Kansas: Bill could put limits on book choices
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
This is from the Lawrence Journal World , this is just over the top retarded. You have to wonder if those who believe they have the right to determine what everyone else reads have even cracked the cover of these books before they determine them unsuitable. A silly question I know.
When I was in 7th grade I was given a book as a birthday gift called “Bad Nigger” the story of Jack Johnson, I was fascinated with the things he did and what he was able to accomplish in an era where most black men if they were kicking the shit out of white dudes and dating white women would be strung up.
Of course this is a tale that no respectable white family would let their kids read therefore it should be banned.
Yes Snoop is right winger and conservative but I freely admit that there are just way too many wacko types on my side, particularly here in Kansas, hey what ya gonna do?
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Topeka — A Lawrence English teacher said Monday that proposed legislation to reduce protections for teachers from obscenity laws could result in students missing out on important literature.
“We do our kids a disservice when we start censoring” books that have been read for years, said Lori Stussie, who teaches a class called Diverse Voices at Lawrence High School.
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee has recommended approval of House Bill 2200, which would limit a legal protection for elementary and secondary teachers from laws governing obscene materials. College and university instructors and professors would retain the protection.
Kansas House obscenity bill
Supporters of the bill said there is potential harm to minors in being exposed to obscenity or pornography in novels, plays, books and films.
“The practical effect of this defense is that materials that would be illegal if sold at a porn shop may be legal if displayed to a kindergarten class,” said Rep. Lance Kinzer, R-Olathe, who sought the legislation.
But State Board of Education Chairman Bill Wagnon, D-Topeka, whose district includes Lawrence, opposed the bill, saying local school districts — not the Legislature — should handle any conflict about literature.
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