A measure brought before Clearwater City Council Monday by Council member Ryan Cotton to rename a downtown road after the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk died for lack of a second to the motion.

Cotton had proposed renaming Court Street to “Charlie Kirk Way.” After introducing the item as a recognition of First Amendment rights Cotton asked for a second. None came.

“I bring this forward not because I expect unanimous agreement, but because I believe every voice should matter in the city, and I reject the idea that our civic spaces should only reflect on side of the American conservation,” Cotton explained of his item. “This is about courage, not comfort. It’s about ensuring that values of liberty and open discourse.”

Dozens of people had shown up to speak on the issue an

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