[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 137 (Friday, August 19, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E862-E863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DENOUNCING LEFT-WING TERRORISM

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                           HON. PAUL A. GOSAR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 19, 2022

  Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to condemn the dramatic rise 
in left-wing terrorism. One member of Congress called antifa

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an ``idea.'' In reality, it is a left-wing terror organization 
dedicated to violence against ``fascists''--or anyone who believes, 
just as the Founders did, that our rights come from Almighty God.
  Left-wing terrorists have attacked 64 pro-life pregnancy centers 
since the Supreme Court leak, according to Catholic Vote, including a 
number of fire bombings. 207 churches have been attacked and vandalized 
since May of 2020--and 70 since the Supreme Court leak. One terrorist 
group called Ruth Sent Us told a Catholic that she should ``stuff [her] 
rosaries and [her] weaponized prayer'' and that the group will ``be 
burning the Eucharist to show our disgust for the abuse Catholic 
Churches have condoned for centuries.''
  The Bible warns of persecution constantly. In the Gospel of Luke, 
Jesus says, ``But before all this, they will seize and persecute you. 
They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you 
will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my 
name.''
  The two-tiered justice system has existed for a while. Democrats have 
always gotten away with things that would have ended the career of 
anyone on the right. But a new level has been reached nowadays. Parents 
must be prosecuted for standing up to sexual and racial indoctrination 
in public schools. A ``disinformation board'' is needed to keep an eye 
on those who believe in massive voter fraud and who recognize the 
toxicities of the COVID-19 vaccine. The raid of the residence of a 
duly-elected former president for political reasons is just the 
culmination of statist weaponization that runs the gamut from the 
invention of treasonous activity by President Trump to the persecution 
of peaceful election protestors.
  When the Deep State is not busy destroying political opponents, they 
are standing down to left-wing terrorists. The massive amounts of 
damage caused by Black Lives Matter and antifa rioters in 2020 remain 
unpunished. So do the attacks on pregnancy resource centers and 
churches. There were no arrests made on rioters who were illegally 
picketing and intimidating Supreme Court justices outside their homes--
a clear and obvious violation of federal law.
  Persecution of the God-fearing and those with countercultural beliefs 
has existed for centuries, all the way back to the time of Christ and 
before. These hate crimes are abhorrent and are to be expected. 
However, that does not mean we must not fight back. We will not accept 
this persecution without a response.
  I have called for the abolition of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI). I will not cease in my calls to defend those 
persecuted by the State for political reasons--whether they be January 
6 defendants or quality public figures like Scott Perry, Roger Stone, 
Michael Flynn, or Steve Bannon. I signed onto a petition to impeach 
Merrick Garland. I believe any corrupt senior officials at the 
Department of Justice and FBI must resign immediately or be fired.
  We are in the eye of the storm. Christ said he came to bring 
division, fire, and the sword. Conflict with the forces of darkness is 
inevitable. We must expect it. And we must use the political system--as 
corrupt, rotten, and putrid as it is--to combat the persecution before 
it is too late.

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