It’s no secret that the Democrats are using the Department of Justice (DOJ) to target those who don’t share their political agenda. And Joe Biden’s proposed 2024 budget request for an additional $62 million for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is just the latest example of this.
The Biden Administration’s proposed budget increase is framed as reinvigorating federal civil rights enforcement, with the intention of “supporting police reform via pattern-or practice investigations, the prosecution of hate crimes, enforcement of voting rights, and efforts to provide equitable access to justice.”
But conservatives are rightly concerned that this increased funding is simply a way of increasing the DOJ’s power to target and prosecute those who disagree with their political agenda. Vanita Gupta, the associate attorney general of the DOJ, made remarks at the Civil Rights Division’s 65th anniversary in December, admitting that the DOJ had been targeting pro-life activists through the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) as a response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
And it’s not just conservatives who are concerned. The FACE Act has been used to prosecute those accused of attacking abortion clinics, but its language also protects pro-life organizations under the term “reproductive health services,” as the DOJ has since reaffirmed. However, in 2022, the DOJ only charged pro-life activists with FACE Act violations.
The Civil Rights Division failed to charge a single pro-abortion activist with FACE Act charges in 2022, despite over 100 apparent pro-abortion attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches across the nation, according to Catholic Vote trackers.
It’s clear that this budget increase is an attempt to expand the DOJ’s power and influence and to further target those who disagree with Biden’s agenda. This is an egregious misappropriation of taxpayer funds, and it’s a blatant attack on free speech and a transparent attempt to silence those who oppose Biden’s agenda.
It’s time for Americans to stand up and fight against this political corruption. We need to make sure that our government is held accountable for its actions, and that our tax dollars aren’t being used to target those who disagree with the current administration. We need to make sure that our civil rights are respected, and that the DOJ isn’t using its power to target and silence those who don’t share their agenda.