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when it's banned by the federal government.
by dindunuf 4mo ago
when it's banned by the federal government.
- Pxtl 4mo agoSo if a book is banned by a widespread movement of extremists taking control of local governing bodies and the federal government is not involved, that's okay then?
- limit35 4mo agoI am absolutely dumbfounded that this seems to be ok to some people.
- dindunuf 4mo ago>there are no banned books in America. that was the only point I was making. Mein Kraft, Selected Works of Lmao The Dong, and The Anarchist Cookbook may be removed from sale/access in some specific locations, but it is very much legal to buy, own, and sell them.
- whatgoodisaroad 4mo agothe US federal government historically banned books under the Comstock Act of 1873 which is still on the books and is still active federal law. it only currently isn't being enforced following some cultural changes in the 1960s. another change in the cultural winds could bring it back unfortunately
- dindunuf 4mo agodon't you have lots of those dormant old timey laws that would be promptly invalidated as unconstitutional if an attempt to enforce them was made these days, like sodomy laws were?
- whatgoodisaroad 4mo agothe Comstock act was unconstitutional at the time that it was actually enforced. i don't want to get into politics but there are many dynamic factors at work here
- BigTTYGothGF 4mo ago@dang You might want to check this username (put a space between the 5th and 6th letters if you're luckily not familiar with the term).