Some Democrats claim to want “unity” in the wake of the far-left political violence they fomented, but it is hard to believe they want anything other than to be absolved of responsibility when 118 of them in the House refuse to officially condemn the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
The House of Representatives passed House Resolution 719, condemning Kirk’s assassination and “Honoring the life and legacy of Charles ‘Charlie’ James Kirk,” on Friday 310-58. While 95 Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, more than half of the Democrats in the House either voted against it or decided not to support it by voting “present” or not voting at all.
The resolution language is relatively short and should be uncontroversial to people who do not revel in political violence:
(1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the assassination of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk, and all forms of political violence;
(2) commends and honors the dedicated law enforcement and emergency personnel for their tireless efforts in finding the suspect responsible for the assassination of Charlie Kirk and urges the administration of swift justice to the suspect;
(3) extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to Charlie Kirk’s family, including his wife, Erika, and their two young children, and prays for comfort, peace, and healing in this time of unspeakable loss;
(4) honors the life, leadership, and legacy of Charlie Kirk, whose steadfast dedication to the Constitution, civil discourse, and Biblical truth inspired a generation to cherish and defend the blessings of liberty; and
(5) calls upon all Americans — regardless of race, party affiliation, or creed — to reject political violence, recommit to respectful debate, uphold American values, and respect one another as fellow Americans.
As has been proven time and time again, Democrats do revel in political violence — and, at least with their votes, they are saying that out loud.
The stratified voting stands in stark contrast to a similar resolution earlier this year condemning the killing of Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, which passed unanimously. It had similar language condemning political violence generally, but of course, Democrats are wont to condemn political violence when it is another Democrat who suffers it — not when a conservative does.
As The Federalist has shown numerous times, it is becoming much harder to share a country with a group of people who appear to approve of the death of someone who held views similar to those held by half of the populace.
It is worth noting as well, that although it was 58 who voted against and 38 who apparently couldn’t be bothered to make up their minds (voting “present”), the 22 who chose not to vote were at the House and fully capable of voting if they wanted to. This fact is evidenced by a bill that passed only minutes prior, where the entire Democrat caucus voted except two, both of whom actually voted in favor of the Kirk resolution.
Some particularly grotesque Democrats, like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., decided to speak invective against the Kirk resolution, by attempting to lie and say that Kirk was a “racist, hateful person,” as Thanedar did. Ocasio-Cortez, apparently without a sense of irony, said Kirk’s beliefs were “ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.”
The Democrats who refused to support the Kirk resolution were Reps. Alma Adams, D-N.C., Gabe Amo, D-R.I., Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Wesley Bell, Mo., Donald Beyer Jr., D-Va., Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, Julia Brownly, D-Calif., Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., André Carson, D-Ind., Troy Carter, D-La., Greg Casar, D-Texas, Sean Casten, D-Ill., Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., James Clyburn, D-S.C., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Herbert Conaway Jr., D-N.J., Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Danny Davis, D-Ill., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., Maxine Dexter, D-Ore., Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Dwight Evans, D-Penn., Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., Cleo Fields, D-La., Shomari Figures, D-Ala., Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., Lois Frankel, D-Fla., Laura Friedman, D-Calif., Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., John Garamendi, D-Calif., Robert Garcia, D-Calif., Jesús G. “Chuy” García, D-Ill., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H., Al Green, D-Texas, Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Steven Horsford, D-Nev., Val Hoyle, D-Ore., Glenn Ivey, D-Md., Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Julie Johnson, D-Texas, Hank Johnson Jr., D-Ga., Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., Robin Kelly, D-Ill., Timothy Kennedy, D-N.Y., Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., George Latimer, D-N.Y., Summer Lee, D-Penn., Doris Matsui, D-Calif., Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Jennifer McClellan, D-Va., LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., Rob Menendez, D-N.J., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Kevin Mullin, D-Calif., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Donald Norcross, D-N.J., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Brittany Petterson, D-Colo., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Emily Randall, D-Wash., Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Penn., Janice D. Schakowsky. D-Ill., Bobby Scott, D-Va., Terri Sewell, D-Ala., Brad Sherman, D-Calif., Lateefah Simon, D-Calif., Melanie A. Stansbury, D-N.M., Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, Paul Tonko, N.Y., Norma J. Torres, D-Calif., Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., Marc A. Veasey, D-Texas, Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., Eugene Vindman, D-Va., James Walkinshaw, D-Va., Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Nikema Williams, D-Ga., and Frederica Wilson, D-Fla.