Now Arkansas wants to throw librarians in jail

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Arkansas House Approves Bill to Hold Libraries Accountable for ‘Obscene’ Material

The Arkansas House approved a proposed law on Wednesday that would open the door to criminal liability for the distribution of “obscene” content by school and public libraries, despite bipartisan opposition.

Seven Republicans joined the 18 House Democrats in voting against Senate Bill 81, including Rep. DeAnn Vaught (R-Horatio), who called the bill “government overreach.”

“I think we might have lost our way down here somewhat,” Vaught said in a lengthy speech on the House floor. “Republicans are supposed to be about local control, and yet here we are again, taking local control away from our counties and cities because of a few bad actors.”

Senate Bill 81 would add the loaning of library materials to the statute governing the possession and distribution of obscene material. Arkansas’ definition of obscenity is “that to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeal to prurient interest,” with prurient meaning overtly sexual.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/arkansas-house-approves-bill-hold-123000750.html

[bluestarone]

1. Hell, get ready. EVERY rethuglicon state

are jumping on the band wagon of America's destruction. Ofcourse in the name of GAWD!

[Deuxcents]

2. Must be Arkansas speak.

[bullimiami]

3. A few bad actors?? Really wtf happened to freedom. Personal fucking freedom.

Republicans only like their chosen freedoms.

[Matthew28]

4. The American tailban

Won't stop until we're living in the dark ages. It is time to fight back hard and retake our country!

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Always thought they'd go after smut

No, they want to bag and hogtie librarians. This is most un-American and very distressing.

[CentralMass]

6. Investigate these holier than thou republicans.

[Rebl2]

7. I agree

Let’s see what they find out about some of those state of Arkansas representatives and senators.

[sakabatou]

8. Next thing you know, they'll have firemen. Yes, THOSE firemen.

[catrose]

9. Librarian Amanda Jones in next door Louisiana is fighting back

Please help her if you can. The judge in the first trial declared that librarians are public figures (a surprise to many librarians), and so the defamation laws for public figures apply. She's on medical leave after the usual RWNJ death threats and harassment, but she's taking her case to higher courts.
[link:https://gofund.me/6a0e1f56|]

[multigraincracker]

10. Best way to get a kid to read a book

is to ban it.

[GenThePerservering]

11. Define "obscene" fuckwits

they'll never agree.

[area51]

12. Obscene content?

Would that also include The Bible, which includes The Song of Solomon?

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

15. Thanks for the idea.

I added some verses to it

[MayReasonRule]

13. FFS - The Nature Of Humanity Is Overtly Sexual!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's literally how we all got here.

I apply the same reasoning to this, as when any insurance agent or representative has asked me if I have any pre-existing conditions...

I always say the same thing...

Me: I only have one pre-existing condition.

Agent/Representative: Oh, what's that?

Me: The human condition.

May reason rule...

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

14. Arrest them for the bible pron

Daddy daughters incest:
And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. [Genesis 19:33-36]

Stranger rape:
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. [Genesis 38:2]

Brother-sister forced incest:
And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister. And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her. [2 Samuel 13:11-14]

I didn't know my virginity had teats:
And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. [Ezekiel 23:3]

Big dick memories:
Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth. [Ezekiel 23:11-21]

War rape and infanticide:
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. [Isaiah 13-15]

Pretty much all of Song of Solomon, but here's a sample:
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. [Song of Solomon 7:3]

[flying_wahini]

17. Thanks for posting that reminder.

[Trenzalore]

16. It places 6th on the list of worst states for poverty

I'm sure that is because of the naughty books

[lame54]

18. Don't need no darn book lernin'

[Timeflyer]

19. When they can go after PUBLIC libraries, we're in fascist book-burning territory.

[intheflow]

20. Why would public libraries be a higher bar than public school libraries?

Many more children are exposed to school libraries than public libraries, and these groomers want to start their racist and sexist indoctrination young.

[Hekate]

21. "I think we might have lost our way down here somewhat." YA THINK?!?!

[Grins]

22. Arkansas' definition of obscenity - DOA

Arkansas’ definition of obscenity:

”…that to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeal to prurient interest.”

Tell me a lawyer DIDN’T write that. Laugh-out-of-court stew-pud.