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transscribe9468@literature.cafe to Banned Book Club@literature.cafe · 2 days ago

Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment

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Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment

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transscribe9468@literature.cafe to Banned Book Club@literature.cafe · 2 days ago
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Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment.
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Six months ago, Anthony Aycock wrote a piece for this website called “How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America” in which he detailed a case working …
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    Not much you can do in “when the lootin’ starts the shootin’ starts” states. They will happily murder you and your entire family while paying the police overtime to do it.

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      Who are ‘they’ and where do they live?

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        TX, LA, and MS. That’s what the article is about. The police–who do the shooting. What are you asking?

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          If someone else being willing to use violence means you’re gonna give up

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            I’m not going to sacrifice my life for symbols that have no meaning to me. I’ll leave that to others.

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              Okay so it’s just not a thing you care about.

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