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LoisB

(10,871 posts) Mon Sep 11, 2023, 07:17 PM Sep 2023

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CA lawmakers pass bill banning school book bans

https://ktla.com/news/california/california-passes-bill-protecting-inclusive-curriculum/

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CA lawmakers pass bill banning school book bans (Original Post) LoisB Sep 2023 OP

Yay! Mike Nelson Sep 2023 #1

Hopefully. LoisB Sep 2023 #5

Hooray! Chi67 Sep 2023 #2

I hope so. LoisB Sep 2023 #4

Everyday, I'm more and more convinced we've moved into an alt universe. Westcoastguy99 Sep 2023 #3

Ban the Ban!!! sheshe2 Sep 2023 #6

I like the sound of that!! ☝️👏🇺🇸 onetexan Sep 2023 #15

I do, too! calimary Sep 2023 #17

I like it republianmushroom Sep 2023 #7

Good for CA. The rest of blue America should follow their lead. paleotn Sep 2023 #8

Illinois was the first state to outlaw book bans back in June. Looks like CA and IL are the only two ancianita Sep 2023 #14

Nip it in the bud! BigmanPigman Sep 2023 #9

Indeed! Smart man, that Barney Fife. LoisB Sep 2023 #10

Oh. Good. Ollie Garkie Sep 2023 #11

Illinois passed a bill a few months back prohibiting the banning of books..thx Gov Pritzker PortTack Sep 2023 #12

More like thx Alexi Giannoulias. murielm99 Sep 2023 #18

EXCELLENT! Hekate Sep 2023 #13

At least a couple of states aren't following the hitler playbook SouthernDem4ever Sep 2023 #16

Anybody should have access to read ANYTHING The Mouth Sep 2023 #19

Mike Nelson

(10,639 posts)

1. Yay!

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 07:24 PM

Sep 2023

... hopefully more states will follow!

LoisB

(10,871 posts)

5. Hopefully.

Reply to Mike Nelson (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 07:48 PM

Sep 2023

Chi67

(1,223 posts)

2. Hooray!

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 07:27 PM

Sep 2023

Hopefully we do that in Illinois soon.

LoisB

(10,871 posts)

4. I hope so.

Reply to Chi67 (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 07:47 PM

Sep 2023

Westcoastguy99

(14 posts)

3. Everyday, I'm more and more convinced we've moved into an alt universe.

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 07:30 PM

Sep 2023

sheshe2

(92,580 posts)

6. Ban the Ban!!!

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 08:20 PM

Sep 2023

Bazinga!

onetexan

(13,913 posts)

15. I like the sound of that!! ☝️👏🇺🇸

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 09:18 PM

Sep 2023

calimary

(86,779 posts)

17. I do, too!

Reply to onetexan (Reply #15)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 09:35 PM

Sep 2023

Ban the Ban!

Ban the Ban, Dammit!

republianmushroom

(20,332 posts)

7. I like it

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 08:23 PM

Sep 2023

paleotn

(20,529 posts)

8. Good for CA. The rest of blue America should follow their lead.

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 08:30 PM

Sep 2023

Seems the education gap between blue and red states gets wider every day.

ancianita

(40,770 posts)

14. Illinois was the first state to outlaw book bans back in June. Looks like CA and IL are the only two

Reply to paleotn (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 09:12 PM

Sep 2023

Gotta start somewhere.

BigmanPigman

(53,238 posts)

9. Nip it in the bud!

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 08:31 PM

Sep 2023

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LoisB

(10,871 posts)

10. Indeed! Smart man, that Barney Fife.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 08:47 PM

Sep 2023

Ollie Garkie

(301 posts)

11. Oh. Good.

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 08:47 PM

Sep 2023

A ban on bans. I wouldn't put it past Republicans at the national level to do a ban on bans on bans. Then we'll have to get it to the Supreme Court to try for a ban on bans on bans on bans.

PortTack

(35,658 posts)

12. Illinois passed a bill a few months back prohibiting the banning of books..thx Gov Pritzker

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 08:55 PM

Sep 2023

murielm99

(32,052 posts)

18. More like thx Alexi Giannoulias.

Reply to PortTack (Reply #12)

Tue Sep 12, 2023, 01:29 AM

Sep 2023

Hekate

(98,278 posts)

13. EXCELLENT!

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 09:03 PM

Sep 2023

SouthernDem4ever

(6,618 posts)

16. At least a couple of states aren't following the hitler playbook

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2023, 09:20 PM

Sep 2023

Just saw a special on Hitler again. I can't believe how much that whole scenario is mirroring what Dump and the repiglicans are doing.

The Mouth

(3,357 posts)

19. Anybody should have access to read ANYTHING

Reply to LoisB (Original post)

Thu Sep 14, 2023, 11:28 AM

Sep 2023

Censorship is always bad, period.

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