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Posted on 01/29/2023 6:41:50 PM PST by grundle
Mark Houck was arrested by the FBI at his rural Pennsylvania home for allegedly violating the FACE Act
Deadlocked jurors are set to reconvene Monday in the case against a Pennsylvania pro-life activist who faces up to 11 years in prison for allegedly pushing a Planned Parenthood escort during a clash outside an abortion clinic.
Mark Houck, 48, was arrested by the FBI last September in front of his family at his home in rural Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on charges that he violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act during an altercation he had with the escort in Philadelphia in October 2021.
Houck pleaded not guilty to violating the FACE Act, which prohibits "violent, threatening, damaging, and obstructive conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with the right to seek, obtain, or provide reproductive health services."
Houck, a Catholic who routinely engaged in prayerful protests outside abortion clinics, was accused of pushing 72-year-old Bruce Love after the escort allegedly yelled at Houck's 12-year-old son. Both Houck and his son testified during the trial last week.
Bill Devlin, a pastor who has ministered with Houck for more than 20 years and has been attending his court proceedings, told The Christian Post last week that when Houck's attorneys were arguing a motion to dismiss, he heard Judge Gerald Pappert say, "It appears to me that the U.S. government is stretching the statute of the FACE Act."
"We are deep brothers in the faith, and I’ve come alongside to undergird and support him because it’s the presumption of innocent until the government can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mark Houck violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act," Devlin told the outlet.
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Eleven years for “pushing” a infant murderer? Geez. Somebody has been hittin’ da drugs pretty hard.
No matter how severe...they let pedophiles out on probation and often only serve a few years.
The FACE Act is currently unlawful, as with the removal of abortion from the Bill of Rights, Congress has no police authority over actions outside an abortion clinic absent an interstate conspiracy to push somebody.
This is lawfare by the democrats to hurt a patriot. We are in CWII, folks.
He was protecting his child from a real threat of violence from a pro-choice activist. That’s not guilty in my books.
It was lawfully in force when the assault of the elderly man occurred.
Been a while since I looked into this, but anyone that thinks this guy is criminally guilty is mentally retarded, and/or extremely left-wing.
Since he was arrested by the FBI, I’m going to assume that the FACE (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances) Act is a Federal Law.
Forgive my naiveté, but what part of Article I authorizes Congress to legislate on this matter?
I guess theres not much to do around the office if the FBI is now chasing down prolife protestors.
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What does Quay Walker get for shoving a Lion’s medical staffer?
https://twitter.com/PFN365/status/1612297185298731008
Wonder what they give to someone who commits murder? Eleven years for pushing? Did the push kill the person? Was it a black on white crime with a black jury? Sounds like the sentence doesn’t match the crime.
Laws like this are much like "hate crime" laws, they punish intent instead of the actual act which is BS and should have no place in our justice system. There are already state laws in place that deal with assault and I'll bet that he wouldn't be facing anywhere near 11 years for the same act if it wasn't for this FACE act passed by a democratic senate and house then signed by a democratic president. It's partisan legislation that never should have become law.
Crime is measured at the time it is committed. I agree that the locals should be prosecuting this crime instead of the Feds.
Chinese agents walk the halls of our universities. And what’s worse, they also walk the halls of Congress. But the FBI can not spare any time investigating that. They are too busy investigating possible shoving matches.
There was an article posted here recently which reported that some pro-aborts that attacked pro-life women's health centers in Florida and were indicted by the DOJ and charged under the FACE Act.
Finally! DOJ Makes First-Ever Indictment of Abortion Extremists Attacking Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
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As I read the law it states interference with someone seeking reproductive services. What sort of reproductive services would a 72 year old man be seeking?
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