[stop_fascism]

No, if you or I ask a book store to stop selling a book, no problem, that's our free speech. However, when a government representative does the same, that's completely different. The government has police power to make the stores life miserable. For example, they can seize a store that doesn't follow suit using eminent domain.

[FreeReign]

No, if you or I ask a book store to stop selling a book, no problem, that's our free speech. However, when a government representative does the same, that's completely different. The government has police power to make the stores life miserable. For example, they can seize a store that doesn't follow suit using eminent domain.

I don't believe in slippery slope arguments. Something is either right or wrong.

The government officials can ask that private retailers ban books. Government officials can't use police powers to harass.