In a chilling viral video, school board candidate John Carlo of Clark County, Nevada says being LGBTQ+ "goes against our Constitution."
Speaking to a crowd of churchgoers, Carlo gave a warped American history lesson.
Watch the video below:
Clark County School Board candidate John Carlo: \u201cHomosexuals can\u2019t procreate. This goes against our Constitution.\u201dpic.twitter.com/UPPmGcAp2s— PatriotTakes \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@PatriotTakes \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1650224124
In the clip, he said:
“I believe in the Constitution. I believe in our—our—the way our founding fathers believed in this country: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Of course, this phrase was coined not in the Constitution but rather in the Declaration of Independence.
Someone tweeted:
"I have the impression John Carlo has never actually read the Constitution."
I have the impression John Carlo has never actually read the Constitution.— Into the West \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\udf3b \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Into the West \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\udf3b \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1650256891
Which Constitution is he referring to?— UtesBy5! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@UtesBy5! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1650225242
The GOP school board hopeful was holding a copy of a children's book during his speech.
The book, King & King, tells the story of a young prince who is pushed by his mother to find and marry a princess. As the title might suggest, her efforts were unavailing as the young prince fell in love with another prince.
Clutching the book, Carlo continued:
“That means that homosexuals cannot procreate."
"This goes against our Constitution and this goes against what parents want in the school district, and this is only one book out of thousands.”
Referring to the book, he said:
"This is disgusting."
Almost nothing Carlo said was accurate.
For one thing LGBTQ+ people can procreate and some heterosexual people cannot. Does Carlo exclude the infertile or post-menopausal from constitional protections?
The Constitution does not suggest people who can't procreate are outside of its protections, nor has it ever been legally interpreted that way by the federal government or the Supreme Court.
In response, one person tweeted:
"John Carlo clearly hasn't read the Constitution (or his bible). By his logic, simply choosing to not have any (or more) children also 'goes against our Constitution'."
"The Clark County School Board & its constituents should be embarrassed that this ignoramus is even an option."
John Carlo clearly hasn't read the Constitution (or his bible). By his logic, simply choosing to not have any (or more) children also "goes against our Constitution". The Clark County School Board & its constituents should be embarrassed that this ignoramus is even an option.https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1515775955050106882\u00a0\u2026— Toaster Strudel \ud83e\udde1#IndigenousLivesMatter (@Toaster Strudel \ud83e\udde1#IndigenousLivesMatter) 1650225159
Someone else added:
"If somebody had told me that in the 21st century a person would run for school board and claim that 'homosexuals can’t procreate' and that violates 'our Constitution' I would have laughed."
"Not laughing now."
"Where is this John Carlo running and why are people listening to him?"
If somebody had told me that in the 21st century a person would run for school board and claim that \u201chomosexuals can\u2019t procreate\u201d and that violates \u201cour Constitution\u201d I would have laughed. Not laughing now. \n\nWhere is this John Carlo running and why are people listening to him?https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1515775955050106882\u00a0\u2026— Grace Lidia Su\u00e1rez (@Grace Lidia Su\u00e1rez) 1650225618
He must have the Bible confuses with the Constitution, as, you know, one does. John Carlo, NV politician.— Queen_Boudicca (@Queen_Boudicca) 1650249173
Admittedly stole the meme - but my tribute to the author is finding many good uses for it!pic.twitter.com/VfhGZrb4ap— Saint Bernard (@Saint Bernard) 1650225361
Funny, I don\u2019t remember learning the procreation amendment in civics or government class. Must have skipped a chapter.— Azalea N. E. Acevedo (@Azalea N. E. Acevedo) 1650225963
To make matters worse, behind Carlo while he delivered his homophobic speech was a poster with a QR code taking viewers to a website pushing for the recall of Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak.
His campaign against Sisolak is heavily based on blatantly racist notions about his wife, an American of Chinese ancestry. Carlo refers to Sisolak as a "Puppet of China."
Carlo further claims "His new, post-election wife is Chinese. He bows to them, not us.”
John Carlo is a disgrace to everyone\u2026dehumanizing and disgusting to all people @patriottakeshttps://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1515775955050106882\u00a0\u2026— Michelle Anne (@Michelle Anne) 1650246183
Noting the hypocrisy, someone commented:
"I guess women who have hysterectomies or go through menopause and men whose little swimmers don’t swim also go against our constitution."
I guess women who have hysterectomies or go through menopause and men whose little swimmers don\u2019t swim also go against our constitution.— \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6Bravo Echo November, Gazpacho Police Captain (@\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6Bravo Echo November, Gazpacho Police Captain) 1650224409
First off, no. Secondly, he does realize that gay men still produce sperm and gay women can get pregnant, right? Or is biology one of those things we don\u2019t discuss anymore?— jeepgirl (@jeepgirl) 1650224755
And what about Americans who, because of other reasons, can\u2019t procreate? There are many who cannot have children OR those who choose not too!— Suzanne Koerner (@Suzanne Koerner) 1650246470
Hold up, my doctor never told me that menopause made me unconstitutional wtf— Tara Calishain (@Tara Calishain) 1650224305
Carlo's homophobic agenda and flagrant racism have many worried if he is ever involved in making decisions for schoolchildren.
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