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Christian Defense Coalition
April 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2022 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense
Coalition, is seeking a preliminary injunction to conduct his Good Friday
Service which is now before the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit.
A decision is expected by late Thursday afternoon.
Currently no permits are being granted for peaceful free speech activities on
the public grounds immediately surrounding the US Capitol Building.
It is deeply troubling while the Biden Administration and Speaker Pelosi are
calling for freedom and democracy in Ukraine, they are denying Americans the
right to peacefully exercise their First Amendment freedoms on the grounds of
the US Capitol.
By denying American citizens to peacefully conduct free speech events on the
grounds of the US Capitol, the First Amendment is being crushed and trampled by
our own government.
Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Washington, D.C. based Christian Defense
Coalition, states;
"It is deeply troubling while the Biden Administration and
Speaker Pelosi are calling for freedom and democracy in Ukraine, they are
denying Americans the right to peacefully exercise their First Amendment
freedoms on the grounds of the US Capitol.
"The 'People's House,' as the US Capitol Building is so rightly called, must
be a place where all Americans are afforded the right to come and peacefully
celebrate and express their First Amendment rights. Tragically, those rights
and freedoms are being denied and prohibited.
"Business is going on as usual at the Capitol. Members of Congress and their
staff are entering and using the Capitol. Vendors, the media and their
crews, invited guests, lobbyists, tourists and so many more are also allowed
to enter and use the Capitol grounds.
"Yet, I am being prohibiting from holding a Good Friday Service to pray for
God to bring healing to our nation and bring hope and comfort to all those
struggling around the world, especially for the people of Ukraine. I have
filed this federal lawsuit to ensure the 'People's House' is returned back
to the people and the First Amendment is once again celebrated and honored
at the United States Capitol."
Rev. Mahoney is being represented by Harmeet Dhillon/ Dhillon
Law Group Inc. and Joshua Wallace Dixon/ Center for American Liberty.
For more information or interviews call
Rev. Patrick Mahoney at: 540.538.4741
SOURCE Christian Defense Coalition
CONTACT: Rev. Patrick Mahoney, 540-538-4741