If I were an openly practicing homosexual, I probably wouldn’t want to put my hands on a Bible, either.
According to Rep.-elect Robert Garcia’s office, he was the “first immigrant and LGBTQ mayor” in the history of Long Beach and will be the first member of Congress to identify that way.
In fairness to former mayors of Long Beach, Garcia should probably say that he was the first immigrant and openly LGBTQ mayor of the city, unless he know a lot more about the personal lives of former mayor than seems reasonable.
Regardless, that seems likely to be one of the reasons Garcia will be sworn in with his hands on a number of items, none of which are Holy Scripture.
Will be proudly sworn-in to Congress on the U.S. Constitution. Underneath the Constitution will be 3 items that mean a lot to me personally. A photo of my parents who I lost to covid, my citizenship certificate & an original Superman #1 from the @librarycongress. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/YGW43OLsIp
— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarcia) January 3, 2023
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Kudos on the Constitution — it’s nice to see that there are still a few Democrats out there who know it exists — and for the citizenship certificate as well. And the picture of his parents is fully understandable.
But Superman? Come on, dude. At least pick a hero who actually existed.
But maybe Garcia has trouble distinguishing reality from fiction. Garcia’s House website claims that he “was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House on January 3rd, 2023,” which is clearly contra-factual. No new members of Congress can be sworn in until the House elects a speaker, which obviously didn’t happen yesterday.
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Los Angeles’ KTLA reported the same thing, actually — but we already know about the establishment media’s tenuous grasp on reality.
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