Conservative activists may receive 11-year prison sentences for praying
In the first week of October 2022, 100 days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Joe Biden held a highly publicized meeting with his “reproductive rights task force” in the state dining room of the White House.
At the meeting, Biden announced a plan to subvert the Supreme Court’s ruling by instructing Congress to pass legislation that would prevent any state from banning abortion. He also announced millions of dollars in federal funds to promote abortion and threatened legal consequences for any university that tried to punish a student for having an abortion.
However, what Biden didn’t announce was that, at the same time, his enforcers in the DOJ were planning a “shock and awe” style raid to intimidate and punish pro-life activists. Just hours after the meeting, a team of heavily armed FBI agents arrived at the home of Paul Vaughn, a pro-life activist in Tennessee, and arrested him in front of his children.
Video of the FBI’s arrest of Paul Vaughn of Centerville, Tennessee. DOJ charged him with “conspiracy against rights secured by the FACE Act, and committing FACE Act violations” for blocking the entrance to an abortion clinic. Paul tells me the footage was taken by his wife. pic.twitter.com/KSDvLRSrlF
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) October 7, 2022
Paul Vaughn’s “crime” was participating in a protest at an abortion facility in 2021, where he and other pro-life activists sang and prayed in the hallway. They were arrested for misdemeanor trespassing. This incident was blown out of proportion, with one protester even being charged with “contributing to the delinquency of a minor” for bringing a child to the demonstration.
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Paul Vaughn wasn’t even arrested by local police that day because he wasn’t trespassing. The whole situation was trivial, as even the police spokesman acknowledged. Yet, the DOJ decided to make an example out of Vaughn and other pro-life activists.
BREAKING: Six pro-life activists were just found guilty in federal court after being prosecuted by Biden’s DOJ under the FACE Act for protesting outside a Nashville abortion clinic.
Here’s a snippet of the protest, which occurred on March 5, 2021.
For the crime of praying and… pic.twitter.com/UPzZvtZebM
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The DOJ arrested 11 people, including an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, for participating in the demonstration. They were charged with violations of the federal “Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act” (FACE Act), which carries penalties of up to a decade in prison.
This selective enforcement of the law is hypocritical and goes against the principles of equal protection and due process. The Biden administration is punishing political disobedience based on ideology, while pardoning nonviolent offenders in other cases.
Unfortunately, this pattern of targeting pro-life activists is not limited to Tennessee. Similar cases have occurred in Washington, D.C., where activists were convicted for FACE Act violations, and in Birmingham, where a woman was arrested for praying silently outside an abortion clinic.
Conservatives must push back against this unconstitutional attack on civil liberties and the ideological persecution of pro-life activists. If these actions continue unchecked, it won’t be long before they come knocking on everyone’s front door.
How has President Joe Biden’s administration responded to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade?
It is alarming to witness the actions taken by President Joe Biden’s administration in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. While Biden publicly presents himself as a champion of reproductive rights, his true intentions are coming to light.
In the first week of October 2022, just 100 days after the Supreme Court ruling, Biden held a highly publicized meeting with his “reproductive rights task force” in the state dining room of the White House. During this meeting, Biden unveiled his plan to subvert the Supreme Court’s ruling by urging Congress to pass legislation preventing any state from banning abortion. Additionally, he announced the allocation of millions of dollars in federal funds to promote abortion. These measures, combined with his threat to introduce legal consequences for universities that attempted to punish students for having abortions, demonstrate a clear agenda to ensure unrestricted access to abortion across the country.
However, what Biden failed to disclose during this meeting was the simultaneous plan orchestrated by his enforcers in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to crackdown on pro-life activists. Just hours after the meeting, armed FBI agents stormed the home of Paul Vaughn, a pro-life activist from Tennessee, and arrested him in front of his children.
Vaughn’s arrest was for his participation in a peaceful protest at an abortion facility last year. Alongside other pro-life activists, Vaughn sang and prayed in the hallway of the clinic. They were initially charged with misdemeanor trespassing, a charge that was blown out of proportion. In fact, one protester was even charged with “contributing to the delinquency of a minor” for bringing a child to the demonstration.
The footage of Vaughn’s arrest, taken by his wife, reveals the troubling tactics being employed by the FBI. In the video, we see heavily armed agents storming Vaughn’s home, creating an atmosphere of shock and fear for both him and his children.
This incident serves as a clear example of the Biden administration’s hypocrisy. While publicly championing reproductive rights, Biden is simultaneously orchestrating a campaign of intimidation and punishment against those who align themselves with the pro-life movement. It is a sobering reminder that the protection of constitutional rights should extend to all individuals, regardless of their beliefs.
As citizens, we must remain vigilant and hold our elected officials accountable for their actions. The targeting of individuals who peacefully express their opposition to abortion is a violation of their First Amendment rights and undermines the principles upon which our nation was founded. It is crucial that we continue to advocate for a society that respects and upholds the rights of all individuals, regardless of their stance on contentious issues.
The actions of the Biden administration following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade are deeply concerning. It is essential that we engage in open and honest dialogue, respecting differing viewpoints while working towards a society that upholds the principles of justice and equality for all.
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