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The following was copied from a FaceBook post by The Other 98%:
Arizona's Governor Katie Hobbs just slapped down one of the most SHAMELESS grifts in recent memory, vetoing a bill that would have turned state license plates into Charlie Kirk propaganda plates. And Republicans are absolutely losing it.
Here's what they tried to pull. The "Charlie Kirk Memorial Plate" would have charged drivers $25, with $17 going directly to Turning Point USA. That's an organization that pulled in $84 million in 2024. They don't need your bumper money.
This was never about honoring anyone. It was a state-sanctioned cash grab wrapped in a flag.
The bill didn't even name TPUSA directly, instead describing a nonprofit founded in 2012 that promotes "traditional values" and runs a "grassroots activist network" on campuses. They thought they were being clever.
They weren't.
Hobbs saw right through it. "I will continue working toward solutions that bring people together," she wrote in her veto letter, "but this bill falls short of that standard by inserting politics into a function of government that should remain nonpartisan."
The Republican meltdown was immediate and predictable. Senator Jake Hoffman called Kirk a "global civil rights leader," which is a sentence that should disqualify you from holding public office. Andy Biggs called the veto "petty and callous." Kari Lake jumped in because she's never met a camera she didn't lunge toward.
Arizona already has specialty plates for causes like public television and Make-A-Wish. There's a canyon-sized difference between supporting sick children and bankrolling a political operation that spent years demonizing immigrants, attacking public education, and pushing voter suppression on college campuses.
And this is just Arizona. Florida is naming roads after Kirk. Tennessee wants every public university to build a 40-foot courtyard with his name on it next to the Ten Commandments. Multiple states are proposing memorial plazas.
They're not mourning. They're building a brand. They're turning a man's death into permanent right-wing infrastructure across the country, funded by taxpayers.
Hobbs said no. More governors should follow her lead.
Arizona's Governor Katie Hobbs just slapped down one of the most SHAMELESS grifts in recent memory, vetoing a bill that would have turned state license plates into Charlie Kirk propaganda plates. And Republicans are absolutely losing it.
Here's what they tried to pull. The "Charlie Kirk Memorial Plate" would have charged drivers $25, with $17 going directly to Turning Point USA. That's an organization that pulled in $84 million in 2024. They don't need your bumper money.
This was never about honoring anyone. It was a state-sanctioned cash grab wrapped in a flag.
The bill didn't even name TPUSA directly, instead describing a nonprofit founded in 2012 that promotes "traditional values" and runs a "grassroots activist network" on campuses. They thought they were being clever.
They weren't.
Hobbs saw right through it. "I will continue working toward solutions that bring people together," she wrote in her veto letter, "but this bill falls short of that standard by inserting politics into a function of government that should remain nonpartisan."
The Republican meltdown was immediate and predictable. Senator Jake Hoffman called Kirk a "global civil rights leader," which is a sentence that should disqualify you from holding public office. Andy Biggs called the veto "petty and callous." Kari Lake jumped in because she's never met a camera she didn't lunge toward.
Arizona already has specialty plates for causes like public television and Make-A-Wish. There's a canyon-sized difference between supporting sick children and bankrolling a political operation that spent years demonizing immigrants, attacking public education, and pushing voter suppression on college campuses.
And this is just Arizona. Florida is naming roads after Kirk. Tennessee wants every public university to build a 40-foot courtyard with his name on it next to the Ten Commandments. Multiple states are proposing memorial plazas.
They're not mourning. They're building a brand. They're turning a man's death into permanent right-wing infrastructure across the country, funded by taxpayers.
Hobbs said no. More governors should follow her lead.