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The House of Representatives did the right thing this week by passing a resolution to condemn the political assassination of Charlie Kirk and to honor his life and legacy — a necessary rebuke of violence that targeted a public voice on an American campus. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor, signaling that attacks on speakers, regardless of their politics, cannot become the new normal in our country. The truth is simple: murder is not protest, and Congress had a duty to stand against it.
Yet the vote also exposed a moral rot inside much of today’s Democratic Party, where dozens of members chose to oppose a straightforward condemnation and memorial for a slain American. High-profile progressives, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez, used the floor to re-litigate Charlie’s politics instead of honoring his murder’s victims, proving once again that the left too often places ideology above basic decency. For patriotic conservatives, this was a shocking display of priorities that should outrage every voter who believes in respect for life.
Rep. Dan Crenshaw — a veteran who understands courage and sacrifice — pushed back hard on the Democrats’ reaction, calling out the hypocrisy and reminding viewers that Charlie knew more about organizing, engaging students, and defending American ideas than some of his loudest critics ever will. Conservatives should be grateful for leaders like Crenshaw who won’t let shameless politicians rewrite the narrative to excuse their own failures. If the left wants to have a debate about ideas, do it honestly; don’t insult a murdered man and his grieving family on the House floor.
The partisan theater surrounding this resolution wasn’t an accident — it was calculated. Republican lawmakers warned there would be a price for anyone who appeared to celebrate violence or excuse it through selective outrage, and this spectacle only proves they were right to call out the double standards. The American people watched while those who should have set a tone of unity instead tried to weaponize grief into political cover; that will not be forgotten when voters decide who truly defends civic order.
Make no mistake: Charlie Kirk built Turning Point USA into the single most effective conservative youth movement in modern politics, taking a message of free speech, faith, and patriotism into campuses where the left had a chokehold on young minds. Honoring that work is not an endorsement of every controversial utterance — it is recognition that one man devoted his life to recruiting the next generation to the cause of liberty. America needs more people like Charlie willing to debate and to stand up for the values that made our country great.
Now is the moment for Republicans to keep pressing the case: condemn violence from every corner, demand accountability for those who spread hateful rhetoric that can inflame mobs, and stop letting Democrats weaponize tragedy for political gain. We owe Charlie Kirk his due respect, we owe his family our prayers, and we owe the American people leaders who put country above party. If the left wants to heal, it should start by showing the decency to mourn before it criticizes.
