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minus-squareScirocco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·2 days agoI have been having the same reaction as y’all over this all day. I went to see how my rep voted (had a pretty good idea already) and incidentally found the actual text of the bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hres719/text The front half of it is a load of fascists dick sucking, of course But that’s all in the "whereas"es which are not the meat of it. The main bits are a fairly level condemnation of political violence and assassinations. I was all set to fire of a testy email and donate (more, again) to the primary challenger… But then i read the statement on the resolution and why he voted for it. Not sure I agree, but there is some logic there. https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/hoyer-statement-resolution-charlie-kirk All of the votes are shown on this page: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h282
I have been having the same reaction as y’all over this all day.
I went to see how my rep voted (had a pretty good idea already) and incidentally found the actual text of the bill
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hres719/text
The front half of it is a load of fascists dick sucking, of course
But that’s all in the "whereas"es which are not the meat of it.
The main bits are a fairly level condemnation of political violence and assassinations.
I was all set to fire of a testy email and donate (more, again) to the primary challenger…
But then i read the statement on the resolution and why he voted for it. Not sure I agree, but there is some logic there.
https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/hoyer-statement-resolution-charlie-kirk
All of the votes are shown on this page: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h282
Voting ain’t defeating fascism.