After the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Cañon City Councilwoman Emily Tracy posted to her personal Facebook page a link to an opinion piece entitled “Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning.” The piece criticized Kirk’s past comments about women and minorities, concluding with the words: “I won’t celebrate his death, but I’m not obligated to celebrate his life, either.”

Posting an article, even without a positive comment, signals agreement, but there is nothing in this piece, harsh and partisan as it is, condoning Kirk’s death. Nevertheless, the Cañon City Council voted to draft a censure motion after an irate crowd demanded the councilwoman’s removal.

If anyone should be censured, it is any public official who uses this tragedy to punish political opponents. Rather

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