New bill from Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst would deny federal funds to cities and states that permit lawless 'autonomous zones.'
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Here at the nations capital,
thank you,
fences do work
all right,
left wing lawlessness is also
gripping the West Coast today
has so called chopped. Protesters
in Seattle are continuing to
stop city workers from clearing
out the area.
Businesses and residents are fed
up with the failure of
leadership, saving the city and
accusing leaders of being
complicit in the chaos and crime
in the zone,
but Republicans are taking
action because breaking tonight
President Trump has signed a new
executive order to protect our
national monument head is vowing to restore order.
Head is vowing to restore order
tweeting earlier today
to make sure law and order is
enforced.
In the United States Senate
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has a
new bill to end anarchy in the
streets by denying federal funds
to cities and states that
allowed these types of lawless
autonomous stones.
Here. To explain. More is author
of the new book daughter of the
Heartland
Iowa Republican,
Senator Joni Ernst.
Thank you. So much for joining us
here explain what your new bill would
explain. What your new bill would
do
going from those autonomous zone
zone for those that prevent
for those that prevent
law enforcement
if they truly want to be
autonomous that they can exist
on their own,
they would be
shocked by how they floated
these different city states.
Department of Justice grants
those types of things
senator when you see what has
happened and transpired in
Seattle in chop or jazz or
whatever theyre calling
themselves at the moment. What
runs through your mind,
I think it is actually quite
ironic because we saw with the
death of George Floyd for
law enforcement officer that had
lost morality, was corrupt, lost,
all empathy for a fellow
human beings and thats exactly
what we see these different
groups embracing lawlessness,
corruption and everything that
they said they were against. They
are actually practicing in these
autonomous zones
is rather ironic that they are
going down that path and I think
its actually very sad.
They truly are a great nation
and we should celebrate our
diversity. Have peaceful
discussions. Anarchy is not part
of that conversation.
How do you react to
those cities and states and the
Democrats on the far left wing
they have taken this position
about defunding the police
department, defunding things
seems to get their attention and
seems your bill would get even
more of their attention
right. It should get their
attention,
however defunding the police is
just a provocative catchphrase
that the liberal elites will use
just to get attention,
but truly, when the day comes,
when they have defunded and
dismantled their police
department, and they really need
someone to come to their aid.
They will regret that movement.
We are a country of law and
order and we need to make sure
that we are training our police
properly, that we are moving
forward on police reform
legislation which the Senate
Democrats blocked the other day.
I dont understand that move,
but we do have the best and
brightest out there working in
uniforms and blue, so we need to
support them,
make sure they are trained and
equipped properly make sure
that they can de escalate
certain situations and simply
getting rid of them. Dismantling
them is not a viable option.
What are they
thinking about when
Senator TIM Scott puts forward a
bill? My understanding is, we are
going to be up to some twenty
something, odd amendments that
would be allowed in this process process.
Even the debate of this bill,
racial injustice and that we
have an opportunity to come
together in Congress and provide
a path forward, and the Democrats
blocked it
just straight out. Didnt even
want to debate the merits of the
bill,
which the TIM Scott Bill is. Seventy to eighty percent of what the Democrats
to eighty percent of what the Democrats wanted to see as a first step.
That is exactly
that is exactly
right.
A senator ive got to tell you
law and order will be a key
component going into two thousand and twenty.
I dont know how a national
party, like the Democrats, fight
against the border patrol
against ice and against
law enforcement in general and
survive.
Ive only got ten seconds or so,
but if you had to guess right now, who does Joe Biden pick up
now? Who does Joe Biden pick up
as his vice president?
I cant wait for the debates.
A senator! Congratulations on.
Transcript generated on 2020-07-21.