There’s not much time, John, so I’m going to cut right to the chase.

The Center for American Liberty needs your help to file an emergency appeal with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of Reverend Patrick Mahoney and his parishioners.

This week, a federal district court in Washington, D.C. ruled against us in our critical religious liberty lawsuit.

In case you’re not familiar, we sued the United States Capitol Police Board for unconstitutionally denying Reverend Patrick Mahoney and his parishioners the ability to exercise their religious liberty by holding a peaceful prayer service outside the U.S. Capitol on Good Friday.

Rev. Mahoney is an internationally known pro-life activist and Presbyterian minister.

For the past 20 years, Rev. Mahoney organized prayer groups near the U.S. Capitol on Good Friday.

That was until last year when unelected bureaucrats rejected his permit application.

They even threatened to arrest Rev. Mahoney and his parishioners if they dared to show up and exercise their right to pray.

Meanwhile, they’ve given others the right to protest outside the U.S. Capitol if their protests have the support of a member of Congress.

THAT’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Extremist politicians like Rep. Cori Bush don’t have greater First Amendment rights than anyone else to speak on public sidewalks and public parks outside the U.S. Capitol…

…and they certainly don’t have a constitutional right to veto—or pocket veto—private citizens speech they disagree with.

So, we took the United States Capitol Police Board to court – arguing that Rev. Mahoney’s right to religious expression has been censored without any justification.

The bad news is the district court ruled against Rev. Mahoney’s constitutional rights.

And now, we only have 24 hours to file an emergency appeal with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals if we want to overturn the district court’s decision before Good Friday.

That means the Center for American Liberty urgently needs to raise $50,000 to pay for the legal fees needed to win.

And nobody understands how critical it is to defend the First Amendment than you, John.

Will you please help us file an emergency appeal on behalf of Reverend Patrick Mahoney by sending a tax-deductible contribution of $25, $35, $50 or more within the next 24 hours?

Thank you for your prompt response, John.

Sincerely,

P.S. This appeal represents so much more than simply Rev. Mahoney’s right to religious liberty.

This lawsuit defends YOUR constitutional right to worship where and how YOU choose.

Big Government has no right to stop a Good Friday prayer service.

We desperately need to overturn the district court’s decision to prevent the likes of Nancy Pelosi from picking winners and losers with respect to constitutional rights.

Because if they can take away a renowned pastor’s right to gather a prayer group on Good Friday, they can also take away your right to speak, pray, and worship in public with the flip of a switch.

Please, John send the Center for American Liberty an emergency gift of $25, $35, $50 or more to help us file an emergency appeal in our lawsuit against the U.S. Capitol Police Board.

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