Sen. Cruz: Democratic politicians should be held accountable for 'letting their cities burn'

[libertybele]

Sen. Cruz: Democratic politicians should be held accountable for 'letting their cities burn'

Democratic politicians should be held accountable for “letting their cities burn,” Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday.

Cruz made the comment following violent protests in several cities. On Saturday, more than half a dozen U.S. cities experienced rioting and lawlessness – with the mayhem including damage to federal buildings and local police precincts, and a fatal shooting in Austin, Texas.

Similar protests and violent demonstrations have been seen across the country following the death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minnesota who died while in police custody. A video of the May 25 encounter with police officers showed a White officer putting his knee on Floyd's neck for more than eight minutes.

Cruz also reacted on Tuesday to a Wall Street Journal editorial published Monday titled, "A Weekend of Urban Anarchy.”

“The weekend’s events were a deliberate assault on public and private property, law enforcement, and public order,” the editorial board wrote. “Lawlessness begets lawlessness, and in recent weeks we’ve seen reports of vigilantes and far-right activists joining the melee from Richmond to Philadelphia. Local officials are allowing this disorder to occur, and the more it is indulged the worse it is likely to get.”..........

https://www.foxnews.com/media/sen-cruz-local-officials-should-be-held-accountable-for-letting-their-cities-burn

[libertybele]

He is absolutely correct of course, the DEMS need to own this, but businesses and property owners can't rebuild until the chaos is calmed.  I was hoping he'd shed some light as to how he would implement some sanity to all this chaos.

[libertybele]

I would hope that the rest of the GOP Senators would get up off their butts and join him on this.

Cruz said as a result he introduced legislation last week called the Restitution for Economic losses Caused by Leaders who Allow Insurrection and Mayhem, or the RECLAIM Act, which would “hold state and local officials liable when rioters establish lawless ‘autonomous zones' and officials abdicate their duty to protect their citizens.”

[Fishrrman]

Sen. Cruz: Democratic politicians should be held accountable for 'letting their cities burn'

They will be held "accountable" -- by the voters of those cities.
The voters will "take account", and in accord with their political beliefs, VOTE THEM RIGHT BACK INTO OFFICE AGAIN.

Now that's "accountability" for ya...

[libertybele]

Sen. Cruz: Democratic politicians should be held accountable for 'letting their cities burn'

They will be held "accountable" -- by the voters of those cities.
The voters will "take account", and in accord with their political beliefs, VOTE THEM RIGHT BACK INTO OFFICE AGAIN.

Now that's "accountability" for ya...

If you read the article further he proposes;  “if you are injured or if your property is damaged during a riot, and the local officials have made the deliberate decision to withhold police protection” the bill would allow a person to sue that city or municipality and “get triple damages.”

They need to be held accountable - people and business owners shouldn't have to bear the cost of rebuilding their business and restoring their property.

I think it is a good piece of legislation, but the first thing that needs to happen of course is to restore civility to the cities - that's just not happening.

[LegalAmerican]

TEDDY...don't talk about it.  DO SOMETHING.   YOU ARE AN ATTORNEY...sue those cities to make them accountable to the tax payers.  But, he won't do that.  Setting himself up for another POTUS RUN.  ahoe.  Not voting for the snake. I don't forget.

[libertybele]

TEDDY...don't talk about it.  DO SOMETHING.   YOU ARE AN ATTORNEY...sue those cities to make them accountable to the tax payers.  But, he won't do that.  Setting himself up for another POTUS RUN.  ahoe.  Not voting for the snake. I don't forget.

No, actually Ted is a Senator.   One of his jobs as a Senator is to propose legislation on behalf of his constituents which is exactly what this article is about.