The Democrats' truth-telling problem

The media wing of the Democrat Party has a truth-telling problem. They won't admit it but it's there in plain sight. One of the prolific providers of less-than-truthful statements is the Bulwark website. In her latest article, Jill Lawrence worries about "the Judiciary Committee’s new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government led by Rep. Jim Jordan."

Ms. Lawrence continues, saying "Jordan has long complained about the supposed persecution of conservatives by the FBI and other agencies. Now he’s claimed broad powers to do something about it—including mucking around in open investigations." There's nothing supposed about the DOJ's persecution of conservatives, especially religious conservatives. Just ask Mark Houck, now on trial in federal court. Initially, the Philadelphia Planned Parenthood contacted the Philadelphia PD to report the incident. Officers responded but the Philadelphia DA didn't prosecute.

After that incident, though, FBI agents showed up in the Houck family's front yard. Ryan-Marie, Houck's wife, told Tucker Carlson that "My entire front yard, you could barely see it, it was covered with at least 15 big trucks and cars. There were 20, 25, 30, men, women, completely in jackets with shields and helmets and guns. They were behind cars. It was something I would never expect to see on my front lawn."

Houck is now charged with violating the FACE Act, "which makes it a federal crime to use force with the intent to injure, intimidate and interfere with anyone because that person provides reproductive health care."

It's a farce that Mark Houck was arrested. Houck was defending his 12-year-old son. It's impossible to prove that Houck was attempting to injure the Planned Parenthood escort. If the DOJ can't prove that, the Garland DOJ loses.

Let's remember that this happened after the Philadelphia DA refused to prosecute. Why would the FBI bring "at least 15 big trucks and cars" into the Houck's front yard? This seems like the DOJ and FBI are attempting to threaten and intimidate pro-life organizations.

Enter David Jolly into the fight:

These fears are not overblown, says David Jolly, a former two-term congressman from Florida who left the GOP in 2018 and is now a political independent. Jolly co-chairs Facts First USA, a bipartisan rapid-response group founded by Democratic activist David Brock.

"Coming off Donald Trump's stolen election fake narrative and the violent insurrection of January 6th, this subcommittee will stoke a toxic mix of insurrection themes. It will provide justification for Americans to feel they are under threat from their government," Jolly said in a phone interview. The message to Second Amendment conservatives is that "you have a right to your weapons because one day the government’s going to come for you," he added. "It gets into themes that are destabilizing."

The fact that Jolly would join with David Brock, the founder of Media Matters, indicates that Jolly is a Liz Cheney-Adam Kinzinger Republican. This is Tucker Carlson describing the FBI's tactics:

Ask yourself this question: Why would FBI agents show up at Mark Houck's home after he'd volunteered to surrender? Ryan-Marie Houck's story is credible. Remember that the defendant enters with the presumption of innocence. The prosecution's burden is to prove all elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Without video proof of the incident or text messages, voice messages or emails from Houck saying that he intended to harm this escort, the DOJ doesn't stand a chance. Merrick Garland is smart enough to know that. The final question then is this: why did AG Garland prosecute this weak case? Was Garland's intent to intimidate pro-life activists? That's why this subcommittee is essential.