Portland sheds anarchist jurisdiction label, Biden orders February 24 2021
Portland, New York and Seattle are no longer in a state of anarchy, according to an executive order issued by President Biden.
Anarchy in the Rose City is officially over.
The top-down decision to formally rescind the anarchist jurisdiction label stuck to Portland, Seattle and New York by former President Donald Trump was announced by the new boss, President Joe Biden, in an executive order promulgated on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Local officials including Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler were pleased with the news. It s great to have a partner in the federal government instead of an opponent, said Jim Middaugh, a spokesman for the mayor. It s time to move forward with the federal government towards the recovery every Portlander wants and needs.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Revocation of Presidential Actions. The following Presidential actions are revoked: Executive Order 13772 of February 3, 2017 (Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System), Executive Order 13828 of April 10, 2018 (Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility), Memorandum of January 29, 2020 (Delegation of Certain Authority Under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute), Executive Order 13924 of May 19, 2020 (Regulatory Relief To Support Economic Recovery), Memorandum of September 2, 2020 (Reviewing Funding to State and Local Government Recipients of Federal Funds That Are Permitting Anarchy, Violence, and Destruction in American Cities), Executive Order 13967 of December 18, 2020 (Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture), and Executi