Rep. Chip Roy Calls on GOP to Repeal Law Used to Throw Pro-Lifers in Prison

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-22 08:18:48 | Updated at 2024-11-22 13:58:40 5 hours ago

Rep. Chip Roy Calls on GOP to Repeal Law Used to Throw Pro-Lifers in Prison
Breitbart ^ | 11/21/24 | Katherine Hamilton

Posted on 11/22/2024 12:01:52 AM PST by CFW

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is calling on Republicans to repeal a federal law that the pro-abortion Biden administration has used to put pro-life activists behind bars.

Roy and Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill in September of 2023 to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, contending at the time that “Biden’s Department of Justice has brazenly weaponized the FACE Act against normal everyday Americans across the political spectrum, simply because they are pro-life.” Roy further said he thinks the law is “an unconstitutional federal takeover of state police powers.”

“Obviously, we need to move the bill forward, and it would be critical because of what we’re seeing with respect to the persecution of Americans being put in jail,” Roy told The Daily Signal in an article published on Wednesday.

“We’re after the election now, so I feel like we ought to put it out there this year. Go ahead and vote on it so that more Americans can’t get persecuted,” he added. “…I think with the trifecta, we should be able to pass it. We should bring it forward. But look, Republicans are going to have to get the nerve to actually stand up for both free speech and life.”

The FACE Act, which former President Bill Clinton signed into law in 1994, prohibits “violent, threatening, damaging, and obstructive conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with the right to seek, obtain or provide reproductive health services.” The law is supposed to apply to pro-life pregnancy centers and churches, as well as abortion clinics.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: constitution; corruption; face; prolife

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Thank you very much and God bless you.

The law is unconstitutional and should be repealed.

However, the question is will the new GOP grow a spine and follow-through, or will they let the media "shame" them into refusing to address the issue?

1 posted on 11/22/2024 12:01:52 AM PST by CFW

To: CFW

Agree. It gives abortion providers super protection against first amendment rights of their opposition, and also violates equal protection under the law.

2 posted on 11/22/2024 12:06:51 AM PST by Gaffer

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