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| Steve Court, Sponsor of HB 2712 |
89 to nothing. Keep that in mind when the American Library Association [ALA] misleads communities into thinking otherwise:
For background on this major Arizona success, see:
- "HB2712 – Protecting Children from Pornography in Public Libraries," by Cathi Herrod, Center for Arizona Policy, January 2012.
And keep in mind Arizona children (and public school children everywhere) may still be exposed to harm caused by library association policy:
Hat tip: Safe Schools, Safe Library Project on Twitter @porn_harms (and include the underscore).
Probably the most interesting change is that "materials" has become "visual depictions." This should significantly reduce concerns about textual content. Filtering is mandated on all computers in public libraries available to and visible to minors, but can be disabled on request from adults. Libraries are to inform patrons of these rules and enforce them.
ReplyDeleteSince only visual forms of unprotected speech are being targeted here — and overblocking can be overridden — I don't see any obvious way for this to be challenged in court after US v. ALA.
Garren, I did not write this in my post, but that was my impression as well. Thank you for noting it here.
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