Oklahoma Republicans propose mandating Charlie Kirk statues in public colleges
Republicans in the Oklahoma state Legislature have introduced a bill that would mandate public universities and colleges to erect statues of Charlie Kirk or pay a monthly fine.
Senate Bill 1187, which is sponsored by state Sens. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee) and Dana Prieto (R-Tulsa), also requires universities to create a “Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza” and signage explaining Kirk’s voice as a “modern civil rights leader, vocal Christian, martyr for truth and faith and free speech advocate.”
Failure to comply would force universities to submit a monthly fine equal to 1% of the school’s appropriated budget. And anyone that vandalizes a plaza would have their enrollment or employment at the college terminated.
Jett and Prieto’s bill comes after a viral X post by David Keyes, former spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, showing an AI-generated example of a “Charlie Kirk Free Speech Plaza.”
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/23/oklahoma-republicans-propose-mandating-charlie-kirk-statues-in-public-colleges/
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