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An Oklahoma state senator is pushing several pieces of legislation to memorialize slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
State Sen. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee), along with the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus he leads, filed three pieces of legislation meant to honor Kirk that will be taken up by the legislature when it reconvenes in February.
First off, Senate Bill 1188 would designate Kirk’s birthday, Oct. 14, as “Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day” in Oklahoma, in “remembrance of his courage and faith, to honor his extraordinary contributions to American discourse, faith, and freedom, and to commemorate his ultimate sacrifice for these principles.”
A second bill, SB 1187, would require each public university in Oklahoma to designate a “Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza.” According to The Oklahoman, “the central element of a planned plaza must include a statue of Kirk sitting at a table with an empty seat across from him, or a statue of Kirk and his wife standing and holding their children in their arms.”
In addition, each memorial would include a permanent sign discussing Kirk’s “courage and faith and explaining the significance of Charlie Kirk as a voice of a generation, modern civil rights leader, vocal Christian, martyr for truth and faith, and free speech advocate.”
And finally, Jett’s Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, would require the Oklahoma state legislature to recognize and honor Kirk as “a martyr for truth, faith, and the First Amendment, whose courage in the face of adversity and unwavering devotion to Jesus Christ and the Christian faith has left an indelible mark on the soul of our nation.”
Another state Sen. Ally Seifried (R-Claremore) filed her own Senate Resolution to honor “the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, recognizing his example of faith, leadership, and devotion to America’s youth, and reaffirms our shared commitment to the values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
The Oklahoman reported, “The proposals floated by Seifried and Jett come after the Oklahoma Republican Party State Committee passed a resolution requesting that the Legislature declare Sept. 10, the day Kirk was killed, as a state holiday in memory of the influencer.”
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a GOP-backed resolution honoring Kirk, prompting progressive Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to claim that Kirk’s “rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans – far from ‘working tirelessly to promote unity’ as asserted by the majority in this resolution.”
Read The Oklahoman story here.
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