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Heated debate over resolution "honoring Charlie Kirk"; several delegates urge amendment to focus on condemning political violence
Summary
Delegate Pippe presented a resolution modeled on federal language condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk but including numerous paragraphs that praise or describe Kirk; committee members pressed the sponsor to remove honorific references and narrow the text to condemn political violence only.
House Joint Resolution 1, introduced by Delegate Pippe, prompted sustained questioning and conflict in committee. The resolution as filed includes multiple "whereas" paragraphs describing Charlie Kirk nd contains language the sponsor said he copied verbatim from congressional resolutions that followed Kirk—eing killed.
"It condemns the assassination," the sponsor said, explaining he took language used in Congress and…
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