[general_re]

That's not exactly what's happening, is it? It's more a question of whether libraries should be in the business of screening content for the public. If you like the state deciding what you read, I suppose you can make a case for the appropriateness of filters.

In any case, there are plenty of non-technical ways to prevent porn in the library - one of the most effective is the tactic of making everyone's monitor visible to the librarian. Some folks may want to see such material, but very few are bold enough to do it in full view of the entire world...

[jwalsh07]

That's not exactly what's happening, is it?

Sorry General but, like we discussed a while back, that is exactly what's happening. The ACLU is all over that decision and local control is being usurped by the federales. Either you support it or you don't.

[jwalsh07]

By the way, the 14th amendment does not supercede the 10th. They do overlap but states have been making and enforcing their own obscenity laws for many years now. What is obscene in Kansas may not be in Nevada. Thats freedom General, not a 14th amendment that centralizes power 9 black robes.