The "debate" was mostly culture war vitriol that argued identity over policy and, of course, people took it far too personally . . . Which seems "baked into" the discourse where the whole point is to uphold that status quo . . . Check-it:
"While members of both parties shared reverence for the constitutional right to free speech and loathing of political violence, Kirk’s use of the First Amendment led to deep division about how his opinions ought to be interpreted. The GOP-led Senate and House passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 1615, which committed the Legislature to annually mark Oct. 14 as Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day. It urged Kansas governors to likewise celebrate Kirk.
"The resolution unleashed, especially in the House, a wave of hostility and goodwill toward the Turning Point USA co-founder and loyalist to President Donald Trump."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Tribute to late Charlie Kirk illuminates division in Kansas politics on meaning of free speech * Kansas Reflector
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