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Illinois about to ban book banning

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by StrangeGator, May 4, 2023.

  1. StrangeGator

    StrangeGator VIP Member

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    Senate passed it yesterday. It's on JB's desk.

    Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker has said he supports a House bill that would withhold state funding from any of the state’s 1,600 public or school libraries that remove books from their shelves. It passed in the Illinois Senate on Wednesday, and Pritzker is expected to sign the legislation.

    Illinois set to become first state to end book bans
     
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  2. Orange_and_Bluke

    Orange_and_Bluke Premium Member

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    Politicians are idiots.
     
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  3. ursidman

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    As a father to growing (now grown) sons, I didn’t worry too much about what they were reading as long as they WERE reading. One read long dead German philosophers and the other Calvin and Hobbes exclusively. Maybe I should have been a helicopter dad but it all worked out and they still read and it’s something we share with one another. “Hey, what are you reading?”
     
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  4. oragator1

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    This is almost as crazy as book banning.
    There can be legitimate discussions over whether a book is age appropriate.
     
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  5. Sohogator

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    “Red state politicians are malevolent idiots”

    FIFY
     
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  6. gator95

    gator95 GC Hall of Fame

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    Why are there only 2 extremes with our political parties? So stupid on both sides.
     
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  7. gator95

    gator95 GC Hall of Fame

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    And playing politics continues...
     
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  8. Sohogator

    Sohogator GC Hall of Fame

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    Bet the kid who read Calvin and Hobbes turned out great. I named my cat Calvin and my Lab Hobbes for obvious reasons if you meet them
     
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  9. AndyGator

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    Meh. DeSantis will pass a ban on a ban on book banning. :cool:
     
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  10. wgbgator

    wgbgator Premium Member

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    Your move DeSantis, we need a ban on bans of book banning

    Ah damn, someone beat me :)
     
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  11. obgator

    obgator GC Hall of Fame

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    One of my favorites from C&H. Seems more relevant now than ever
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  12. philnotfil

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    Did you read the reddit post about old Calvin saying goodbye to Hobbes?

    Edit: I went ahead and made a thread for it in the Pub, quality writing.
     
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  13. exiledgator

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    Antidisestablishmentarianism
     
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  14. exiledgator

    exiledgator Gruntled

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    I just like using that word when the opportunity presents itself
     
  15. citygator

    citygator VIP Member

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    Please stop. I have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
     
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  16. Sohogator

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    Ya bastard! Brought a tear to my eye..
     
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  17. gatorjnyc

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    That was amazing. Thanks for posting it was over there.
     
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  18. BigCypressGator1981

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    Idiotic idea.
     
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  19. exiledgator

    exiledgator Gruntled

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    OMG. Gold. I'll have to practice that word
     
  20. gator_lawyer

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    As somebody who opposes book bans, this is dumb. Just let librarians make the call; preempt any of the moronic "parental rights" laws that allow the dumbest, most racist parent to challenge books; and let people follow their interests/passions.
     
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