{"id":2212396,"date":"2024-04-03T16:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gross-lawmakers-slam-biden-administration-over-convictions-of-pro-life-activists\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T16:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:11:27","slug":"gross-lawmakers-slam-biden-administration-over-convictions-of-pro-life-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gross-lawmakers-slam-biden-administration-over-convictions-of-pro-life-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers criticize Biden Administration for convictions of pro-life activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fgross-lawmakers-slam-biden-administration-over-convictions-of-pro-life-activists%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=2212396&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--><p>Republican lawmakers heavily criticized the Biden administration for \u2062the convictions of Christian pro-lifers\u200d under the FACE Act, calling the\u2062 DOJ&#8217;s actions &#8220;weaponized.&#8221;\u2064 This has sparked renewed calls for the repeal of the controversial legislation. The \u2062accused \u2062individuals face prison time \u2062and fines for their peaceful protest at an abortion \u2063facility.\u2063 The situation has\u200b raised\u2062 concerns about targeting pro-life\u200b activists.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republican lawmakers slammed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> on Wednesday over a \u201cweaponized\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/department-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Department<\/a> after four more Christian pro-lifers face prison time after they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/four-pro-lifers-face-prison-time-after-being-convicted-in-federal-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convicted<\/a> of FACE-Act related charges on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The four, Eva Edl, Eva Zastrow, James Zastrow, and Paul Place, face up to six months in prison and a $10,000 fine after they were found guilty of violating the FACE Act by Middle District of Tennessee Magistrate Judge Chip Frensly. Critics say that the FACE Act, a Clinton-era law that criminalizes the use of force or threats of force that prevent someone from accessing an abortion facility, has been used to target pro-lifers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the aftermath of the convictions, some lawmakers again renewed calls for repeal of the FACE Act, saying that it had been weaponized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBiden\u2019s DOJ is weaponized against pro-life demonstrators,\u201d Rep Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said, commenting on the Tuesday trial. \u201cThis is not acceptable. Congress must repeal the FACE Act.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#8217;s DOJ is weaponized against pro-life demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p>This is not acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Congress must repeal the FACE Act.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AOhLu4Tyb4\">https:\/\/t.co\/AOhLu4Tyb4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1775524854411727042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am a proud cosponsor of [Rep. Chip Roy\u2019]s FACE Act Repeal Act of 2023,\u201d Biggs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1775524855590330502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>. \u201cLet\u2019s get it done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/republicans-call-for-repeal-of-weaponized-face-act-after-conviction-of-peaceful-pro-lifers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduced<\/a> a bill in the House last year that would repeal the FACE Act and a companion bill was put forth in the Senate by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT). Roy again <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy\/status\/1775499543003463931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">urged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  Congress to take up his measure on Wednesday, saying that Congress should pass it \u201cimmediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Edl, Place, and the Zastrows (brother and sister) were charged by the DOJ after they participated in a sit-in at the Carafem abortion facility in Mt Juliet, Tennessee, on March 5, 2021. On that day, a group of demonstrators gathered on the second floor of an office building in the hallway outside Carafem. The group prayed, sang hymns, and urged women showing up to the clinic to not get abortions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photos were displayed at the trial showing the four sitting in front of the door to Carafem, but the defendants\u2019 lawyers argued that the DOJ never proved they had actually blocked anyone from entering or actually inhibited the activities of the staff of the facility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Responding to the news of the convictions on Tuesday, Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) blasted the Biden administration for its targeting of pro-life activists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMore than 5,000 illegals enter our country every day and the Biden Administration has no idea where they are,\u201d he posted on X. \u201cIf you\u2019re a pro-life activist, Biden\u2019s DOJ definitely knows where you are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than 5,000 illegals enter our country every day and the Biden Administration has no idea where they are. <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a pro-life activist, Biden\u2019s DOJ definitely knows where you are. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pEcEtuF7xv\">https:\/\/t.co\/pEcEtuF7xv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBarryMoore\/status\/1775531658453676301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) also slammed Biden over the prosecution of the pro-lifers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBiden\u2019s DOJ is prosecuting Christians for peacefully praying outside abortion clinics, which is their First Amendment right,\u201d she wrote. \u201cMeanwhile, 10 million illegal aliens walked into our country, including known terrorist \u2018gotaways\u2019 &#038; Biden\u2019s DOJ has no idea where they are. AMERICA LAST!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#8217;s DOJ is prosecuting Christians for peacefully praying outside abortion clinics, which is their First Amendment right. Meanwhile, 10 million illegal aliens walked into our country, including known terrorist &#8220;gotaways&#8221; &#038; Biden&#8217;s DOJ has no idea where they are. AMERICA LAST! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KJv920JTik\">https:\/\/t.co\/KJv920JTik<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mary Miller (@RepMaryMiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMaryMiller\/status\/1775526614048088128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), a member of the House Oversight Committee, called the whole thing \u201cgross.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cInstead of securing the border and protecting Americans, Joe Biden is going after Pro-Lifers \u2013 gross,\u201d Burlison said.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Instead of securing the border and protecting Americans, Joe Biden is going after Pro-Lifers \u2013 gross. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ezrAyjetc\">https:\/\/t.co\/3ezrAyjetc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Eric Burlison (@RepEricBurlison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEricBurlison\/status\/1775538503335485589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  In January, six other pro-lifers who were at Carafem in March 2021 were convicted of similar charges and could be sentenced to over 10 years in prison and leveled hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans criticized the Biden administration for a &#8220;weaponized&#8221; Justice Department as four Christian pro-lifers faced prison time for FACE Act violations. 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