Posted on 01/04/2016 11:22:18 PM PST by plan2succeed.org
WESTFIELD, NJ -- Dan Kleinman ... filed a complaint Monday against the 2015 Library Board of Trustees and its individual members, including past board president now councilman Doug Stokes.
[An] 11-year-old son stumbled upon a pornographic website while in the children's section last year. The board voted to modify the library's internet use policy so that half of the computers in the children's section that have access to the internet have filtering software.
In his 84-page complaint, Kleinman alleges that the board made modifications to the library's internet use policy in secret, violating the Open Public Meetings Act (also known as the "Sunshine Law").
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Filtering software sort of a joke
Depends on how it is used. Several sources including the ALA (when forced into it on an NPR affiliate, and more recently), the ACLU, and the FCC say that filtering software nowadays is quite advanced and no longer filters out health-related information. Filtering software is not longer a joke, as you put it.
The filtering software I’ve seen generally identifies free republic as a hate site -— apparently because it’s not a safe space for liberals.
It depends on things. Properly used in public libraries, filters would be limited to only what public libraries should filter, like porn, child porn, obscenity, and material harmful to minors.
“Properly used “
And you trust liberals to do this? They run the schools and libraries.
I am sure they will be as trustworthy as Obama on the second amendment
That may be true now. I was an academic librarian
“And you trust liberals to do this? They run the schools and libraries.”
Liberals run schools and libraries because conservatives refuse to get off their fat, useless asses and get involved in local politics. Only about 10% of the electorate vote in local elections. If conservatives voted in local elections, they would completely control the United States in less than four years.
How ‘bout PARENTS monitoring their brood at the library, home, etc.
I, for one, am tired of spending taxpayer $$/time (lawyers, judges, etc.) responding to irresponsible people(s).
Course, I’m also for ICANN setting up all pron to it’s own domain (.xxx/etc.).
“violating the Open Public Meetings Act...”
This is one of the most powerful political tools in the United States. This law, present in all states, allows individuals (Conservatives) to sue liberal politicians. This law will nullify any legislation or rules passed that violated the Open Public Meetings Act. It allows the complainant to recover all court costs. It can remove leftist politicians and bureaucrats from office. Finally, the Open Public Meetings Act calls for fines and imprisonment of violators. It can’t get much better than this.
Conservatives need to learn how to use the Open Public Meetings Act against leftists in their counties.
We have similar federal legislation in the Data Quality Act.
“Liberals run schools and libraries because conservatives refuse to get off their fat, useless asses and get involved in local politics.”
Well, I am involved. In two countries, no less.
“Well, I am involved. In two countries, no less.”
That’s great. God bless you. We need a million more like you. I’ll be working on electing another pro-2nd amendment, constitutional sheriff in this spring’s county election.
Not only do I not trust it, but I know they intentionally manipulate filters, for example, to turn them to full power to block most everything, then hand out slips of paper to people to contact their legislators crying that filters don’t work. And it worked in Illinois to stop library filtering legislation. The perpetrator of this fraud was Robert Doyle of the Illinois Library Association.
Thanks.
“allows individuals (Conservatives) to sue liberal politicians”
The library board president ensuring kids retain access to the unfiltered Internet in the children’s section is a Republican. Okay, I see, he’s still liberal.
But I have to say I see very few liberals who are for kids retaining access to the unfiltered Internet in the children sections of libraries.
There’s something beyond that that allows this type of thing then tries to get it pushed on the public without their knowing.
Not criticizing you, buddy. I just offered a suggestion to perhaps make your plan better.
Do what you want and see how it turns out.
Fair winds and a following sea.
Ignore that response. Posted on wrong thread.
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