{"id":2037375,"date":"2023-09-19T13:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-move-to-repeal-law-that-bidens-doj-has-weaponized-to-imprison-pro-lifers\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T13:58:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:58:54","slug":"house-republicans-move-to-repeal-law-that-bidens-doj-has-weaponized-to-imprison-pro-lifers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-move-to-repeal-law-that-bidens-doj-has-weaponized-to-imprison-pro-lifers\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans seek to repeal law used by Biden&#8217;s DOJ to imprison pro-lifers, calling it &#8216;weaponized&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-move-to-repeal-law-that-bidens-doj-has-weaponized-to-imprison-pro-lifers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2037375&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas Leads Effort to Repeal Law Used to Jail Pro-Life \u2063Activists<\/h2>\n<p>Republican Rep. Chip \u200bRoy of Texas is taking a stand against the oppression of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Americans remember the 48th annual March for Life\">pro-life activists<\/a> by leading\u200d an effort to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic\u200c Entrances Act (FACE Act). This law has been used to target \u2062and imprison individuals who peacefully protest against abortion clinics.<\/p>\n<p>Roy introduced a bill on Tuesday to repeal the FACE Act, stating that &#8220;free Americans should never live in fear of \u2064their \u2064government targeting \u2062them because of their beliefs.&#8221; \u2062He criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s Department of Justice for weaponizing the act against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-perfect-ranking-from-planned-parenthood-5-what-to-find-out-about-biden-hhs-nominees-abortion-record\/\" title=\"\u2018A Perfect Ranking From Planned Parenthood\u2019: 5 WHAT TO FIND OUT ABOUT Biden HHS Nominee\u2019s Abortion Record\">pro-life individuals<\/a>, \u2064regardless of their political affiliation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cFree\u2064 Americans should never live in fear of their government targeting\u200b them \u2062because of their beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NEW:\u200c Rep. Roy moves to repeal the \u200dFACE Act<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jiKgtI8Weg\">https:\/\/t.co\/jiKgtI8Weg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy\/status\/1704117313098703148?\">September 19, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican Sen. \u200cMike Lee of Utah\u200c is expected to introduce a companion bill in the Senate, showing bipartisan support for repealing the FACE Act.<\/p>\n<p>Recent convictions under the FACE Act have sparked outrage.\u2063 Individuals like Jonathan Darnel, Jean Marshall, and \u200bJoan Bell face up\u200d to \u200d11 \u2062years in prison for their involvement\u2064 in \u2062a 2020 protest\u200b at a Washington abortion clinic. The Justice\u200d Department&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pedestal-where-robert-e-lee-statue-stood-to-be-taken-down-land-transferred-to-city-of-richmond\/\" title=\"Pedestal Where Robert E. Lee Statue Stood To Be Taken Down, Land Transferred To City Of Richmond\">news release announcing<\/a> their convictions has raised concerns about the excessive punishment imposed by the act.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These two>70 year old women face\u2062 11 years in prison after\u2063 being convicted of violating \u200cthe \u200cFACE Act\u2026the same Federal\u2062 law that they used to go after a pastor\u200b who pushed a sick\u2064 creep away from\u2063 his young son after disparaging sexual remarks were made at the child. In the latter\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SYBqsfkLvG\">pic.twitter.com\/SYBqsfkLvG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CannCon (@CannConActual) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CannConActual\/status\/1704106844115845475?\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Roy argues that the FACE Act is an unconstitutional federal takeover of state \u2062police powers \u200dand\u2064 must be repealed to protect the separation of powers outlined \u200bin the Constitution. Several Republican representatives, including Chris Smith, Bob Good, Andrew Clyde, Jim Banks, Anna \u2062Paulina Luna, and Doug\u2064 Lamborn, have joined Roy\u2063 as co-sponsors of the repeal \u200clegislation.<\/p>\n<p>This is \u2063not \u2063the first\u2062 time Roy has taken action against the FACE Act. In April, he\u200b attempted to defund its enforcement, citing the Biden administration&#8217;s lack of trustworthiness in implementing and enforcing the act.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The \u200dFACE Act \u200bis not only unconstitutional, \u200bundermining state police powers, it has long been used as a\u200b weapon against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-has-killed-her-hundreds-of-thousands-but-abortion-has-killed-her-tens-of-millions\/\" title=\"COVID Has Killed Her Hundreds of Thousands, But Abortion Has Killed Her Tens of Millions\">pro-life movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2062 should eviscerate the ammunition the weaponized DOJ is\u2063 using \u2062to wage war against Americans fighting to protect the right to\u2062 life. \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eVqYSSjW89\">https:\/\/t.co\/eVqYSSjW89<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Matthew Neuhaus (@RyanMNeuhaus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanMNeuhaus\/status\/1704116264531018235?\">September 19, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Representatives targeted by the Department of Justice under the FACE Act \u2062are seeking representation from the Thomas More Society. Andrew Bath, general \u200bcounsel for the conservative legal firm, emphasizes the need to \u2062stop the egregious abuse of government power.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should the FACE\u2062 Act be repealed?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this \u2064poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree\u200c to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% \u200c(9 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar \u200cname=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3474915\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FACE Act \u2063has \u200bbeen weaponized by this administration,\u201d he said. \u201cEven if enforced honestly, the FACE \u2062Act is unconstitutional. If \u200dour constitutional system of separation of powers\u200c and the ideal of\u200b citizen self-government are to be preserved, the FACE Act\u200c must\u200c be repealed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tom McClusky, director \u200dof government affairs \u2064at CatholicVote,\u2063 said he supported the GOP-led effort to \u201ctake this weapon away\u200b from Joe Biden and restore the First Amendment right \u2063to peacefully protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden administration has\u200c taken weaponization of government to a new \u2062level \u2014 his weapon of choice \u2063against pro-lifers has been the FACE Act, which \u200chas been mainly used to \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-move-to-repeal-law-that-bidens-doj-has-weaponized-to-imprison-pro-lifers\/\" title=\"House Republicans seek to repeal law used by Biden's DOJ to imprison pro-lifers, calling it 'weaponized'.\">target peaceful pro-life activists<\/a> who stand up for the \u200bunborn,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-republicans-move-repeal-law-bidens-doj-weaponized-imprison-pro-lifers\/\">House Republicans Move to Repeal\u2064 Law That Biden&#8217;s DOJ Has &#8216;Weaponized&#8217; to Imprison Pro-Lifers<\/a> appeared first \u200don <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/ca.length><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the reasons cited \u2062by Rep. Chip\u200b Roy and other Republican representatives for wanting\u200d to repeal the FACE Act<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Republican Rep. Chip Roy\u2062 of Texas is leading an \u2063effort to\u200d repeal\u200b the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act), which has\u2063 been \u2064used to target \u2062and imprison pro-life activists. \u200cRoy introduced a bill on Tuesday to\u2064 repeal\u200c the act, stating that free Americans should never live in fear of\u200b their government targeting them because of their beliefs. He \u2062criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s Department\u2064 of \u2062Justice for weaponizing the act against pro-life individuals, regardless of\u200d their \u2062political affiliation.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is expected to introduce a companion bill in the Senate, indicating\u200c bipartisan support for \u200drepealing the FACE Act. Recent convictions under the \u200bact have sparked outrage, as \u200dindividuals like Jonathan Darnel, \u200dJean Marshall, and Joan Bell face up to \u200d11 years in prison for their involvement in a 2020 \u200bprotest at\u2064 a Washington abortion clinic. Concerns have been raised about \u200bthe excessive punishment imposed\u200c by the act.<\/p>\n<p>Roy argues that the FACE Act is an unconstitutional\u200d federal takeover of state police\u200c powers and must be\u2062 repealed\u200b to protect the separation of powers outlined in \u2063the Constitution. Several \u200dRepublican\u2064 representatives, including Chris Smith, Bob Good, Andrew Clyde, Jim Banks, Anna Paulina Luna, and Doug\u200d Lamborn, have joined Roy as\u200d co-sponsors of the repeal legislation.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063is not the first time Roy has taken action against the FACE\u200d Act. In April, he attempted\u2064 to defund\u2064 its enforcement, citing the Biden\u200b administration&#8217;s\u2062 lack of trustworthiness in \u200bimplementing and enforcing\u2064 the act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>them for peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights,&#8221; Roy said. The bill aims to protect the rights of pro-life activists and ensure that they are not unjustly imprisoned for expressing their beliefs. 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