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BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
Tue Jun 13, 2023, 10:48 AM Jun 2023

Illinois becomes first state to ban book bans

Governor J.B. Pritzker compared the new law to Illinois' past firsts, such as being the first state in the union to ratify the 13th Amendment outlawing chattel slavery.

DAVE BYRNES / June 12, 2023


CHICAGO (CN) — Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a state law prohibiting book bans on Monday afternoon, making Illinois the first state in the union to adopt such a measure.

"Book bans are about censorship. Marginalizing people; marginalizing ideas and facts," Pritzker said in a prepared speech prior to signing the bill at Chicago's Harold Washington Library, amid the Chicago Public Library system's 150th anniversary celebrations. "Regimes ban books, not democracies."

Pritzker also compared signing the law to other times in history when Illinois was the first state to adopt progressive legislation, specifically when it was first to ratify the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery on Feb. 1, 1865, and first to ratify the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote on June 10, 1919.

"Here in Illinois we don't hide from the truth, we embrace it. All of it," Pritzker said, adding that he wanted his own children to learn the truth of U.S. history, "warts and all."
https://www.courthousenews.com/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-ban-book-bans/


( How awesome is that, huh? )

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Illinois becomes first state to ban book bans (Original Post) BeckyDem Jun 2023 OP
Go, JB! 3catwoman3 Jun 2023 #1
YAY! Proud of Illinois. ancianita Jun 2023 #2
Wonderful! K&R for visibility. crickets Jun 2023 #3
Sweet - thank you Gov Pritzker. n/t iluvtennis Jun 2023 #4
Now we need this times 50 Ohioboy Jun 2023 #5
Splendid! judesedit Jun 2023 #6
Ditto!! onetexan Jun 2023 #13
Splendid! BlueIdaho Jun 2023 #7
Luv my guv! murielm99 Jun 2023 #8
Yep! ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #12
"Regimes ban books, not democracies." Beartracks Jun 2023 #9
Pretty sad we have to pass laws to enforce the Constitution... Wounded Bear Jun 2023 #10
No doubt about it, that we require this remedy is pathetic. BeckyDem Jun 2023 #15
Problem is they don't respect the laws or the Constitution... Wounded Bear Jun 2023 #19
Cancel Culture! Here we go again. They are canceling our right to cancel other people's reading. Midnight Writer Jun 2023 #11
Love my state! North Shore Chicago Jun 2023 #14
To be proud for sure! BeckyDem Jun 2023 #16
Does this affect SCHOOL LIBRARIES? WarGamer Jun 2023 #17
I don't know for certain BeckyDem Jun 2023 #18
It does indeed. murielm99 Jun 2023 #20

onetexan

(13,786 posts)
13. Ditto!!
Tue Jun 13, 2023, 01:48 PM
Jun 2023

Bravo Gov Pritzker! Bravo Illinoians (or Illini )

Now all Dems-controlled states take note & follow suit!!!

murielm99

(31,378 posts)
8. Luv my guv!
Tue Jun 13, 2023, 12:54 PM
Jun 2023

Don't forget Alexi Giannoulias, our Secretary of State and state librarian. He proposed this law. He is a friend of Obama, and played basketball with him. He was our youngest state treasurer ever.

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
15. No doubt about it, that we require this remedy is pathetic.
Tue Jun 13, 2023, 02:01 PM
Jun 2023

Maga/authoritarians are set to implode the country one way or another.

Wounded Bear

(60,446 posts)
19. Problem is they don't respect the laws or the Constitution...
Tue Jun 13, 2023, 09:55 PM
Jun 2023

at least not a rational interpretation of the Constitution.

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