With Democratic lawmakers showing little to no respect for the rule of law, best encapsulated by U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who just vowed to “defy” the Supreme Court, there’s little wonder why so many American cities are all but held hostage by the frequent civil disobedience from the Democratic Party’s base.
But the 83-year-old lawmaker is far from alone, as seen on Wednesday when U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., was arrested after joining a pro-choice protest that blocked the intersection of First Street and Constitution Avenue beside both the Capitol and Supreme Court, according to Fox News.
(The odds of the charges being dropped before Chu’s handcuffs were removed are extremely high.)
“The decision to march today was easy—I came out to march for the young rape survivor, the woman who cannot afford to travel to another state to access critical care, the mother with an ectopic pregnancy whose life is in danger. I came out to march for all of us,” Chu tweeted following her arrest, making no mention of breaking the law by sitting down in an intersection.
Congresswoman Judy Chu was arrested today with other pro-abortion protestors for blocking an intersection outside the capitol. pic.twitter.com/rNyoXQ4D18
— LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) June 30, 2022
Chu was charged with crowding, obstruction or incommoding at the protest organized by Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, as Capitol police arrested 181 people after issuing warnings to the protestors to move from the intersection.
UPDATE: We arrested 181 people for Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding (DC Code § 22–1307) for blocking the intersection of Constitution Avenue, NE and First Street, NE.
The intersection reopened at approximately 1:20 p.m.
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) June 30, 2022
Chu’s antics resulted in the desired media attention — she can be seen in the video below sitting up front with a green scarf around her neck:
Abortion rights supporters are risking arrest on Capitol Hill, sitting-in en masse at the intersection of First and Constitution. “We have nothing to lose, we have everything to gain, we must win,” they sing, with police beginning to encircle them. pic.twitter.com/HYGOXdl1PG
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) June 30, 2022
A few photos. Rep. Judy Chu also joining the abortion rights sit-in today. pic.twitter.com/jd5Uu1SHCO
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) June 30, 2022
Rep. Judy Chu getting arrested by Capitol Police at the pro-choice protest outside the Capitol pic.twitter.com/MC4K9xXltR
— Vivian Salama (@vmsalama) June 30, 2022
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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