<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Mitchell and Troy voted for it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA</font></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 9:52 AM Muneta, Joann (<a href="mailto:jmuneta@uidaho.edu">jmuneta@uidaho.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:jmuneta@uidaho.edu">jmuneta@uidaho.edu</a>> wrote:<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 class="msg2169940406612647500">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Ron Force <<a href="mailto:ronforce@gmail.com" target="_blank">ronforce@gmail.com</a>> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 23, 2022 7:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Keely <<a href="mailto:siyocreo@live.com" target="_blank">siyocreo@live.com</a>>; Jeanne McHale <<a href="mailto:jeannemchale@hotmail.com" target="_blank">jeannemchale@hotmail.com</a>>; Awwad-Rafferty, Rula (<a href="mailto:rulaa@uidaho.edu" target="_blank">rulaa@uidaho.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:rulaa@uidaho.edu" target="_blank">rulaa@uidaho.edu</a>>; Fritz Knorr <<a href="mailto:fritzknorr@gmail.com" target="_blank">fritzknorr@gmail.com</a>>; Joan Klingler <<a href="mailto:joanklingler@gmail.com" target="_blank">joanklingler@gmail.com</a>>; Muneta, Joann (<a href="mailto:jmuneta@uidaho.edu" target="_blank">jmuneta@uidaho.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:jmuneta@uidaho.edu" target="_blank">jmuneta@uidaho.edu</a>>;
Linda Pike <<a href="mailto:lindaopike@gmail.com" target="_blank">lindaopike@gmail.com</a>>; Moscow Vision 2020 <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a>>; Contact - <a href="mailto:nchaney@moscow.com" target="_blank">nchaney@moscow.com</a> <<a href="mailto:nchaney@moscow.com" target="_blank">nchaney@moscow.com</a>>; Gier, Nicholas (<a href="mailto:ngier@uidaho.edu" target="_blank">ngier@uidaho.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:ngier@uidaho.edu" target="_blank">ngier@uidaho.edu</a>>; Penni Cyr <<a href="mailto:cpenni@gmail.com" target="_blank">cpenni@gmail.com</a>>; Rose Huskey <<a href="mailto:rosejhuskey@gmail.com" target="_blank">rosejhuskey@gmail.com</a>>; Shirley
Ringo <<a href="mailto:ringoshirl@moscow.com" target="_blank">ringoshirl@moscow.com</a>>; Contact - <a href="mailto:tlamar@moscow.com" target="_blank">tlamar@moscow.com</a> <<a href="mailto:tlamar@moscow.com" target="_blank">tlamar@moscow.com</a>>; Arlene Falcon <<a href="mailto:tyedye@moscow.com" target="_blank">tyedye@moscow.com</a>>; Tom Trail <<a href="mailto:thomasftrail@gmail.com" target="_blank">thomasftrail@gmail.com</a>>; Carmen Suarez <<a href="mailto:carmensuar@gmail.com" target="_blank">carmensuar@gmail.com</a>>; Debi Smith <<a href="mailto:debismith@moscow.com" target="_blank">debismith@moscow.com</a>>; Ellen Roskovich <<a href="mailto:ellenroskovich@gmail.com" target="_blank">ellenroskovich@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Idaho Republicans push bill that would fine and jail librarians for certain books<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 4:45 PM Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:27.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Idaho Republicans push bill that would fine and jail librarians for certain books<u></u><u></u></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">The Idaho House of Representative </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/idahocapitalsun.com/2022/03/07/idaho-house-passes-bill-that-could-lead-to-prosecution-of-librarians-for-harmful-material/__;!!JYXjzlvb!gAwtuR0xSCmUFZmPZUSj872JmMGhzqluMjX-tKBxbRFn0nhKRv--BxmCMyCBDqcUeuP98DCweFexpNaYsA$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(228,42,29)">approved</span></a><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"> a
bill on Monday that could fine and jail the staff of school libraries, universities, and museums if they provide "harmful" material to children, a development critics say is designed to prevent kids from having access to books about the LGBTQ+ experience. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The measure, House Bill 666, would subject employees of schools, museums and libraries to a maximum fine of $1,000 as well as up to a year in jail. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">While the bill moved through the chamber along a 51-14 vote, its passage was met with impassioned debate on both sides of the aisle, with Republicans decrying the effects of what
they deemed to be "pornography" on young children. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">"For many years, I as a parent have been concerned about the obscene and pornographic materials that find their way into our schools and public
libraries," state Rep. Gayann DeMordaunt, the bill's sponsor, </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.idahoednews.org/news/house-backs-criminal-charges-for-educators-librarians-who-disseminate-harmful-materials-to-children/__;!!JYXjzlvb!gAwtuR0xSCmUFZmPZUSj872JmMGhzqluMjX-tKBxbRFn0nhKRv--BxmCMyCBDqcUeuP98DCweFd-QcXnKA$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(228,42,29)">said</span></a><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"> in
an hour-long debate. "We are simply asking that those that are responsible for the materials in our libraries or in museums or the other places that are listed in this code, are handled sensitively and responsibly."</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Meanwhile, Rep. Steve Berch, a Democrat, condemned the bill, saying, "The America that I grew up in, and I was born, and … that I love does not write bills and create laws that
throw librarians in jail."</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Democratic House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel expressed concerns over whether librarians would be able to discern what material qualifies as "objectionable."</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">"How in the world is any librarian facing potential criminal sanctions going to know," Rubel asked her colleagues. "It is very unfair to our librarians and educators to ask them
to operate in a world where they have no idea what is legal and what is not and what will send them to jail and what will not."</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">According to Idaho News, the bill leaves considerable ambiguity around just what constitutes "harmful" materials. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Idaho <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH15/SECT18-1514/__;!!JYXjzlvb!gAwtuR0xSCmUFZmPZUSj872JmMGhzqluMjX-tKBxbRFn0nhKRv--BxmCMyCBDqcUeuP98DCweFeNdNKpgw$" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(228,42,29);text-decoration:none">state
law</span></a> prohibits adults from distributing any material depicting human "nudity", "sexual conduct", "sexual excitement", "sado-masochistic abuse", and "masturbation" to minors. However, state law does <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/capitol-watch/idaho-house-oks-measure-that-could-fine-and-jail-librarians/277-effbe516-1c5c-4a46-a125-cf4f4954d804__;!!JYXjzlvb!gAwtuR0xSCmUFZmPZUSj872JmMGhzqluMjX-tKBxbRFn0nhKRv--BxmCMyCBDqcUeuP98DCweFczoKBBbQ$" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(228,42,29);text-decoration:none">not
apply</span></a> to "any matter which, when considered as a whole, and in context in which it is used, possesses serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors, according to prevailing standards in the adult community, with respect to
what is suitable for minors."</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The bill comes amid a much broader Republican-led push to purge certain kinds of books – typically those written by minority authors – from school shelves. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Back in October, a Texas Republicans introduced a bill that would force school districts to disclose how many copies they held of 850 books that "might make students feel discomfort,
guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress because of their race or sex." </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">In Oklahoma, state legislators are likewise </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/03/02/oklahoma-education-committee-approves-book-ban-bill-public-schools/6979214001/__;!!JYXjzlvb!gAwtuR0xSCmUFZmPZUSj872JmMGhzqluMjX-tKBxbRFn0nhKRv--BxmCMyCBDqcUeuP98DCweFc4cv0Gvw$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(228,42,29)">mulling</span></a><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"> a
bill that would remove "controversial" books from school shelves, particularly when it comes to "the study of sex, sexual lifestyles, or sexual activity." The measure would allow aggrieved parents to collect legal penalties of $10,000 a day from school districts
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