Would you vote of a politician who wanted to ban books at the library?

Question

"Back in 1996, when she first became mayor, Sarah Palin asked the city librarian if she would be all right with censoring library books should she be asked to do so."

It seems like those that disagree with Palin, get fired from their jobs.

"Four days before the exchange at the City Council, Emmons got a letter from Palin asking for her resignation. Similar letters went to police chief Irl Stambaugh, public works director Jack Felton and finance director Duane Dvorak. John Cooper, a fifth director, resigned after Palin eliminated his job overseeing the city museum."

http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/515512.html

Answer 1

lies.

but certain books have no place in a public library.  For example- books by hustler, playboy, etc!

Answer 2

No I would not.

It is a denial of a civil liberty.

Trying to control what others think is weak

Answer 3

A school library? Yes.

A public library? No.

It also depends on what kind of book is being censored. I wouldn't want the Kama Sutra or the Anarchist Cookbook in a school library, but I would have a problem with them banning something like Harry Potter.

In a public library all books would be acceptable if they were in a back room accessible by adults only.

I haven't read all the books on your lists (and some I have, but don't remember), but I I don't think The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings would be appropriate in an elementary school library at least.

I would say Tom Sawyer would be okay for middle school because children of that age are able to understand the context of the racial slurs in the book.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I wouldn't want in a middle school library, and I would be iffy with it in a high school library due to the graphic child s*x abuse that is in it.

Answer 4

honestly a school library..there are things that do not belong..and in a public library there are things that should be there for adults only..my opinion...some things can be used for evil..bomb building books for an example..personally i dont think a child or civilian adult needs to be checking them out of the public library and the money could be spent elsewhere...

Answer 5

Never.   This lady is a Christian Fundie (the Christian Right forced her onto the ticket) and if Americans knew HALF of what she believes in.....they would be scared to death of her.

Answer 6

There's a name for that, a Control Freak.  It's a form of abuse and manipulation.

Conservatives are quite used to that and they consider it the "norm".

Answer 7

Of course not. When library books start becoming censored you can shape history any way you want. (even more so than it already is)

Answer 8

I can see why she'd want to ban A Clockwork Orange, most of them are available in all bookstores.

Answer 9

Honestly, I have no respect for banning books, especially in a public library. And it's funny that she wanted to ban books such as To Kill A Mockingbird and The Grapes of Wrath, both of which are representations of the sad unjustice towards black people and the poor working class. Honestly, I read those books in high school and my school's near crazy about sensitivity towards groups with the intolerance of words, even used in an educational context.

And I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Honestly, I'm horrified that the women wanted to censor that from the public. A 2nd grader? Maybe. But in a library for the public? She may have 5 kids and she can be their mother and tell them what they can and can't read, but she's not the mother of Alaska, and I'll be damned if she tries to act like the mother to America.