House Bill 1792 “presents constitutional concerns and risks conflicts with other laws,” Assistant Attorney General Sean Locke, the head of the department’s civil rights unit, told senators last week.
The House Education Policy and Administration committee held a hearing on HB 1792, also called the “CHARLIE Act” – Countering Hate and Revolutionary Leftist Indoctrination in Education, named for Charlie Kirk – on Monday, Feb. 2.
The shooting death of Charlie Kirk on September 10th has created a range of emotions from people who either liked – or disagreed but respected – him and from those who did not particularly like him. Like him or not, the massive effect he had on people as well as the increased engagement and boldness because of his death cannot be denied.