The GOP responds to the death of Charlie Kirk with something other than the control of firearms
The conservatives have proposed a multitude of measures they wish to take to avenge the murder of the right -wing activist Charlie Kirk – which include firearms reforms.
Most of the proposals are compensated, the Republicans blaming the “left” “left” for the death of Kirk and demanding that “left” punishment be in purge for this.
President Donald Trump – who was so distraught by Kirk’s death that he was seen danter The next day, in a Yankees match – target progressive groupsclaiming without evidence that they “contributed to this atrocity”.
The Republicans of Congress seemed happy to help Trump in this company, with the Republican representative Chip Roy of Texas and nearly two dozen republicans of the Chamber demanding that the president of the GOP, Mike Johnson, creates a new committee to investigate progressive groups subjected to be responsible for the death of Kirk.
“In the wake of many attacks against our lifestyle, the destruction of the rule of law and the murder of innocent, leading and unknown Americans, we must cross each measure to follow the money and discover the force behind NGOs, donors, the media, civil servants and all entities leading this coordinated attack” letter To Johnson, specifically referring to the right Boogeyman George Soros and the Southern Poverty Law Center as groups they want to see investigation.
Republican elected officials are also adage The fact that anyone who responded to Kirk’s death in a way he deemed inappropriate should be dismissed from his work – an extreme version of the cancellation culture that the law has decried in the past.
“Those who celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk must be thrown from civil society,” said representative Randy Fine (R-FL), a rage racist bigot who himself made despicable comments, wrote In an article on X: “If you are aware of someone in the 6th district of Florida – or if, anywhere in the State – who works at any level of government, works for an entity that draws money from the government (health care, university), or has a professional license (lawyer, health professional, swelling) which publicly celebrates violence, please contact my office. licenses. “
Republican governors have made similar comments. Administration of the Governor of Florida Ron Desantis threat To sanction teachers from public schools who criticized Kirk after his death. And the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott famous The arrest of a woman who, according to him, “made fun of the assassination of Kirk.
Meanwhile, representative Clay Higgins (R-La) sworn To introduce legislation that would prohibit anyone “moving the assassination of Charlie Kirk” of social media platforms
Republicans also require changes in colleges and universities, which they blameless for the murder of Kirk.
Mollie Hemingway, editor -in -chief of the right federalist website, said that colleges and universities should be forced to have a number of conservative teachers – a policy that is equivalent to the type of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that Republicans have decried.
“All public universities should be required to have at least 50% of their staff of conservative teachers by spring 2026. In each department”, Hemingway wrote In a post on X.
And Laura Loomer, sectarian right -wing activists Trump’s earsaid colleges and universities should be completely funded, even if colleges and universities are carrying out a large part of the revolutionary research that has led to medical treatment and remedies.
“It’s time to undo American universities. You don’t need to go to university. Charlie Kirk did not go to university”, Loomer wrote In a post on X.
Kirk’s horrible public murder seems to have struck the Republicans harder than past shots, including one Colorado High School on the same day Kirk was killed in which a The white supremacist critically injured two students Before turning his weapon on himself.
Republicans did not act almost as upset When Trump’s supporter has targeted democratic politicians in Minnesota, murdering the former president of the State Chamber, Melissa Hortman and her husband, and seriously injuring Senator John Hoffman and his wife. In fact, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) laughed at the assassination.
However, the obsessive video of Kirk’s life taken by a bullet was not enough for the Republicans to finally admit that firearms are the problem. It is perhaps because Kirk himself would not want a reform of firearms. In fact, in 2023 kirk said This “some dead on firearms” is worth it “so that we can have the second amendment”.
Apparently, however, the Republicans do not hold the first amendment as sacrosanct, because they want to be the police of thought following the death of Kirk.
