(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania may soon consider “political intimidation” a criminal offense after one lawmaker says doing so will help counter the alarming rise in ideologically-based attacks across the country.

Rep. Jonathan Fritz, R-Honesdale, began circulating a proposal in the state Legislature to do just that, citing the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the April firebombing of the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg.

“Just as Pennsylvania law has long recognized that crimes motivated by racial, ethnic, or religious animus deserve enhanced punishment, so too must we act to ensure that individuals are not targeted because of their political affiliation, beliefs, or civil role,” he said in the cosponsorship memo dated Sept. 19. “Significantly, my bi

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