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    I'm surprised that there hasn't been (or I missed it) any mention regarding a jury acquitting Mark Houk, the Pennsylvania man who's home was swarmed last September by two dozen FBI agents with guns drawn to arrest him for allegedly pushing a volunteer at an abortion mill.

    Source: Pennsylvania jury acquits pro-life activist Mark Houck on charges of obstructing abortion clinic access


    Mark Houck, 48, faced 11 years in prison for allegedly violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE)

    A jury has reportedly acquitted Pennsylvania pro-life activist who was accused of allegedly pushing a Planned Parenthood escort during a clash outside an abortion clinic, Life News reported.

    Mark Houck, 48, faced charges that he violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which makes it a federal crime to use force with the intent to injure, intimidate and interfere with anyone because that person produces reproductive health care. He pleaded not guilty.

    The charge stems from an Oct. 13, 2021 incident in which the Biden Administration alleged Houck assaulted and "forcefully shoved" Bruce Love, a 72-year-old volunteer at a Philadelphia Planned Parenthood.

    Houck was arrested in his home by multiple FBI agents in September 2022.

    U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, celebrated the news of Houck's acquittal with a tweet.

    "Good. Begs question of the $48 billion we give to DOJ…," he wrote.

    Shortly after Houck's arrest last fall, his attorney Peter Breen told Fox News Digital that his client's arrest was an "outrageous abuse of power" from the Department of Justice that was intended to intimidate pro-life Americans.

    "The message from the Biden Department of Justice is pure intimidation against pro-life people and people of faith," said Breen, senior counsel of the Thomas More Society. "Why in the world would you send this phalanx of officers heavily armed to this family's home, violate the sanctity of their home, frighten their children? Why would you do that, other than just to send a message?"


    Bill Devlin, a pastor who has ministered with Houck for more than 20 years, told The Christian Post last year that appeared federal prosecutors were "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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    The bolded part pretty much explains what the purpose of the raid was.

    I'm always still in trouble again

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  • #2
    I saw that a day or two ago. Still a little bit of sense out there once in a while.


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    • #3
      Originally posted by mossrose View Post
      I saw that a day or two ago. Still a little bit of sense out there once in a while.
      And from a jury made up of people living in Philadelphia no less.

      Not exactly a conservative stronghold.

      I'm always still in trouble again

      "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
      "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
      "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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      • #4
        Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
        ....a Planned Parenthood escort ...
        I don't wanna be anywhere NEAR this person on judgment day!

        "Yeah, Rhonda, your job is to escort and protect women who are going to kill their baby from the people who are praying for them, and get them safely inside the killing fields".
        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
          And from a jury made up of people living in Philadelphia no less.

          Not exactly a conservative stronghold.
          All you need is one juror.
          P1) If , then I win.

          P2)

          C) I win.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Diogenes View Post

            All you need is one juror.
            I don't think that's accurate - most grand juries operate on a super majority of 2/3 or 3/4 to indict.
            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post

              I don't think that's accurate - most grand juries operate on a super majority of 2/3 or 3/4 to indict.
              Yeah, in Pennsylvania...

              Unlike a trial jury, the verdict does not need to be unanimous; only a majority or super majority of votes is needed to determine whether the criminal case should proceed. However, even if the grand jury does not move forward with a criminal case, a prosecutor could still pursue charges though a preliminary hearing.
              The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post

                I don't think that's accurate - most grand juries operate on a super majority of 2/3 or 3/4 to indict.
                I was meaning one out of twelve jurors. Since it's federal charges, there's no issue of dual sovereignty to interfere in double jeopardy.
                P1) If , then I win.

                P2)

                C) I win.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Diogenes View Post

                  I was meaning one out of twelve jurors. Since it's federal charges, there's no issue of dual sovereignty to interfere in double jeopardy.
                  My bad - I had an old article that was referring to the grand jury, not the actual trial jury. I didn't read the OP carefully enough.

                  My apologies.
                  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post

                    My bad - I had an old article that was referring to the grand jury, not the actual trial jury. I didn't read the OP carefully enough.

                    My apologies.
                    It's cool. The bigger hurdle to be that one juror would likely be getting through the voir dire (fancy phrase for jury selection process) without committing perjury.
                    Last edited by Diogenes; 02-02-2023, 02:27 PM.
                    P1) If , then I win.

                    P2)

                    C) I win.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                      I'm surprised that there hasn't been (or I missed it) any mention regarding a jury acquitting Mark Houk, the Pennsylvania man who's home was swarmed last September by two dozen FBI agents with guns drawn to arrest him for allegedly pushing a volunteer at an abortion mill.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                        I'm surprised that there hasn't been (or I missed it) any mention regarding a jury acquitting Mark Houk, the Pennsylvania man who's home was swarmed last September by two dozen FBI agents with guns drawn to arrest him for allegedly pushing a volunteer at an abortion mill.
                        I mentioned it in the other thread about Abortion protestors being charged

                        https://theologyweb.com/campus/forum...35#post1453935

                        We don't seem to far behind the UK in the government violating our civil rights in regard to protesting abortion. At least nobody has been arrested for thinking the wrong thoughts yet.



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