House Democrats Object to Prayer for Assassinated Conservative Charlie Kirk
omething is broken. There’s a nasty, bitter spirit that has taken over one side of the aisle. If you’re a conservative, you’ve felt it for years. It’s a sneering anger that goes way beyond just disagreeing on taxes. And every once in a while, the mask slips. We get a good, hard look at the ugliness underneath. Last night, on the floor of Congress, that mask didn’t just slip. It was ripped right off.
Democrats objected after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) requested a spoken prayer from the House floor for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Wednesday while holding an event at a university in Utah…
Boebert’s request was met with yells of opposition from Democrats, including from Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), who yelled about school shootings, the Journal reported. Other Democrats screamed “no.”…
Daily Mail reporter Jon Michael Raasch described the incident as “Possibly the ugliest moment I’ve ever witnessed in politics.”
The news was horrific: Charlie Kirk, a well-known conservative and a father, was assassinated. As is tradition, House Speaker Mike Johnson called for a moment of silence. But when Rep. Lauren Boebert then asked for a spoken prayer for Kirk and his family, all civility ended. Democrats started shouting. They literally yelled “no” at the idea of praying for a murdered man.
What should have been a quiet moment of unity turned into a chaotic disgrace. Reports say about three dozen Democrats actually shouted down the request for a prayer. Think about that. The scene was so disgusting that a reporter in the room called it one of the worst things he had ever seen in Washington.
And let’s get one thing straight. This wasn’t some boring debate over House rules. This was pure, raw anger aimed at one thing: prayer. It was them telling all of us, loud and clear, that God has no place in public life. Not even when a man lies dead and his family is shattered.
It got even worse. As the Speaker of the House tried to get control, what did one Democrat yell? “Pass some gun laws!” I wish I were joking. They couldn’t wait one second before turning a man’s murder into a cheap political talking point. Is this really where we are now?
There was no thought for his wife. No thought for his kids. Just a cold, dead-eyed rush to score points for their agenda. Speaker Johnson had called for everyone to condemn the violence and come together. But it seems one side wasn’t listening. They were too busy writing their next fundraising email.
The shouting was bad enough. But the silence from their leaders afterward says it all. This wasn’t just a few bad apples; this is who they are now. They don’t see conservatives as Americans they disagree with. They see us as enemies who don’t deserve an ounce of respect. Not in life, and certainly not in death.
This whole mess was a symptom of a sickness. A sickness that replaces faith with politics, and basic decency with non-stop grievance. It was a moment of perfect clarity. We all saw what happens when a movement abandons the values that hold a country together.
Democrats objected after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) requested a spoken prayer from the House floor for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Wednesday while holding an event at a university in Utah…
Boebert’s request was met with yells of opposition from Democrats, including from Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), who yelled about school shootings, the Journal reported. Other Democrats screamed “no.”…
Daily Mail reporter Jon Michael Raasch described the incident as “Possibly the ugliest moment I’ve ever witnessed in politics.”
The news was horrific: Charlie Kirk, a well-known conservative and a father, was assassinated. As is tradition, House Speaker Mike Johnson called for a moment of silence. But when Rep. Lauren Boebert then asked for a spoken prayer for Kirk and his family, all civility ended. Democrats started shouting. They literally yelled “no” at the idea of praying for a murdered man.
What should have been a quiet moment of unity turned into a chaotic disgrace. Reports say about three dozen Democrats actually shouted down the request for a prayer. Think about that. The scene was so disgusting that a reporter in the room called it one of the worst things he had ever seen in Washington.
And let’s get one thing straight. This wasn’t some boring debate over House rules. This was pure, raw anger aimed at one thing: prayer. It was them telling all of us, loud and clear, that God has no place in public life. Not even when a man lies dead and his family is shattered.
It got even worse. As the Speaker of the House tried to get control, what did one Democrat yell? “Pass some gun laws!” I wish I were joking. They couldn’t wait one second before turning a man’s murder into a cheap political talking point. Is this really where we are now?
There was no thought for his wife. No thought for his kids. Just a cold, dead-eyed rush to score points for their agenda. Speaker Johnson had called for everyone to condemn the violence and come together. But it seems one side wasn’t listening. They were too busy writing their next fundraising email.
The shouting was bad enough. But the silence from their leaders afterward says it all. This wasn’t just a few bad apples; this is who they are now. They don’t see conservatives as Americans they disagree with. They see us as enemies who don’t deserve an ounce of respect. Not in life, and certainly not in death.
This whole mess was a symptom of a sickness. A sickness that replaces faith with politics, and basic decency with non-stop grievance. It was a moment of perfect clarity. We all saw what happens when a movement abandons the values that hold a country together.
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