Republican Virginia State Rep Loses Lawsuit To Stop Barnes & Noble From Selling “Obscene” LGBTQ Books – JMG

Republican Virginia State Rep Loses Lawsuit To Stop Barnes & Noble From Selling “Obscene” LGBTQ Books

The Washington Post reports:

A Virginia judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by two Republicans that sought to limit how bookstores and public school libraries could distribute two books to minors, closing — at least temporarily — an unusual commercial strategy in what conservatives say is a campaign to protect students. The two books at the heart of the suit are Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer,” a memoir about identifying as nonbinary, and Sarah J. Maas’s “A Court of Mist and Fury,” a fantasy novel that depicts a dark fairy romance.

The suit, filed in Virginia Beach Circuit Court by Del. Tim Anderson [photo] and congressional candidate Tommy Altman, aimed to prevent the Virginia Beach school system and locations of the private bookseller Barnes & Noble from selling the books to children without first obtaining parental consent. In her order dismissing the lawsuit, Judge Pamela Baskervill concluded that part of Virginia’s state law dealing with obscenity is unconstitutional.

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Judge thwarts Va. Republicans’ effort to limit book sales at Barnes & Noble https://t.co/sheCFww8e9
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 31, 2022

Virginia Republicans want to ban books. Everywhere – they aren’t stopping at schools & libraries.

They are authoritarian bullies who want to control what you see, hear, learn and read.

Everything they baselessly accuse the left of doing, they do.https://t.co/qcIxPkpjuQ
— Marcus Simon (@marcussimon) May 19, 2022

madknits • 23 minutes ago

It begins with banning books. It ends with banning people.

CunninLinWood, Equines • 18 minutes ago

An example of actual obscenity:

Adam Schmidt CunninLinWood, Equines • 13 minutes ago

Got it… taking kids to see drag queens read story books is obscene but posing with your kids in front of a “Fuck Biden” flag with two women showing their ass while you get your kids to flip the bird… that’s good parentin’!

Max-1 🔫+cult(R)=☠️ • 20 minutes ago

I suppose a law mandating browser history review of lawmakers who target minority groups might cause many (R) to break out in cold sweats…

I suppose…

SRT • 24 minutes ago

Bigots gonna bigot.

Government does not belong telling private books stores what books they can and cannot sell.

If parents don’t want their kids to buy the book, it’s their job to police that.

This suit just personifies that both these bigots believe parents aren’t capable of raising their own kids.

Gustav2 SRT • 23 minutes ago

It’s about controlling other people’s kids and what they have access to so their own kids are not “tainted” by the real world and knowledge.

SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad Gustav2 • 17 minutes ago

I’ve never heard of a child forced to go to a drag queen story hour, but tons of kids were forced to go to church.

But gosh, the right only foams at the mouth about the former.

Doug105 • 15 minutes ago

Hopefully had to pay court costs for Barnes and Noble too.

Judas Peckerwood • 21 minutes ago

I can’t believe the court violated his right to free speech by refusing to ban those books!

another_steve • 26 minutes ago

Today, in 2022, it reduces basically to this:

If you get a non-MAGAt judge, justice might prevail.

If you get a MAGAt judge, you’re screwed.

JWC • 26 minutes ago

They now want to invade the private sector

Girlgoon • 12 minutes ago

Rethuglicans always use freedom of speech law to protect religion then get mad when it bites them In the ass.

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NEW WHITEBOARD

Why they are so eager to censor history, continued.

A painful example where justice delayed meant justice and democracy denied. For generations!

Lesson: We must battle illegality and BS tactics immediately. Not let their damage fester.

WATCH and RT: pic.twitter.com/hATLnW8UmP
— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) August 31, 2022

Social Workers QUIT to Protest Greg Abbott’s Anti-Trans Policy

Social Workers are protesting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-trans polices by quitting their jobs. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

Read more HERE: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/08/t…

“Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) order to investigate the parents of transgender youth for child abuse caused behind-the-scenes tumult at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services caused by, according to internal emails.

In February, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton (R) issued a non-binding opinion stating that gender affirming health care for transgender youth is a form of child abuse. A week later, the governor directed DFPS to investigate parents who support their transgender children and allow them access to gender affirming medical care prescribed by their doctors in a letter sent to the agency.

Gender-affirming care for both adolescents and adults has been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, and other major medical/mental health organizations as necessary and frequently lifesaving for transgender individuals. Gender affirming care for minors does not involve surgical procedures.”

Trump DEMANDS “New Election Immediately”

Donald Trump is demanding that he should be declared president or a new election should happen after news that Facebook temporarily limited a controversial story about Hunter Biden’s laptop in users’ news feeds before the 2020 election. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

Read more HERE: https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-…

“Former President Donald Trump reiterated his demand for a new election in a bizarre post published the wee hours of the morning on his social network site TruthSocial.

“The Presidential Election was BADLY & IRREPARABLY TAINTED by the FBI’s FAKE description of the ‘Laptop from Hell’ to Facebook & the LameStream Media – & for MANY other reasons as well,” Trump posted at 1:46 a.m. on Tuesday.

“Declare the rightful winner, or hold a new Election, NOW! Our Country, which is failing badly, knows the ‘score,’ and will never accept Criminal Election Interference. The FBI just fired its Special Agent In Charge of this outrageous & very illegal assault on the Constitution of the United States of America!” he added.

Trump had previously called for his reinstatement as president on Monday.

“So now it comes out, conclusively, that the FBI BURIED THE HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP STORY BEFORE THE ELECTION knowing that, if they didn’t, “Trump would have easily won the 2020 Presidential Election.” This is massive FRAUD & ELECTION INTERFERENCE at a level never seen before in our Country. REMEDY: Declare the rightful winner or, and this would be the minimal solution, declare the 2020 Election irreparably compromised and have a new Election, immediately!” he posted on Truth Social.”

Trump Shares Lindsey Graham’s Call for Violence

Lindsey Graham said there will be riots if Donald Trump is indicted for improperly possessing classified documents. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

Read more HERE: https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-…

“Senator Lindsey Graham warned Fox News host Trey Gowdy and anyone who was watching that if former President Donald Trump gets arrested for having classified documents in Mar-a-Lago, there will be riots. Video of Graham’s ostensible threat of violence by Trump’s base was nearly immediately pulled from Fox News and then shared by Trump himself on his social media platform TruthSocial.

Gee, I wonder what the message is here?

Graham appeared on Sunday Night in America to discuss, among other things, a recent video of Mark Zuckerberg revealing that thee FBI had warned Facebook of a potential ‘Russian propaganda’ dump in the weeks before the 2020 elections, also just several days before the Hunter Biden laptop story emerged.

Graham then pivoted from that story and noted, “most Republicans, including me, believe when it comes to Trump, there is no law; it is all about getting him.”

“There is a double standard when it comes to Trump,” Graham continued, saying that regarding the Hunter Biden laptop, the FBI had “weighed in to make sure the story didn’t break before the 2020 election.” Whistleblowers claimed they were “told to slow down and back off Hunter Biden.”

Ron DeSantis’ Latest Political Stunt Blows Up In His Face

Citizens of Florida who were arrested as part of Ron DeSantis’ “crackdown” on voter fraud thought they were eligible to cast ballots. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

Read more HERE: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2…

“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a spectacle out of the round of arrests made by his election police force earlier this month, jailing 20 people on charges of voter fraud and promising more prosecutions to come. At least one target was dragged to jail in his underwear by a SWAT team at 6 a.m. But it turns out that the individuals ensnared in DeSantis’ dragnet had no idea that they could not lawfully vote. The governor’s own appointees flubbed their legal duty to stop them from registering. And because of their sloppy errors, all 20 defendants may well be acquitted of crimes they did not intend to commit.

DeSantis’ misadventure traces back to Amendment 4, the ballot initiative that was supposed to restore voting rights to most people who had completed sentences for felony convictions. (Those convicted of murder and sex offenses were excluded.) Floridians overwhelmingly approved the constitutional amendment in 2018. Yet DeSantis and his fellow Republicans promptly sabotaged the amendment by enacting an unnavigable, incomprehensible system for individuals who wished to regain their right to vote. The state refused to establish a coherent process for people convicted of felonies to learn they are eligible to cast a ballot. Many Floridians with disqualifying convictions, including the defendants arrested this month, are therefore unaware that amendment 4 does not apply to them.