<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-government/2022-03-26/5th-times-a-charm-idaho-legislature-passes-library-commission-budget">https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-government/2022-03-26/5th-times-a-charm-idaho-legislature-passes-library-commission-budget</a><br></div><div><div><br></div><div>From website above:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px">"At issue was the belief that libraries across Idaho made “obscene” and “harmful” materials available to minors, </span><u style="background-repeat:no-repeat;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><a href="https://t.co/hSYHhINBZS" class="gmail-Link" target="_blank" style="background-repeat:no-repeat;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none">including books that describe masturbation, other sexual acts and promote LGBTQ acceptance</a></u><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px">."</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px">--------------------------------------</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px">Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett</span></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>Are they attempting to ",,,root out independent thought."  as Roger Hayes wrote.  Or "LGBTQ acceptance?", as the source above describes it?</div><div><br></div><div>I recently watched part of the Hulu "television" (what's that?  Ha, ha...) series based on Margaret Atwood's novel "The Handmaid's Tale,".Season 1, at least as far as I could tolerate it, till the horror became too real!  </div><div><br></div><div>How real?  Literally real events happening in America, as described below.</div><div><br></div><div>There was a scene with a handmaid being questioned about another handmaid who was suspected of same sex sexual behavior.  The handmaid being questioned used the word "gay."  She was admonished that that word is not used.</div><div><br></div><div>Then this recent development appeared, referenced below, as though following the script for the drama discussed above.  Margaret Atwood is a genius!</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/02/17/florida-advances-dont-say-gay-bill?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_4-SBhCgARIsAAlegrWkZCDZMJA5N7wNT01Xqi9hHopzg523hcAnQeVRi9tECW1Cn5-foQcaAj2SEALw_wcB#">https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/02/17/florida-advances-dont-say-gay-bill?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_4-SBhCgARIsAAlegrWkZCDZMJA5N7wNT01Xqi9hHopzg523hcAnQeVRi9tECW1Cn5-foQcaAj2SEALw_wcB#</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><h1 class="gmail-news-header__title gmail-text-2xl gmail-font-medium gmail-leading-tight gmail-break-words gmail-md:text-4xl gmail-lg:text-5xl gmail-xl:text-6xl" id="gmail-311" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;font-size:4rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"FF Meta W07","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Florida Advances 'Don’t Say Gay' Bill</h1><h1 class="gmail-news-header__title gmail-text-2xl gmail-font-medium gmail-leading-tight gmail-break-words gmail-md:text-4xl gmail-lg:text-5xl gmail-xl:text-6xl" id="gmail-311" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"FF Meta W07","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4"><br></font></h1><h1 class="gmail-news-header__title gmail-text-2xl gmail-font-medium gmail-leading-tight gmail-break-words gmail-md:text-4xl gmail-lg:text-5xl gmail-xl:text-6xl" id="gmail-311" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"FF Meta W07","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">--------------------------------------------------</font></h1><h1 class="gmail-news-header__title gmail-text-2xl gmail-font-medium gmail-leading-tight gmail-break-words gmail-md:text-4xl gmail-lg:text-5xl gmail-xl:text-6xl" id="gmail-311" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"FF Meta W07","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 9:02 AM Roger Hayes <<a href="mailto:rhayesmoscowid@gmail.com">rhayesmoscowid@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</font></h1></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Troy and Mitchell of Latah County voted to slash the state's library budget. Shows how much they love an informed public. This in times of surplus in state coffers. Another Idaho Freedom Foundation initiative reflecting a national conservative movement trying to root out independent thought. </div><br></blockquote></div></div>