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House Democratic leaders will vote in favor of a GOP resolution condemning political violence and celebrating Charlie Kirk in the wake of last weeks fatal shooting of the conservative activist in Utah a measure expected to hit the floor later this week. In a closed-door meeting in the Capitol basement on Thursday morning, top leaders informed rank-and-file lawmakers that they will support the resolution, though they will not push other members to do the same.
The vote is a tricky one for Democrats.

While Democratic lawmakers in the Capitol have been unanimous in condemning Kirks killing and political violence in general they were also no fans of the conservative activist and many of the political positions he promoted. That was especially true in the realm of race and civil rights, where Kirks criticisms of the Civil Rights Act, Martin Luther King, Jr., and gay and transgender rights have been soundly denounced by Democrats on and off of Capitol Hill. Many saw him as a divisive figure in the mold of President Trump.

The GOP resolution, sponsored by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), promotes two separate messages. The first eulogizes Kirks life and work, praising him as one who engaged in respectful, civil discourse and worked tirelessly to promote unity without compromising on conviction. The second condemns political violence in all forms and calls on all Americans to reject political violence, recommit to respectful debate, uphold American values, and respect one another as fellow Americans.

This weeks vote, then, has created a dilemma for some Democratic lawmakers. If they vote against the resolution, Republicans will attack them for a failure to condemn political violence across the board. If they vote for it, they will be on record lauding, as a unifier, a figure whose political views they deemed toxic and divisive. Its unclear how many Democrats will oppose the resolution. But given the sensitivity of the topic, Democratic leaders are not whipping the vote, instead leaving it to individual lawmakers to decide whether to support the measure.

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Support the second one, reject the first.

The party suffering the consequences of his work should know not to lionize him.

worked tirelessly to promote unity without compromising on conviction

All I can assume is that Democrats are terrified and are trying to cover their ass so they don't get labeled Antifa and sent to the gulag.

In a lose-lose situation what do you do?

One option leaves you open to attack or worse.

The other option makes your people turn around and run even though they ran away along time ago sitting on the sidelines blaming them for everything anyways.

I watched a couple summaries of TPUSA events where they invite a bunch of grifters to come on stage and spend 30 minutes calling all Democrats weak, evil communists who must be destroyed while hawking their merchandise/podcasts.

Support the second one, reject the first.

In a lose-lose situation what do you do?

One option leaves you open to attack or worse.

The other option makes your people turn around and run even though they ran away along time ago sitting on the sidelines blaming them for everything anyways.

Any Democrat who votes for this is a fascist sympathizer

In a lose-lose situation what do you do?

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dammit, image too small to read

anyway, 310-58 passing, 95 Dems voted with Republicans to pass it, with 38 voting present and 26 not voting.

Any Democrat who votes for this is a fascist sympathizer

Why should a black person ever vote Democrat again when most of them just voted to honor a white supremacist?

this is nonsense talk