Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is calling for the defunding of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, alleging that the law has been weaponized against pro-life advocates.
In a letter to the drafters of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the representatives requested that a provision banning “funding for the Department of Justice to implement the FACE Act,” (18 U.S. Code § 248).
The letter cites examples of the Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) allegedly abusing the FACE Act against American citizens, including the case of Mark Houck, who was found innocent of all charges following an early-morning FBI raid on his home….