Tommy Tuberville backing Senate bill to make blocking public roads a federal crime

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), is supporting a Senate bill that would make blocking public roads a federal crime.

 The Safe and Open Streets Act was introduced in response to the recent anti-ICE riots in Los Angles. 

The senators’ legislation would make it a federal crime to purposely obstruct, delay, or impact commerce by blocking a public road or highway, and would penalize those who broke the law with fines or up to five years in prison.

“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,” said Senator Tuberville. “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.”

Other lawmakers backing the bill include U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA).

You can read the full text of the bill by clicking here.