Dear Friend,

Will you stand with pro-life hero Mark Houck in the final and most critical stage of his legal battle against Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, and their weaponized Department of Justice?

Mark is the 40 Days for Life volunteer from Philadelphia whose story made national headlines when the Biden Administration sent a heavily armed contingent of some two dozen F.B.I. and law enforcement agents on an early-morning raid of the Houck’s home with guns drawn to arrest Mark in front of his wife and children.

For what?

For a case so flimsy, it took a jury less than one hour to deliver a not-guilty verdict in federal court (as you may recall the case involved Mark shielding his 12-year-old son from verbal and physical abuse by a Planned Parenthood escort, as any father would).

Perhaps you’ve already heard the breaking news: Our legal team just filed Mark’s Notice of Claim against the Department of Justice in federal court in Philadelphia.

You see, not only did the DOJ treat Mark like a high-level violent criminal (even though he has no prior criminal record), they treated him like an animal. The facts of their outrageous behavior include:

• Ignoring Mark’s attorney's letter saying he would turn himself in

• Showing up for a dawn raid with automatic weapons and a swat team

• After Mark peacefully came out on the porch, agents going around him and pointing their automatic rifle barrels through the front door into the faces of his wife and seven crying children

• Never showing Mark a warrant and telling his wife, “We are taking him with or without a warrant”

• Shackling Mark’s feet and hands and chaining him to a table alone for 6 hours without speaking to him

To be blunt, we will get justice for Mark to protect all 40 Days for Life volunteers and any American the DOJ is bigoted against…

…but Mark is counting on your help – so please follow this link to make an emergency tax-deductible gift of $40 or any amount today.

Mark’s case is very rare in that he meets the threshold to sue the federal government for violations of his civil rights in order to deny him the right to Free Speech and to sue state governments and agents under 42 U.S. Code § 1983 (civil action for deprivation of rights).

Long story short… this legal action is an all-hands-on-deck moment for every American who is disgusted by the Biden/Garland harassment and weaponization of law enforcement against anyone who doesn’t share their radical worldview.

It’s illegal. In fact, it’s unconstitutional.

It’s a threat to our nation.

And it’s got to stop.

That’s why Mark has it firmly in mind to pursue justice. 

Justice not merely for himself and his family – but for every single American whom the Biden DOJ and FBI are trying to threaten, harass, and intimidate into silence.

In fact, it’s the very reason why Mark rejected the plea deal offered by the Department of Justice shortly after his arrest (yet another sign they knew they had no case against Mark and only wanted to intimidate him).

That’s what this legal battle represents.

That’s why this legal battle must be fought… and won.

That’s why your one-time $40 contribution to 40 Days for Life is vitally important as we spearhead this civil litigation. 

My name is Shawn Carney.

I’m the president and CEO of 40 Days for Life.  Long before the F.B.I. raid, we referred Mark to attorneys (who successfully defended him in state court).  Now, we have assembled an all-star legal team including our general counsel (Matt Britton, a four-time elected prosecutor) who is serving as lead counsel in Mark’s legal action against the Department of Justice.

I won’t sugarcoat this.

While the injustice Mark endured is undeniable, the reality is we are going up against the full might and endless resources of the federal government.

This legal battle will take 12-18 months, and in order to protect Mark and all of the other great 40 Days for Life prayer warriors, 40 Days for Life needs to raise $1.6 million.  Our goal is to raise $400,000 by the end of 2023 and $1.2 million by the end of next year.

Your contribution of $40 is the critical first step of this fight.

I need to be 100% clear on one point: this is the only direct way and the only official way to support Mark’s civil litigation against the DOJ and the rights of all Americans to freely and peacefully exercise their Constitutional Rights without fear, threat, or intimidation.

That’s why I so urgently need to hear from you today.

Standing for those (like Mark) who stand up for the most vulnerable among us (the preborn) is at the heart of our mission.

Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, 40 Days for Life headquarters has gotten on average one to two FBI inquiries per week.  Never forget… this is the same F.B.I. that ignored the radicals who vandalized and even firebombed dozens of pregnancy centers, churches, and pro-life organizations in the aftermath of the Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade…

The same F.B.I. that turned a blind eye when an armed, would-be assassin showed up at Justice Kavanaugh’s home seeking retaliation…

And the same F.B.I. that was nowhere to be found when Justice Alito’s draft decision in the Dobbs case was leaked…

That’s why your emergency $40 contribution to 40 Days for Life is so vitally important. 

With your help we’ll win this case and put an end to the targeting and the weaponization that Joe Biden and Merrick Garland have unleashed (and continue to unleash) on our country.

So, if you are able to give more – say as much as $50, $75, $125, $250, $500, $1,000 or more – it will give Mark’s case a huge boost.

40 Days for Life is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we don’t receive a single penny of taxpayer funding.

Bottom-line? 

I need your help today.  We can’t do this alone.  And I know I speak for Mark when I say how much he appreciates your generosity and appreciates knowing that there are faithful citizens like you out there who are willing to stand with him.

With sincere thanks,

Shawn Carney

President & CEO, 40 Days for Life

P.S.  In closing, let me remind you of what Dayle Steinberg – the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania – said after the F.B.I. raided Mark’s home: “It’s good to see justice served.”  This was before the trial and before Mark could even say a word in his own defense.

You see, the “justice” she was talking about is the suffering inflicted on Mark and his family.  That’s the whole point of Joe Biden and Merrick Garland’s ongoing DOJ weaponization.  That’s why it is so insidious.  And that’s why it has to be stopped.

This legal action is not just our best shot… it may be our only shot. So please, stand with Mark today by making a one-time emergency gift of $40 or any amount to 40 Days for Life. Thank you!

40 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful all-day vigil in front of abortion businesses.

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