NEWS PROVIDED BY
Christian Defense Coalition
July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2023 /Standard Newswire/ -- Rev. Mahoney filed a federal lawsuit calling for the U.S. Capitol to be open to all Americans and arguing members of Congress should not be granted special rights and privileges not afforded to all Americans.

The mediation will take place on Thursday, July 27 at 11:00 AM. It will be held at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse located at 333 Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Rev. Mahoney, along with several others, was arrested for peacefully demonstrating on the eastern steps of the U.S. Capitol building in August of 2021.  Shortly before Rev. Mahoney was arrested at the Capitol, Congresswoman Cori Bush was allowed to protest and camp out for several nights on the exact same Capitol steps. The U.S. Capitol Police stood by and watched, providing the Congresswoman a public, prominent platform for her message about the eviction moratorium.

Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition based in Washington, D.C., states;

"The 'People's House,' as the U.S. 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. It must never be a place where the 'political elite' are given special rights which are not extended to every citizen.

"When ordinary Americans are arrested for engaging in the same activities in which members of Congress are protected and allowed to engage in, then we no longer have a functioning First Amendment at the U.S. Capitol.

"My hope and prayer is this federal lawsuit will 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."

For more information or interviews please contact:

Rev. Patrick Mahoney at 540.538.4741

SOURCE Christian Defense Coalition

CONTACT: Rev. Patrick Mahoney, 540-538-4741