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Public libraries - Conservatives team with politicians to remove books & board members

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You m ean like the handful of pecksniffs who complained about the book being banned? Are you just upset because the "wrong" squeaky wheels got greased?

Its my understanding that the library board is voted on.
Correct. They are voted on by people who don't then have to approve of every decision the board makes. "We, the people" haven't abandoned their right to chose books for the library, merely delegated it.
 
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You m ean like the handful of pecksniffs who complained about the book being banned?
Pecksniffs are for banning, not freedom
Are you just upset because the "wrong" squeaky wheels got greased?
Yes, the freedom and liberty side lost.

Its my understanding that the library board is voted on.
They are not. This problems in Llano County really got started when the County Commissioners dissolved the previous board and appointed a new one made up of the pecksniffs.

In December 2021, the Llano County Commissioners Court, an elected governing body of the county, voted to close the library for three days to check the shelves for "inappropriate" books, however "inappropriate" was not defined, court documents show.

The Commissioners Court also voted to suspend access to the library's online resources and dissolve the existing library advisory board, according to court documents.

Instead, a new advisory board was created and members of the community group that advocated for the book removals were appointed to it, according to the court order.

 
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Correct. They are voted on by people who don't then have to approve of every decision the board makes. "We, the people" haven't abandoned their right to chose books for the library, merely delegated it.

Thats correct and we the people elected the ones we want to make sure the material in the Libraries are appropriate for the kids. We can't take vote on every book.
 
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