conspiracy⁣ defendants each ⁢face up to a maximum of 11 years in prison, three years of supervised release and fines of up to ​$350,000. The remaining five defendants face a year in prison, one year ⁢of supervised release and a fine of up​ to $10,000,” ⁣ Front Page Magazine reported.

This is all part⁤ of Biden’s ‍war against ⁣Christians who support life, a war ‌ even Vice President Kamala⁢ Harris has openly advocated⁣ when, in ⁣September of 2022, she ​praised the attacks on pro-life facilities⁤ and said that she ‍and her activists are “taking on, rightly, the crisis pregnancy centers” where ⁤Christian⁤ workers⁢ try to encourage women to choose life for their unborn babies.

But attacks on crisis pregnancy centers are‌ essentially sanctioned by Biden’s corrupt DOJ because,‌ despite ⁢vandalism, ‍ bomb threats‍ and other violence‍ perpetrated against them, the Biden DOJ has spent very little energy indicting ‍anyone for ⁤this actual⁢ violence.

The attacks on pro-lifers drove one pro-life advocate to throw his hat‌ in the ring to run for Congress,‍ even as Biden’s DOJ threatens to jail‍ him for 11 years​ for daring to protest ⁤against abortion.

Mark ⁤Houck, who was arrested by the ⁤FBI and indicted under‌ the FACE act — ‍but was cleared of charges by a federal jury — is running for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District.

Houck’s case was ⁤egregious, certainly. ⁢His home was raided by dozens of heavily ‌armed FBI‌ agents at 7 a.m. as ⁢most of his children were still in bed asleep. He⁤ was carted off half-clothed. And all this took place even after the original case that claimed he injured a pro-abortionist was⁤ thrown out of​ a ​state court when officials could not find ⁢any record or evidence that the pro-abortionist was actually injured.

The Houcks thought the ​case was closed until ‌Biden’s‍ out-of-control⁤ FBI⁣ showed up at his door, toting automatic weapons and wearing body armor.

This⁤ is all of a piece with Biden’s ​corrupt FBI and ​ DOJ,‍ though. Even as they ignore constant violence by leftists, they are⁢ targeting conservatives.

As Biden’s regime ⁤targets ‍ Catholics and American parents who dare⁣ voice their disgust ⁤over left-wing school boards, and as the DOJ’s partisan attempt to give Hunter Biden permanent immunity to spare⁢ Joe ​Biden ⁣from investigations,⁤ along with the regime’s constant ‌ attacks on a former president to ‌thwart his election campaign, it is clear that Biden ⁤has succeeded⁢ in turning what⁢ was ‌once our premier law enforcement agencies into weaponized ⁣arms of the Democrat Party.

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