The National Coalition Against Censorship is slamming Texas Republicans over their book-banning efforts.
At the same time that they cry “censorship” any time COVID misinformation gets flagged on social media, many in the GOP are more than happy to throw gasoline on a pile of young adult literature. Now, the National Coalition Against Censorship , an alliance of more than 50 nonprofits focused on protecting First Amendment and free expression rights, is putting one of North Texas’ state lawmakers on notice.to remove certain books from school shelves.
, which states that a book would have to lack “serious literary, artistic, political and scientific value” to be dubbed “obscene.” On Tuesday, NCAC issued a scathing rebuke of the politicians’ literary probe: “Rep. Patterson and his co-signers are not protecting students from obscene and explicit content. They are censoring books and denying students the well-rounded education that is essential to preserving a healthy democracy.”
They also wrote:"As Rep. Patterson well knows, no school district in Texas has ever purchased obscenity or child pornography."of basically being pro-pedophile. “New Yorkers who support sexually explicit material for Texas school children oppose our efforts. Shocking,” Patterson said in response to the NCAC’s condemnation.
New Yorkers who support sexually explicit material for Texas school children oppose our efforts. Shocking.
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