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Miles Archer

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Fri Sep 19, 2025, 10:26 PM Sep 19

Oklahoma GOP Senators want MANDATORY "Charlie Kirk Memorial Plazas" built in EVERY PUBLIC UNIVERSITY [View all]

One Republican state lawmaker in Oklahoma now wants to require every public university in the state to erect statues to slain far-right activist Charlie Kirk.

On Friday, Jeffrey Sachs — an assistant professor at Nova Scotia's Acadia University — called attention to a bill by Oklahoma state senators Shane Jett (R) and Dana Prieto (R) that would mandate every public university in the Sooner State build a "Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza." The bill, which has been filed as Senate Bill 1187 and does not yet have a formal name, would force universities to set aside a portion of real estate in a visible public location — like the quad, the student union or main entrance pathways — "to maximize public awareness and utilization."

Senate Bill 1187 would also make it a requirement for schools to erect a statue of both Kirk and his family, and to include a plaque honoring Kirk as "a voice of a generation, modern civil rights leader, vocal Christian, martyr for truth and faith, and free speech advocate."

https://www.rawstory.com/charlie-kirk-2674011910/

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They're Reaganizing him... Wounded Bear Sep 19 #1
Even Reagan didnt get this much memoralizing BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 19 #16
They were a bit slower, of course... Wounded Bear Sep 20 #18
Imagine what theyll do when the orange one passes away BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 20 #20
They paying for it? dflprincess Sep 19 #2
Well, yeah TheFarseer Sep 19 #9
"civil rights leader and free speech advocate" dalton99a Sep 19 #3
This is where public teachers can't earn a living wage RainCaster Sep 19 #4
Like they have any money to do anything. What a Klarkashton Sep 19 #5
guess who is gonna be jealous of this usurper? nt msongs Sep 19 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Sep 19 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Sep 19 #8
"modern civil rights leader"? Yeah, OK. Solly Mack Sep 19 #10
Beyond my comprehension. Completely nutso. Diamond_Dog Sep 19 #11
Insane BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 19 #15
Oklahoma, giving Texas a run for "Biggest Petri Dish for Really Shitty Ideas!" Grins Sep 19 #12
CHARLIE KIRK, White Christian Nationalist's version of MLK....their perfect leader. walkingman Sep 19 #13
Additionally, the bill makes it clear that any "student, employee or faculty member" who vandalizes or defaces statues o BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 19 #14
Be sure to install a fountain. Duncan Grant Sep 20 #17
Oklahoma near bottom in eduction. bmichaelh Sep 20 #19
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