Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican who is running for governor, objects to quotes about Charlie Kirk that Masterson says were taken out of context. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Senate resolution, adopted 30-9, would recognize his date of birth as Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day in Kansas. Annual recognition of his birth, and death, was drafted by GOP sponsors to bring attention to importance of First Amendment rights and the value of civic discourse. “I agreed to fight for everyone’s right to free speech whether I agreed with the speech or not. Haley’s amendment blending Kirk’s ideas of free speech with those of President Donald Trump was ruled out of order by the Senate.