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On the recordApril 6, 2022
the removal of books from the school library affected a form of political and ideological thought control, totally antithetical to the First Amendment of the Constitution.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin argues that censoring books is a violation of First Amendment rights.

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