In response to the recent unrest in California involving anti-ICE protests, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined with U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in introducing the Safe and Open Streets Act. The legislation, according to the lawmakers, would make it a federal crime to intentionally obstruct, delay, or impede commerce by blocking a public road or highway. Offenders would face fines or imprisonment for up to five years.
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Tuberville has called for the arrest of California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for their failure to punish the domestic terrorists in Los Angeles, effectively putting American citizens in danger while also compromising the free flow of commerce.
“For nearly a week, we watched as domestic terrorists assaulted ICE and law enforcement officers, set fire to cop cars, and blocked streets in Los Angeles and in other blue cities across the country—all while Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass sat on their tails and did nothing,” Tuberville said.
“The First Amendment gives us the right to freedom of assembly, but it doesn’t give the right to block our streets and put American lives at risk. I’m proud to join the Safe and Open Streets Act that restores law and order by holding radical protestors accountable.”
Sherri Blevins is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You may contact her at [email protected].
