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CLN: Parental rights and the First Amendment

| May 11, 2025 1:00 AM

Community Library Network critics assert that inappropriate and smutty books must remain available to minors. They endlessly exhort “parental choice” and claim to be “champions of the 1st Amendment.”

However, does a prudent parent allow medication, matches, and sharp objects to be readily available to children at home? No, that would be reckless, dangerous and negligent. But, parental choice will prevail to ensure these objects are always monitored and accessed responsibly, correct? No parent is capable of unlimited supervision and guaranteed timely intervention. 

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