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Related: About this forumOklahoma Bill Gives Parents The Right To Ban Books--And A $10k Incentive - All In - MSNBC
A Republican state lawmaker in Oklahoma proposed a new bill that would allow parents to nominate books in their child's school library to be removed. And if that book remains on the shelves, the parents will receive $10,000 per day. Aired on 12/29/2021.
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Oklahoma Bill Gives Parents The Right To Ban Books--And A $10k Incentive - All In - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Dec 2021
OP
The rule of law is being replaced by the rule of the vigilantes.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Dec 2021
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Thomas Hurt
(13,993 posts)1. What if the fascists plant books...
Rhiannon12866
(258,716 posts)2. Wouldn't the books be cataloged?
Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)3. Start with the bible...
See how these holier-than-thou phucks feel about that.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(13,292 posts)4. The rule of law is being replaced by the rule of the vigilantes.
Or to be more specific in this instance, rule by RW parents. How many books will they find that offend their snowflake sensibilities?
I want to pass a proposition here in California that will let people go after gun owners, the same way Texas is going after anyone involved in the abortion process. Maybe one day some Texan will target Merriam-Webster for having the word "abortion" in their dictionary.
Rhiannon12866
(258,716 posts)5. You said it.
The rule of law is being replaced by the rule of someone's individual beliefs that disagree with yours.
Moebym
(1,033 posts)6. Fahrenheit 451 is closer than we think n/t
Harker
(18,132 posts)7. What book would you be? n/t