. . . into Red State America:
One Alabama lawmaker has proposed a bill that may yank “The Color Purple,” and many other classic works, from public bookshelves.
District 62 Representative, Gerald Allen, says he wants to ban books that, “…sanction, recognize, foster, or promote a lifestyle or actions prohibited by the sodomy and sexual misconduct laws of the state.” Allen says it falls right in line with the proposed ban on gay marriage. “A society cannot sustain itself through activities such as this,” says Allen, “and for us to promote it with public dollars just doesn’t make sense.” For many, the proposed law itself doesn’t make sense.
Perhaps we could make a big bonfire in the public square to rid ourselves of illegal literature.
Via Crooks and Liars.