The GOP War on Books

[GMDino]

(06-07-2024, 10:25 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: As I read in the article posted by the OP, all this really does is allow a parent to raise a complaint to the State Literary Board, who will then review the material in question and make a decision. Another section of the bill requires that local boards of library trustees to abide by the decisions handed down by the State Literary Board.

So one parent can get a book reviewed and possibly removed.

That is the same as most states passing these laws and they ended up with parents that were not from the towns making the complaints.  And were talking LOTS of complaints because LOTS of individuals have LOTS of different ideas about what is "good" or "bad. 

That's why it was such a big deal when someone complained about the bible.

I'm personally not for banning any books from anywhere.  And I know that would lead to lots of awful books getting int he hands of people who will use them to do awful things.  But it's not something I would ever support.