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Civil Liberties

Timeflyer

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2. Books & information are dangerous, libraries must be policed, they weren't mentioned in Constitution, but guns...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 02:37 PM

Sep 2024

It's Originalism--the Founders never meant for poor people who couldn't afford books to have free access to library materials--they might hurt their brain.

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Books & information are dangerous, libraries must be policed, they weren't mentioned in Constitution, but guns... Timeflyer Sep 2024 #2