If lawless protest zones like Seattle’s “CHOP” want to exist autonomously, they can do so without federal taxpayer dollars, Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst…
If lawless protest zones like Seattle’s “CHOP” want to exist autonomously, they can do so without federal taxpayer dollars, Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst stated Saturday.
In an interview on “Fox & Friends Weekend” with host Griff Jenkins, Ernst explained that she had introduced The Ending Taxpayer Funding of Anarchy Act to strip mayors and governors who are “abdicating their constitutional duty” to protect and provide law enforcement, emergency medical, and fire services to these zones of their federal funding.
“If they want to be autonomous, then they can exist without our federal money,” she asserted.
If the bill becomes law, any state or “political subdivision” found to be in violation would have their federal funding cut for the fiscal year 2021 — “and each year thereafter” — if an anarchist jurisdiction exists within its borders.
The legislation also stipulates that if any federal funds go to a non-compliant locality, the money would have to be returned “immediately,” so that it could be reallocated to states and cities that are following the law.
