The Alaska House of Representatives has introduced a resolution, known as a sense of the House, that would condemn comparisons between COVID-19 mandates and the Holocaust, as well as the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The sense of the House was introduced by Rep. Grier Hopkins, D-Fairbanks, who is Jewish. He said it was necessary after synagogues have been vandalized and some Alaska political leaders have made statements comparing COVID-19 mandates to the Holocaust.
Less than an hour after the resolution was introduced, Eastman delivered a speech on the House floor where he discussedHe started quoting Primo Levi, a Holocaust survivor and author, when House Speaker Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, interrupted him, asking how quoting Levi was connected to the speech he was giving, entitled: “New York firefighters and it could happen here.”
Anchorage Democratic Rep. Andy Josephson, another Jewish legislator, said Eastman’s speech “subtly” brought up the comparison between the Holocaust and COVID-19 mandates and that it was “borderline.” Over objections, it was sent to the Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee for further consideration. A separate informational hearing is scheduled for the same committee on Thursday afternoon into the Oath Keepers.Rep. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, chairs the committee. He said there’s no set plan of what will happen to the sense of the House and when and if it will come back on the House floor.
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