While a Christian grandfather entered federal prison this week to serve a sentence related to peaceful pro-life protests, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) spoke out about her opponent, former President Donald Trump. He is said to have threatened to imprison anyone who opposes him. ”
At approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday, 63-year-old Calvin Zastrow was sentenced to six months in prison for participating in a peaceful protest outside an abortion clinic in Tennessee on March 5, 2021. He arrived at the Thomson Federal Correctional Institute in Illinois to begin his training.
Report from daily wire Zastrow and others gathered outside the clinic that day, “sitting in front of the entrance,” “singing hymns,” and “urging women not to have abortions,” he claimed. Ministry of Justice press release described the incident as a “clinic blockade” that “prevented employees from providing reproductive health services and patients from receiving reproductive health services.”
There is no indication in the Justice Department's press release that Mr. Zastrow or his five co-defendants committed any acts of violence. The press release states that co-defendants Chester Gallagher and Paul Vaughan “obstructed Mount Juliet Police through negotiations that Gallagher called delay tactics,” a detail that the protesters believed were peaceful and civil. It seems like you're repeating what you're doing to engage in insubordination. It's not violence.
The same can't be said for some of Zastrow's fellow inmates at Thompson Federal Correctional Institution. According to the Daily Wire, the prison had five murder charges and two suicide charges between 2019 and 2023.
Sexual crimes also seem to be rampant at this facility. According to the Daily Wire, prison officials reported 275 cases of sexual misconduct in 2022 alone.
Despite spending the next six months in a violent environment, Zastrow, who was convicted in January of felony conspiracy to violate rights and violating the Freedom of Admissions Act, embraced the opportunity to continue his ministry. There is.
“I pray for a witness for Christ. If I'm out there miserable and can't sleep well, I'll just suffer with honor for Jesus,” he told The Daily Wire. “But if I can sleep and stay healthy, all I have to do is think about who the Lord wants me to serve and who He wants me to serve.”
“I am here to proclaim the glory of Christ and His Kingdom,” Zastrow continued. “I'm just here for that. I'm going to let all the demons in Hell know that they are on alert.”
The Thomas More Society, which represents Mr. Zastrow in a separate case, is disgusted by the Biden-Harris Justice Department's callous prosecution of peaceful protesters like Mr. Zastrow.
“Calvin Zastrow…is a peaceful man with a deep love for others and his country. I have dedicated my life to intervening,” said a TMS executive. said attorney Steve Crampton in a statement to Blaze News.
“The injustice of sentencing such a pacifist to perhaps the most violent federal prison sentence in the nation is hard to fathom. “It highlights their loyalty and their unbridled enthusiasm for destroying the abortion industry.”Movement of Life. ”
“In a democracy, the president of the United States should be willing to deal with criticism,” she raged, “not to say lock people up for criticism.”
The Biden-Harris Justice Department appears determined to prosecute peaceful protesters. This week, Bevelyn Williams, a 33-year-old Christian wife and mother, began serving a 41-month sentence for misdemeanor criminal trespassing in connection with pro-life protests.
In September 2023, the Biden-Harris Department of Justice secured convictions against the elderly pro-life A person who has committed a crime that is considered a similar crime. Among the defendants in the case were Joan Andrews Bell, then 74, and Jean Marshall, then 72.
paulette harlowThe man, who was 73 years old at the time and had a debilitating medical condition, was initially found unfit to stand trial. However, two months later, she was convicted of a crime He was then sentenced to 24 months in prison.
Despite the Biden-Harris administration's Justice Department's focus on prosecuting peaceful Christians who oppose abortion and prosecuting President Trump on ludicrous criminal charges, Vice President Harris told Fox News' Bulletin – In his infamous interview with Mr. Baier, he was outraged that President Trump wanted him to break the law. About people whose opinions differ from his.
President Trump was visibly dismayed, saying, “He talked about locking up people because they don't agree with him.” Harris was furious To the buyer.
“This is democracy,” she preached, pointing and shaking her head vigorously.
“And in a democracy, the president of the United States should be willing to deal with criticism without saying he's going to lock people up just because they criticize him.”
What is important to note is that the United States has always been, and always will be, a constitutional republic. Mr. Harris' interview with Mr. Baier aired Wednesday, about 24 hours after Mr. Zastrow turned himself in.
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