HughPickens.com [hughpickens.com] writes:
Cyrus Farivar reports at ArsTechnica that Congressman David Jolly has introduced the "No Taxpayer Support for Apple Act," a bill that would
forbid federal agencies from purchasing Apple products until the company cooperates with the federal court order [arstechnica.com] to assist the unlocking of a seized iPhone 5C associated with the San Bernardino terrorist attack. "Taxpayers should not be subsidizing a company that refuses to cooperate in a terror investigation that left 14 Americans dead on American soil," said Jolly, who announced in 2015 that he’s running for Senate, joining the crowded GOP primary field to
replace Sen. Marco Rubio [politico.com]. "Following the horrific events of September 11, 2001, every citizen and every company was willing to do whatever it took to side with law enforcement and defeat terror.
It’s time Apple shows that same conviction to further protect our nation today [house.gov]." Jolly's bill echoes a
call from Donald Trump last month to boycott Apple [thehill.com] until it agrees to assist the FBI. Not to fear. GovTrack gives Jolly's bill a
1 percent chance of passage [govtrack.us].
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