Posted on 10/11/2022 11:32:10 AM PDT by Red Badger
Last week, the U.S. Justice Department indicted 11 more pro-life activists after alleging they “blocked access” to an abortion clinic in Tennessee as part of a protest last spring.
Video footage that recently surfaced on social media shows multiple heavily armed agents purportedly hauling away Paul Vaughn, a 55-year-old man charged in relation to the protests. In the video, a woman can be heard pleading with the agents to answer her questions, which included a query about why the agents were “banging on my door with a gun.”
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“You’re not going to tell me anything?” the woman asks as the agents head back to their vehicles. One agent replies, “No, we’re not,” while another says, “I tried.” The woman also asks for an agent's name or “any information” but they ignored her and left the scene.
Vaugh was reportedly part of a group of 11 pro-life activists who, according to an indictment, blocked access to a Tennessee abortion clinic as part of a protest in early March 2021. Why charges and arrests are being made now, over 18 months later, remains unanswered. Many, however, are pointing out the November mid-term elections are only a month away.
The ages of those charged in Tennessee range from 24 to 87 years old and all are charged with FACE Act violations. Some could be facing up to 11 years in prison.
Just last month, a 48-year-old Pennsylvania man was raided by 15-20 heavily armed FBI agents while his terrified wife and seven children watched on in horror.
Mark Houck, the Pennsylvania native, is also facing FACE Act violations, which stem from an incident that happened last year in Philadelphia. Houck maintains he was defending his 12-year-old son when he pushed a Planned Parenthood volunteer, who fell down and suffered only a “minor” scrape on his arm, according to authorities. No evidence has been presented showing Houck, at any time, prevented an employee or patient from accessing the facility.
This all comes as the FBI has yet to announce any arrests made on the more than 60 violent attacks on crisis pregnancy centers that have happened since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade back in June.
Prominent pro-lifers have expressed concern the Biden administration is abusing the power of the federal government for political reasons ahead of a critical election.
The FBI used a major show of force to arrest pro-life Christian Mark Houck, 48, with dozens of agents reportedly descending on his home with guns drawn as Houck’s wife and children looked on in horror.
Early Friday morning (9/23) the FBI arrived at the Houck’s residence in Bucks County, PA and began pounding on the door. Despite putting his hands up and willingly cooperating, multiple agents pointed guns in Mark’s face as his family – including his seven children – were forced to watch their dad “shackled” and taken away, according to family representative Brian Middleton, who spoke with CBN’s Faithwire.
Houck’s wife Ryan-Marie described the shocking scene to LifeSiteNews, saying her husband was pleading with agents. “‘Please, I’m going to open the door, but, please, my children are in the home. I have seven babies in the house.’ But they just kept pounding and screaming.” She added that they “had big, huge rifles pointed at Mark and pointed at me and kind of pointed throughout the house.”
“This show of force carried out by the Biden regime against ordinary Americans is an abuse of power that stands against the fundamental principles on which our country was founded,” Pennsylvania State Senator and Republican nominee for Governor Doug Mastriano said in a statement.
This massive display by the FBI – Houck claims 25-30 heavily armed agents were used to haul him in – raises serious questions as to why so much force was deemed necessary. The FBI raid stems from a minor altercation back in October 2021 with a volunteer at a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Philadelphia. Police were called, but declined to pursue the case because of lack of evidence.
The volunteer, 72-year-old Bruce Love (who is identified only as “B.L.” on the indictment), is familiar with Houck, as the two have crossed paths at the Philadelphia abortion clinic many times previously.
The indictment against Houck claims he “assaulted” Love only “because Love was a volunteer at the abortion clinic”. According to Houck’s family representative, that’s not what happened.
Houck was at the abortion clinic praying and ministering within his legal rights (on the sidewalk, not clinic property) when, according to Middleton, it was Love who approached Houck’s 12-year-old son and began unleashing a string of vile comments, cursing the young man. That’s when Houck intervened, and eventually pushed Love in order to protect his son, causing Love to fall to the ground. That’s when police were called and eventually decided there was a “lack of evidence” of an assault taking place and declined to pursue the issue any further.
Love then filed a criminal complaint against Houck, but failed to show up to any of the court hearings, prompting the judge to dismiss the case.
Six days after the case was dismissed, Houck received a target letter from the DOJ notifying him he was the subject of a federal grand jury investigation. According to Middleton, Houck and his attorneys promptly replied to this notice, but never heard back from the government – until Friday morning when the FBI began pounding on their door.
“They were absolutely compliant, and there was no reception to their compliance,” Middleton said.
In a press release from the DOJ, they claim Houck violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act:
“Assault is always a serious offense, and under the FACE Act, if the victim is targeted because of their association with a reproductive healthcare clinic, it is a federal crime,” said U.S. Attorney Romero. “Our Office and the Department of Justice are committed to prosecuting crimes which threaten the safety and rights of all individuals.”
The DOJ seems less eager to punish those responsible for the wave of recent assaults against pro-life pregnancy centers, with no FBI arrests being made despite 60-plus attacks on crisis pregnancy centers.
CBN’s Faithwire has reached out to the FBI for comment, but they have yet to respond. We will update this article with any response they provide.
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That’s the sound of the Communists coming to imprison and execute you. The people of the USSR and Nazi occupied areas came to know the sound well.
It’s time.
Pure cowardice or a Stasi mentality that is designed to instill fear. There is no other explanation.
In the past years, two men in business suits would have knocked on the door with concealed 6 shot revolvers. Now they dress like soldiers… they are terrified. Unlike street cops, and despite the hit movies, the average FBI agent never personally makes an arrest. They are roughly 45 times less likely than a street cop to shoot a bad guy. This is because they don’t go to bank robberies, they don’t go to armed robberies, they don’t go to domestic violence calls, they don’t encounter the crackhead on the street corner, they don’t go to bar fights. The FBI is filled with college kid cowards.
The Aamerican people understand that the First Amendment calls for them to:
Bow down!... Obey!... Snitch!...
“ it was Love who approached Houck’s 12-year-old son and began unleashing a string of vile comments, cursing the young man. ”
They need to say precisely what the guy said. It should be widely published, no censoring. People need to see the kind of animals we are dealing with.
This either ends in January. Or it will just have to “be ended....”
Mark Houck - one of my friends knows him, is a serious and devoted family man.
FIB has been turned into political stormtrooper jackbooted thugs by the Brandon Junta communist Marxists in Washington. The arresting thug officers and the chain of command all the way up to M. “Garland” Garfinkle should be removed from office for abuse of power and imprisoned for this wicked armed political attack on a man already proven innocent for the alleged incident. This is what totalitarianism looks like, when you shove some jerk away from mistreating your child in public, and then you go to jail in a dawn Raid with dozens of heavily armed militarized Secret Intelligence Police.
All because Brandon wants everyone to have an abortion.
Things I was promised could never happen in this country. Commierats: “Hold my beer!”
FBI are now nothing but jack booted thugs just like many other law enforcement officers have become as part of the COVID crackdown.
Because that is the expected behavior of Fascists.
way past time..
After a certain period (now) if you remain at the FBI you are guilty. Nuremberg trials coming.
"Last week, the U.S. Justice Department indicted 11 more pro-life activists after alleging they “blocked access" [??? emphasis added] to an abortion clinic in Tennessee as part of a protest last spring."
FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument
Blocking public access is at worst regarded as domestic violence imo, correction welcome.
The problem for feds in dealing with domestic violence is this. The state delegates to the Constitutional Convention had decided to require the distrusted feds to stand down to domestic violence unless popularly elected state goverment leaders in the state where violence is taking place decide that the state doesn't have the resources to deal with a given case of violence and formally request federal assistance in helping to put a stop to it.
"Article IV, Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence [emphases added]."
The reason that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention made Article IV, Section 4 (4.4) is to prevent the very untrusted federal government from dreaming up excuses to stick its big nose into the affairs of the sovereign states.
Justice Joseph Story had put it this way about 4.4.
”§ 1819. It may not be amiss further to observe, (in the language of another commentator,) that every pretext for intermeddling with the domestic concerns of any state, under colour of protecting it against domestic violence, is taken away by that part of the provision, which renders an application from the legislature, or executive authority of the state endangered necessary to be made to the general government, before its interference can be at all proper [emphasis added]. On the other hand, this article becomes an immense acquisition of strength, and additional force to the aid of any state government, in case of an internal rebellion, or insurrection against its authority. The southern states, being more peculiarly open to danger from this quarter, ought (he adds) to be particularly tenacious of a constitution, from which they may derive such assistance in the most critical periods.” —Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, Article 4, Section 4.
So the key question regarding this "domestic violence" issue is this. Did popularly elected Tennessee State leaders decide that their state couldn't handle the eleven pro-life activists blocking access to abortion clinic (yeah, right) and formally requested federal assistance in dealing with these pro-life activists?
If such is the case and legal majority patriot voters in Tennessee don't like how their state involved the feds in this issue, then Tennessee voters are encouraged to elect Republicans to their state government in November.
On the other hand, if the feds got involved in this "domestic violence" access-blocking issue without the constitutionally required formal request of the state, then this incident is another good reason for Trump's nationwide red tsunami of patriot voters to elect Republican candidate lawmakers to federal office in November who will support Trump to finish draining the Constitution-ignoring swamp.
Insights welcome.
And if the government can throw you in the federal pen for 11 years, then just as in a hockey fight, get your money's worth.
I have gone from a good feeling about the FBI (a decade back) to feeling that the 'FIB' could easily stand for "Federal Intimidation Bureau" given their tactics and actions. A bad feeling came on a Europe Trip about 2007 when I was in shock at seeing railroad security fully decked out with full auto smgs (submachine guns) and top-line tactical clothes. Of course, by the time I flew back here, the same could be found in our airports.
Now, I think the modern style of overwhelming "raid & apprehensions" is political theater to kow the self respect of the citizen. MAKES ME SICK OF THESE tin-pot mandarins!
Biden was furious after the Supreme Court decision. His September 1 speech and this fascist intrusion are the consequences.
BUT BUT BUT the rank and file agents are good people.... just following orders.
Uh, did anyone watch RAV yesterday when the FBI whistleblower was on and was saying the FEDS have NO RIGHT to come to a state and try and collect personal belongings or arrest people of a different political mindset. The STATE or mayors or public officials of any state can block the Feds from doing it because states are exclusive and they just can’t come in and play roughshod with citizens........but you have to have local sheriff, police chiefs and I think governors and commissioners to stop it.......I think the guy referred to a thing called the CONSTITUTION for that.
“And if the government can throw you in the federal pen for 11 years, then just as in a hockey fight, get your money’s worth.”
Well stated...
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