My Response to Salt Lake County Democrats cheering on the Biden Administration's recent changes to Title IX.
Federal Law is written by elected legislators in the Congress, not activist bureaucrats in the Biden Administration.
— Mike Carey for Salt Lake County Council, At-Large (@MikeCarey4CC) June 21, 2024
We have a mental health problem, and it's promoted by Democrats to raise money for their pals in Grievance, Inc. because they have nothing else to run on. https://t.co/2W3GAIwNOS
They didn't like that, so they tried to shame those who disagree with them:
Mike Carey Republican for Salt Lake County Council believes trans kids are a "mental health problem" Salt Lake County Deserves better. #utpol #transrightsarehumanrights https://t.co/kdhiT1CqWC
— Salt Lake County Democratic Party (@SLCountyDems) June 21, 2024
Realizing I had no intention of kowtowing to their radical orthodoxy, they kept coming, so I made it very clear on where I stand:
I didn't suggest they aren't real, but self-diagnosis never was a thing before 2021, and this is what you're fostering.
— Mike Carey for Salt Lake County Council, At-Large (@MikeCarey4CC) June 21, 2024
Sometimes loving people means showing them where the boundaries are so they can get help on addressing the actual root cause of whatever is hurting them.
Then I received a call from ABC4 News asking for a comment on the statement released by SLCO Democrats, which I was unaware of. ABC4 was kind enough to forward along, and here it is:
Here is my response sent to ABC4 at 10:05pm. The story wound up not running, but I am documenting it here for posterity.
