Speak Up: Arizona legislator seeks to name Loop 202 after Charlie Kirk

Journalist Howard Fischer’s report that the president of the Arizona Senate wants to wants to rename a portion of the Loop 202 freeway for assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk continues to spark comments from Independent readers, who both agree and disagree with state Sen. Warren Petersen, who said about the Illinois native when proposing the renaming: “Charlie Kirk is a son of Arizona who embodied the very fabric of our founding fathers when they crafted the Bill of Rights.” Here's a selection of what readers had to  say:

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• “How about naming a highway in Arizona after a true American hero, Pat Tillman! An Arizona hero that all Arizonans love and respect regardless of what side of the political line you stand on!” — Rob Hay
• “How about no one gets special treatment and not a single taxpayer dollar pays for this.” — Andrea Garcia
• “Where is the Pat Tillman or John McCain freeway? Seriously, the State Legislature must have better things to do than renaming freeways.” — Tim Romero
• “Politicians should be more concerned with the failing economy more than naming roads.” — TheReturnOfTheSonOfMan
• “Many Arizonans didnt even know who he was. It is a Republican issue, not the entire state issue. Leave it alone and let this man rest in peace.” — Joz4
• “He’s not even from here, perhaps you should check with Illinois; maybe they want to name a street after him.” — Judy Welch
• “How about a road named after every child that has died of a school shooting? They are more important.” — Michael Robinson
• “Petersen is wasting taxpayers’ dollars and time by even proposing this. What about real life now situations? Homelessness? Gun control? I definitely will not vote for him.” — Doug Vaughn
• “Don't worry about the name! Just make sure it's a drivable freeway.” — Cyndy Dickson
• “The 202 will still be the 202. The name will be supplemented to it. This is how it’s always been.” — Shawn Flanigan