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.
