{"id":2488151,"date":"2025-09-18T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resolution-to-punish-ilhan-omar-for-kirk-comments-fails-after-4-republicans-side-with-democrats\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:17:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:17:55","slug":"resolution-to-punish-ilhan-omar-for-kirk-comments-fails-after-4-republicans-side-with-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resolution-to-punish-ilhan-omar-for-kirk-comments-fails-after-4-republicans-side-with-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolution to Punish Ilhan Omar for Kirk Comments Fails After 4 Republicans Side with Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fresolution-to-punish-ilhan-omar-for-kirk-comments-fails-after-4-republicans-side-with-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2488151&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A resolution to censure Democratic Representative Ilhan omar over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >controversial social media comments<\/a> about charlie Kirk&#8217;s assassination was narrowly avoided in the House of Representatives with a 214-213 vote to table the resolution. Notably, four Republican lawmakers-Mike Flood, Jeff Hurd, tom McClintock, and Cory mills-voted with Democrats to block the censure. The resolution&#8217;s failure disappointed its sponsor, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who criticized the Republicans who sided with Omar. Cory Mills defended his vote on First Amendment grounds, emphasizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a> rights despite disagreement with Omar&#8217;s statements. The controversy also involved retaliatory censure efforts targeting Mills himself, which are expected to be withdrawn following the resolution&#8217;s defeat. The debate highlighted partisan tensions over free speech, procedural tactics, and political disagreements within Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Four Republicans helped Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota avoid being censured over comments she posted to social media about Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination.<\/p>\n<p>The Wednesday vote was 214-213 to table to resolution, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2025276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House clerk&rsquo;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Reps. Mike Flood of Nebraska, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, Tom McClintock of California and Cory Mills of Florida voted to table to resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Five lawmakers did not vote. Republicans Ken Calvert of California and John Rutherford of Florida did not vote. Democrats Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, Adam Gray of California and Dina Titus of Nevada did not vote. All other Democrats voted to table the resolution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here are the 4 Republicans who voted with the far Left tonight and voted with Ilhan Omar. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BCRdd2Y6J0\">pic.twitter.com\/BCRdd2Y6J0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyMace\/status\/1968442858752409888?\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Irked at the failure of the resolution to pass, Mace posted the names of the GOP opponents of her resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyMace\/status\/1968442858752409888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here are the 4 Republicans who voted with the far Left tonight and voted with Ilhan Omar,&rdquo; she posted.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoryMillsFL\/status\/1968448662763110509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X,<\/a> Mills said his vote reflected his interpretation of the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The 7 Articles and 27 Amendments of our Constitution are not only to be followed when it serves your purpose. Unlike with Rep McIver, whom is accused of assault and obstruction of LEO, which I supported not to table, this is a 1A issue. We may not like or agree with what someone says, but that does not mean we should deny their 1A Right,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The 7 Articles and 27 Amendments of our Constitution are not only to be followed when it serves your purpose. Unlike with Rep McIver, whom is accused of assault and obstruction of LEO, which I supported not to table, this is a 1A issue. We may not like or agree with what someone&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8uhcEXz4gp\">pic.twitter.com\/8uhcEXz4gp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cory Mills (@CoryMillsFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoryMillsFL\/status\/1968448662763110509?\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mills was referring to Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, who managed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-buy-it-joy-behar-and-sunny-hostin-blow-off-marjorie-taylor-greenes-apology-claim-shes-trying-to-escape-censure\/\" title=\"\u2018I Don\u2019t Buy It\u2019: Joy Behar And Sunny Hostin Blow Off Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s Apology, Claim She\u2019s Trying To Escape ...\">avoid censure<\/a> in a House vote earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Mills had been facing a proposed censure resolution from Democratic Rep. Greg Casar of Texas, alleging Mills assaulted his girlfriend, misrepresented his Bronze Star, and violated campaign finance rules, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/nancy-mace-censure-ilhan-omar-charlie-kirk-comment\/story?id=125663772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Failure of the censure resolution against Omar is expected to lead to withdrawal of a retaliatory censure resolution against Mills, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/09\/17\/ilhan-omar-censure-republicans-nancy-mace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ilhan Omar mocked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-drops-death-penalty-bomb-on-luigi-mangione-after-careful-consideration\/\" title=\"Pam Bondi Drops Death Penalty Bomb on Luigi Mangione &#039;After Careful Consideration&#039;\">cold-blooded assassination<\/a> of an innocent American husband and father.<\/p>\n<p>She&rsquo;s supported ISIS.<br \/> She&rsquo;s supported the Muslim Brotherhood.<br \/> She&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-political-violence-double-standard\/\" title=\"The Political Violence Double Standard\">incited political violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And tonight, Congress protected her.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1968457691334148428?\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska deplored the use of procedural gimmicks to force censure votes, as Mace had done, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5508855-mace-omar-censure-resolution-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like it because we&rsquo;re gonna be the minority someday, and you&rsquo;re gonna have the same kind of treatment,&rdquo; Bacon said. He later voted to censure Omar.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/26092484-mace-omar-censure-resolution-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a> sponsored by Mace noted that a video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ilhan-omar-calls-charlie-kirk-mourners-full-st-says-fed-remember-fondly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omar<\/a> posted contended that Kirk &ldquo;was a reprehensible human being. He enacted his political agenda by preying on weak minded people. He took complex socioeconomic issues and simplified them by pointing fingers at out-groups, demonizing those groups, and siccing his massive following on them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The video Omar posted also called Kirk a &ldquo;stochastic terrorist, an adamant transphobe, he denied the genocide happening in Palestine, he believed in the subjugation of women, and in his last dying words he was spewing racist dog whistles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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