[yendu bwam]

It used to be a public library was a place where we sent our kids to read and learn. Now they've become sex parlors. The ALA is absolutely crazy. And this is NOT required by the first amendment. It is not censorship. (The same material is available publicly.) It is just have some standard or value of what is appropriate in a public place. Do we have to withdraw our kids completely from society?

[aristeides]

Seems rather appropriate, though, in a library named after Harold Washington.

[let freedom sing]

The ALA is committed nationally to the myth that filters somehow damage free speech.

I thought justice was blind-- even color-blind. I can't remember-- do HATE crimes really exist in law, or was it all just a bad dream? Hard core and porn on the internet ought to be considered a HATE crime, because it really has nothing to do with sex (speech)-- but a lot to do with hate and violence (the product or result). Right? You know, like rape-- it's not about the sex, it's about the feeling of POWER and making other people feel powerless. Taking a more liberal point of view can be so much more refreshing-- Has anyone ever tried that one on the Supremes? Public libraries could swear to help prevent hate crimes-- you know, like the rest of us swore to look out for terrorists. :-)