Gee!! A Fed Prosecutor LIES!!

Somewhat involved story here following up on the Fed Gov prosecution of Mr. Houck--a pro-lifer.

Short version:  Houck was dragged to jail by a couple dozen FEEBS (just doing their job, you see) on the pretext that he violated the Federal FACE Act which prohibits interference with someone on their way to an abortion clinic.

But it also prohibits interference with someone on their way to a pregnancy help center......that's significant.

Houck got into a tussle with an abortion fanatic who 'escorted' mothers on the way to kill their babies.  The fanatic complained of 'assault,' a charge which was dismissed in  municipal court.

Then Merrick Garland decided to make an example out of Houck.

That might not be too easy for the sack of shit called "Attorney General".

...under the facts detailed in Houck’s motion to dismiss, it was Love’s conduct that fell within the FACE Act since he allegedly physically obstructed their attempts to obtain reproductive health services at the pregnancy resource center.

The second half of the equation, then, is that Houck could not have violated the FACE Act when he made contact with Love outside the pregnancy resource center because Love was not at the time assisting the women to obtain reproductive health services. 

Likewise, the FACE Act charge set forth in the second count of the federal indictment omitted any reference to Love attempting to assist any Planned Parenthood clients in obtaining “reproductive health services.” And it was similarly deceptive by alleging that Houck “verbally confronted Mr. Love and forcefully shoved” him to the ground “in front of the” abortion facility,” but ignoring, what the motion to dismiss claimed was indisputable, that “it was Mr. Love who approached and verbally confronted Mr. Houck and his then-12-year-old son approximately 50 feet away from the abortion facility’s entrance, and who turned directly into Mr. Houck after Mr. Houck directed him to get away.” 

Because the FACE Act requires the government to establish that Houck acted “because” Love was providing “reproductive health services,” and because the evidence fails to establish any nexus between the physical encounters and Love escorting women, Houck argues the government cannot establish the elements of the crimes and says the case against him should be dismissed. Case law supports Houck’s position and alone justifies the dismissal of the criminal charges....

So a Fed prosecutor lied like Hell for political purposes.  The objective was not to obtain "justice," but to teach Houck--and others like him--that they will grind you to dust by any means necessary.

The Thomas More Society is defending Houck.  You can mail your contribution to them at:  309 W. Washington, Chicago, IL., 60606.