Richard Durbin actually said...

Two decades later, in 1873, Congress passed the Comstock Act, a law that mandated up to 5 years in prison for any person who sold or distributed a book that was, quote, 'obscene, lewd, or lascivious.'

Context

Durbin discusses the Comstock Act as an example of legislative censorship.

09/11/2023

https://www.congress.gov...

More Richard Durbin Quotes

If you don’t like the way things happened in Highland Park yesterday, if you don’t like the Supreme Court decision on overturning Roe vs. Wa...
7/5/2022
It’s combination of shock and anger. Shock to think of the possibility that you would take your children or grandchildren to this Highland P...
7/5/2022
He does not want to talk about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade in November. He does not want to talk about lessening the power of the Enviro...
7/5/2022
I think the fact that they are still there lends credibility to the product that the committee is producing.
6/13/2022

View All Richard Durbin Quotes