This resolution condemns the attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1214 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1214
Condemning the illegal intimidation tactics of extreme left-wing
organizations.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 1, 2022
Mr. Hice of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Carey, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Duncan,
Mr. Clyde, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Grothman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr.
Steube, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Norman, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Buck, Mr.
Biggs, Mr. Carter of Georgia, and Mr. Cawthorn) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Condemning the illegal intimidation tactics of extreme left-wing
organizations.
Whereas radical left-wing activists have used violent and intimidating tactics
against political opponents in the wake of the unauthorized release of
the draft Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health;
Whereas, on June 8, 2022, a far-left extremist planned and attempted an
assassination on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh due to his
anticipated support of the draft Dobbs decision;
Whereas this liberal extremist, Nicholas John Roske, took definitive steps to
implement his highly planned plot to kidnap and murder Justice Kavanaugh
by traveling across the country from California to Washington, DC, with
a Glock 17 pistol, a tactical knife, pepper spray, zip ties, a hammer,
and a crowbar to assist in his assassination attempt;
Whereas, on June 10, 2022, far-left extremists leaked the location of Justice
Amy Coney Barrett's church and the school that her children attend in an
attempt to intimidate Justice Barrett into changing her anticipated
position on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision;
Whereas liberal extremist groups, such as ``Ruth Sent Us'', published the home
addresses of six Supreme Court Justices and organized illegal protests
at the Justices' homes after the unauthorized release of the Dobbs draft
opinion;
Whereas President Biden's Department of Justice has heretofore failed to enforce
section 1507 of title 18, United States Code, which makes it a Federal
crime to picket near a residence of a judge ``with the intent of
influencing'' a judge in the discharge of his or her duty;
Whereas, when pressed about illegal protests outside of Supreme Court Justices'
homes, then-White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated, ``We certainly
continue to encourage that outside of judges' homes, and that's the
President's position.'';
Whereas these incidents of intimidation and violence against Supreme Court
Justices are a part of a more significant movement by far-left
extremists to inspire fear in their political opponents;
Whereas, on May 3, 2022, extremists defaced the Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic
Church in Boulder, Colorado, with the proabortion slogan ``My Body, My
Choice'';
Whereas, on May 3, 2022, extremists vandalized a Crisis Pregnancy Center in
Frederick, Maryland, with messages of ``Defend Roe'' and ``F*** Fake
Clinic'';
Whereas, on May 3, 2022, extremists vandalized a Crisis Pregnancy Center in
Denton, Texas, with spray-painted messages stating ``Not a Clinic'' and
``Forced Birth is Murder'';
Whereas, on May 8, 2022, extremists attacked and vandalized a Crisis Pregnancy
Center in Wisconsin using a Molotov cocktail and writing the threatening
message ``If abortions aren't safe, then you aren't either'';
Whereas, on May 8, 2022, the Oregon Right to Life office in the city of Keizer
was set on fire by two Molotov cocktails thrown into the building,
damaging the building's exterior, and the executive director, Lois
Anderson, thanked the quick action of first responders and condemned the
``cowardly act of violence'' that had illegally destroyed property;
Whereas, on May 8 or 9, 2022, the First Care Women's Health Center in Manassas,
Virginia, was vandalized with messages reading ``Fake Clinic'',
``Liars'', and ``Abortion is a Right'';
Whereas, on May 10, 2022, the Concerned Women for America's office in
Alexandria, Virginia, was damaged;
Whereas, on May 14, 2022, extremists vandalized the Alpha Pregnancy Center in
Reisterstown, Maryland, with the threatening message ``If abortions
aren't safe, then you aren't either'';
Whereas, on May 25, 2022, four churches in Olympia, Washington, were vandalized
with the threatening message ``If abortions aren't safe, then you aren't
either'';
Whereas, on May 25, 2022, a vandal smashed windows at the Next Step Pregnancy
Services Center in Lynwood, Washington, and left a threatening message
stating, ``If abortions aren't safe, then you aren't either'';
Whereas, on May 28, 2022, extremists vandalized a Crisis Pregnancy Center in
Hollywood, Florida, with the threatening message ``If abortions aren't
safe, then you aren't either'';
Whereas, on June 3, 2022, extremists vandalized Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy
Center in Washington, DC, with red paint on the door and a threatening
message on the side of the building, ``Jane says Revenge'';
Whereas, on June 2, 2022, the Community Pregnancy Center in Anchorage, Alaska,
was vandalized with graffiti, a broken front door, scattered nails in
the parking lot, and intimidating messages such as ``We Will Not Go
Back'';
Whereas, on June 6, 2022, the Mountain Area Pregnancy Center in Asheville, North
Carolina, was defaced with an anarchist symbol and the threatening
message, ``If abortions aren't safe, then you aren't either'';
Whereas, on June 7, 2022, extremists firebombed CompassCare Pregnancy Services
in Buffalo, New York, and tagged the building with the message ``Jane
was here''; and
Whereas, on June 15, 2022, the left-wing terrorist group ``Jane's Revenge''
issued a statement that took credit for many of these attacks,
threatened that it is now ``open season'' on pregnancy centers and that
they ``find joy'' through their attacks: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) condemns the attempted assassination of Supreme Court
Justice Brett Kavanaugh;
(2) calls for the Department of Justice to enforce section
1507 of title 18, United States Code, to protect Justices of
the Supreme Court from the illegal intimidation tactics of
these extreme left-wing organizations;
(3) condemns the vandalization, property destruction, and
threatening messages left at crisis pregnancy centers; and
(4) calls for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute any crimes
connected to the terroristic threats made by the left-wing
terrorist group, Jane's Revenge.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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