Charlie Kirk became well known and helped build his organization Turning Point USA by coming on to college campuses to present views that some students and, often, the people running the colleges did not want aired. In doing so, he helped advance the exercise of free speech at colleges. It was at one of his campus events at which he was discussing and debating issues that Kirk was murdered last week.

If Texas Governor Greg Abbott wanted to honor Kirk, an appropriate action may be to find ways to expand respect for free speech at the Texas state government's institutions of higher education. However, Abbott has chosen to do the opposite — use Kirk's murder as a reason to crack down further on free speech at Texas colleges.

On Tuesday, Abbott, via his Twitter page, expressed his demand that one of those Texas colleges expel a student because that student reenacting Kirk being shot. Declared Abbott:

Hey Texas State.
This conduct is not accepted at our schools.
Expel this student immediately.
Mocking assassination must have consequences.