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Congress approves October 14, Charlie Kirk’s birthday, as National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk (midwest.social)
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https://www.wtrf.com/news/senate-approves-october-14-charlie-kirks-birthday-as-national-day-of-remembrance-for-charlie-kirk/

Here's a list of every democrat that voted to make the birthday of a white surpremisist a national holiday:

Aguilar

Ansari

Auchincloss

Balint

Bera

Boyle

Budzinski

Case

Chu

Cisneros

Clark

Crow

Cuellar

Davids (KS)

Dean (PA) DeLauro DelBene

Deluzio

Dingell

Edwards

Fletcher

Foster

Golden (ME)

Goldman (TX)

Gottheimer

Harder (CA)

Himes

Houlahan

Hoyer

Huffman

Jeffries

Kamlager-Dove

Keating

Landsman

McGuire Meeks

Menendez

Meng

Mfume

Schrier

Scott, David Sewell

Sherman

Sherrill

Smith (WA)

Min

Morelle

Sorensen

Morrison

Soto

Larsen (WA)

Moskowitz. Stanton

Larson (CT)

Lee (NV)

Murphy

Stevens

Nadler

Suozzi

Levin

Takano

Titus

Tran

Liccardo

Lieu

Lofgren

Lynch

Mackenzie

Magaziner

Mannion

Neal

Panetta

Pappas

Perez

Pou

Raskin

Vargas

Wasserman Schultz

Riley (NY)

Rivas

McBath

Ross

McBride

Ryan

McClellan

Salinas

McCollum

Sánchez

McDonald Rivet

Scanlon

McGarvey

McGovern

Scholten

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[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 4 points 2 days ago

Because they care much more about not upsetting the Republicans even a little than they do about actually serving their people. The only thing on their mind during this vote was about how many angry republicans in their area they'd have if they didn't go along with it. They don't want to go the way of Melissa Hortman.

I understand that this is a tumultuous time, and that being a major figurehead and pushing against the descent into fascism may put you on some crazed gunman's hit list, but that's what's needed and expected of a good leader in times like these. If you can't handle it, leave and make way for someone more willing to take the risk.