A Republican lawmaker in Oklahoma has filed a bill to require public universities in the red state to build statues of Charlie Kirk following the right-wing activist’s assassination.
The legislation from Oklahoma state Sen. Shane Jett (R) — who leads the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus — looks to honor Kirk by establishing a “Charlie Kirk Memorial” plazas that would be built in “highly visible and easily accessible” locations at public campuses, per the bill. The bill states that “each institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education” would be required to have such a plaza completed by March 2028.
The statues of Kirk would see him either sitting at a table with an empty seat across from him or they would feature the MAGA activist and his wife holding their children.
The legislation also calls for signs “commemorating Charlie Kirk’s courage and faith” and explaining his role as a “voice of a generation, modern civil rights leader, vocal Christian, martyr for truth and faith, and free speech advocate.”
Other pieces of legislation filed by Jett include a bill that looks to designate Kirk’s birthday, Oct. 14, as “Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day” and a resolution that would require the state legislature to recognize and honor Kirk.
