AG HOLDER FILED SCANDALOUS LAWSUIT AND JUDGE DISMISSED IT!
Conservatives,
Eric Holder’s Department of Justice (DOJ), smarting from a sound legal defeat by our sister organization, Liberty Counsel, just re-launched its court battle against Florida pro-life counselor Mary Susan Pine. Undeterred by a stinging rebuke from the federal judge who first heard the DOJ’s case, the Attorney General now appears to be doubling down, committing yet more taxpayer funds and resources to the abortion lobby’s efforts to silence pro-life Americans.From the beginning, Eric holder’s charges were politically motivated and patently frivolous! He is attempting to intimidate pro-lifers. We will not allow the Attorney General to push Americans around and intimidate them for their beliefs!When Attorney General Eric Holder should be prosecuting terrorists, he is wasting time and tax-payer funds by manufacturing baseless lawsuits against pro-lifers. This breaking news completely validates Liberty Counsel Action’s aggressive campaign to remove Eric Holder from office!
After being thrown out of federal court and chastised for filing a case with no evidence, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has now filed an appeal in Holder v Pine, re-launching its longstanding political prosecution of a pro-life American.
Mary Susan Pine is a pro-life educator and sidewalk counselor. For the last twenty years, she has spent virtually every Saturday in front of an abortion clinic, most recently the Presidential Women’s Center (PWC) in West Palm Beach, Florida. Susan counsels women who are considering abortion and provides material help, connection to resources, and spiritual support for women who choose life.
Without any evidence of wrongdoing, Eric Holder accused Pine of obstructing the entrance to an abortion clinic in violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (“FACE”).
Without any evidence of wrongdoing, Eric Holder accused Pine of obstructing the entrance to an abortion clinic in violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (“FACE”).
Holder and his DOJ sought thousands of dollars in fines against Susan, as well as a permanent injunction banning her from counseling women on the public sidewalk outside the abortion clinic, before Liberty Counsel successfully defended her against the trumped-up charges.
++The judge called the DOJ’s lawsuit a “concerted effort.”
In January of this year, after 18 months of litigation, Federal Judge Kenneth L. Ryskamp dismissed Holder’s lawsuit. Holder’s complete failure to present any evidence of wrongdoing, coupled with the DOJ’s cozy relationship with PWC and their joint failure to preserve video surveillance footage of Pine’s alleged “obstruction” caused Judge Ryskamp to suspect a conspiracy at the highest level of the Obama Administration.
Here’s some of what Judge Ryskamp wrote in his ruling:
“The Court is at a loss as to why the Government chose to prosecute this particular case in the first place. The Court can only wonder whether this action was the product of a concerted effort between the Government and PWC, which began well before the date of the incident at issue, to quell Ms. Pine’s activities rather than to vindicate the rights of those allegedly aggrieved by Ms. Pine’s conduct.”
Harry Mihet, the Liberty Counsel Senior Litigation Counsel who led Susan Pine’s defense, commented about the DOJ’s appeal:
“The Justice Department has apparently forgotten its name and that its purpose is to pursue justice, not unconstitutional, groundless claims manufactured by abortion clinics to intimidate and silence pro-life Americans. Mr. Holder’s appeal will meet with the same fate as his initial lawsuit. His time would be better spent protecting, rather than undermining, the Constitution he swore to uphold.”
The Pine case is yet one more example of the Attorney General’s outrageous, politically-motivated abuse of his high office, and one more reason why Attorney General Eric Holder MUST BE REMOVED from office!
++Eric Holder is not fit to head the Department of Justice.
From the day Eric Holder took his oath of office as Attorney General, his tenure as our nation’s top law enforcement officer can only be described as one scandalous dereliction of duty after another.
Scores of congressional and political leaders have united to call for Eric Holder’s resignation or impeachment. Representative Paul Gosar has introduced a House Resolution for a vote of “No Confidence” that has over 100 signers to date calling for further action if Attorney General Holder stubbornly refuses to resign.
Please, take a minute right now and join me now in signing the Liberty Counsel Action petition calling for the removal of Eric Holder as Attorney General:
http://www.lcaction.cc/r.asp?U=80721&CID=659&RID=33965296
++Liberty Counsel Action’s first delivery of petitions to remove Eric Holder from office was highly impactful!
On January 25, LCA delivered 31,286 petitions calling for Holder’s removal from office. These petitions were delivered to key congressional offices plus the White House and Eric Holder himself!
Now, we are increasing that impact and I hope that at least 50,000 additional Americans will join this campaign. We must continue the drumbeat of protest until Eric Holder is removed from office!
Judging from our many past successes, we know that these massive petition drives make a real difference! And when they get up into the tens of thousands of petitioners, things happen!
++Attorney General Eric Holder has EARNED our wrath!
In 2008, Holder refused to prosecute members of the New Black Panthers who were caught on video engaging in voter intimidation during Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign – yet, he will unleash his legal team to stop a pro-life woman from talking to people about the long-term effects of abortion.
President Obama and Attorney General Holder have refused to allocate legal resources to defend the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) – yet Holder will exhaust ALL legal resources to defend ObamaCare, which is blatantly unconstitutional on its face!
Attorney General Eric Holder is also facing possible “Contempt of Congress” charges from Congressman Darrell Issa over his failure to disclose information concerning the now infamous Fast and Furious debacle!
Eric Holder is sworn to be our nation’s “top cop,” yet I, along with many other attorneys and professionals in the nation’s legal system, no longer have confidence in Mr. Holder’s professional judgment, or his opinions and advice, which are the chief requirements for successfully performing the duties of the United States Attorney General.
That’s why Liberty Counsel Action is calling for his removal.
Please take a moment to sign this important petition now:
http://www.lcaction.cc/r.asp?U=80722&CID=659&RID=33965296
Liberty Counsel represented Susan Pine in the original case of Holder v. Pine at no cost and will continue to represent her in this continuing legal assault by the Department of Justice.
Thank you, as always, for your faithful support!
God bless you,
Mathew Staver, Chairman
Liberty Counsel Action
P.S. Susan Pine was the target of Attorney General Holder’s misguided attempt to intimidate pro-life citizens. One federal judge has already called him up short on his initial trumped-up charges. Yet since Holder’s DOJ is considered by many to be an enforcer of Barack Obama’s political agenda, it is not surprising that the Attorney General has chosen to appeal.
How many more outrageous cases will Eric Holder initiate to advance the Obama Administration’s political interests? Click here to sign the petition calling for Attorney General Eric Holder’s immediate removal from office:
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