The nation was horrified earlier this month when an Egyptian national who overstayed a visa used Molotov cocktails and a homemade flamethrower to attack a peaceful group of marchers advocating for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but it appears that such barbaric violence was not enough to warrant condemnation from dozens of liberal lawmakers.

As the New York Post reports, over 100 House Democrats declined to vote in support of an ultimately successful Republican-initiated resolution condemning the June 1 attack in Boulder, Colorado, as well as the state's sanctuary jurisdiction laws, which many argue helped make the atrocity possible.

Resolution's passage follows brutal attack

Despite opposition from the aforementioned faction of Democrats, the resolution, spearheaded by Colorado Republican Rep. Gabe Evans did pass the House by a margin of 280-113.

Notably, 75 Democrats did cross party lines to support the measure, suggesting that not everyone on the left was unwilling to acknowledge the facts of what occurred.

Those who did stand against the resolution took issue with some of its language, including that which voiced “gratitude to law enforcement, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, for protecting the homeland.”

Some on the Democrat side were opposed to the measure's inclusion of details concerning the immigration status of suspect Mohammed Sabry Soliman, as The Hill noted.

Soliman, who yelled pro-Palestinian slogans during and after his attack has since been charged with 118 counts of attempted murder as well as a federal hate crime, and he has admitted to having planned the incident for a year with the goal of killing “all Zionist people.”

Evans holds forth

During a speech on the House floor championing the passage of the resolution, Evans declared, “As a former police officer and Army veteran of the global war on terror, I know how Colorado's radical leftist leaders and laws prioritize illegal immigrants over public safety.”

That approach, Evans added, is responsible for “allowing antisemitic terrorists like Mohamad Sabry Soliman to strike.”

Evans went on, “The passing of my resolution ensures we condemn all acts of antisemitism and affirms that the free and open collaboration between state and local law enforcement with their federal counterparts is key in preventing future attacks like this.”

As a press release from Evans' office further noted, the resolution “also calls for enhanced commonsense vetting procedures and stresses the importance of communication between local law enforcement and their federal counterparts in sanctuary states like Colorado.”

The congressman emphasized that Soliman, having overstayed his visa, was “granted a valid driver's license by the state DMV and had multiple contacts with law enforcement prior to the attack” and added that “Colorado's refusal to allow local law enforcement to share basic information with federal immigration authorities highlights the danger of sanctuary policies.”

Muted measure garners more Dem support

Emblematic of many Democrats' attitude toward the Republican lawmaker's resolution was House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) who declared Evans' initiative “not a serious effort,” sneering, “Who is this guy? He's not seriously concerned with combating antisemitism in America” and calling the congressman “a complete and total embarrassment.”

In keeping with that sentiment, those on the left unwilling to broach what Evans contends was a significant contributing factor to the June 1 attack were, almost universally, willing to sign onto a separate measure introduced by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Joe Neguse (D-CO) that offered a more general denunciation of antisemitic conduct seen in recent months, perhaps working under the questionable belief that -- at least when attempting to walk a political tightrope with their radical base -- something is better than nothing.