re: More Small Government Conservatism in Louisiana Legislature

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This is about public school libraries, not regular public libraries.

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This is not correct.

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Carlson's proposed legislation, HB 414, and Amedée's HB 545 removes public libraries and school libraries from the list of exempted entities.

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The bill applies to both public libraries. Not "public school libraries" only

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Public libraries have age-restricted content already, which is the appropriate way to deal with this. In addition, the parent is usually checking out for the kid, and what their child checks out, the parent can monitor.

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Yeah, this bill goes beyond that.

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Public libraries should not be engaging in censorship because they are for everyone and have the ability to age-restrict content.

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You can't say this and also say you support this bill.

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explicit pornographic material both in writing and images available to young children is one of the biggest reaches I've ever read.

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On the internet? Sure. Let's censor the internet!

Oh wait, we already have the ability for parents to block internet access.

Then I would support amending the bill to apply to public school libraries but not public libraries.

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restricting minors' access t

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Assuming you’re over 18, you’ll still get to read the books about kiddie diddling in the public library, Houston.

Settle down.

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It is the practice that one group thinks their moral beliefs trump other people's moral beliefs

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That's the basis for pretty much all laws, Mr Deep Thinker.

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LSUFanHouston

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I always said you are a full of shite closet libtard. You just further proved my point.

And save your schtick about “being in the know” about any form of government happenings. The only thing you know about is from what you see on television or read in the papers.
You don’t know crap!

When you do come running here to play “look at me”, it’s always with libtarded crap like this.
You’re a liberal through and through. Just admit it, loser.

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Or... hear me out... you can tell your child not to check that book out of the library.

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Kind of difficult to monitor if you're not physically present at school with them to see what books they're looking at in the library

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Of if they do, you can return it for them.

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By that point, they've already at least skimmed through all the images and illustrations...if not read the whole book

The difference is that you, as a parent, have the ability to put porn blockers and safe search software on the devices your children can access at home. You have the ability to restrict what tv shows your child can watch. You expect their school library to be free of that kind of content, but you don’t really have any means of controlling it. That’s why a government solution is needed, because the government is already the one curating and purchasing the library books. If parents are enraged at their students having access to non-age appropriate literature in a space specifically for children of a certain age, only the government can actually provide a policy that addresses those concerns.

The parent isn’t in the library when the kid checks out the book. If the kid has a locker, they may never even take it home. How would a parent ever be able to know?

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I'll admit I'm not a crazy far-right winger who wants to use government money and resources to push my beliefs on others.

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You're either full of shite or you're an anarchist.

I doubt you're an anarchist.

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Kind of difficult to monitor if you're not physically present at school with them to see what books they're looking at in the library

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Do you not look though your child's schoolbag on occasion?

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By that point, they've already at least skimmed through all the images and illustrations...if not read the whole book

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Possible. Maybe that's a great time as a parent to have a conversation about what they read / saw and go from there? A teachable moment, if you will?

Or are you so terrible at parenting that you belive a few page skims in a book is going to be more influential on your child than your years of parenting?