Sujet : Re: Libraries won't stand up for First Amendment
De : nobody (at) *nospam* nowhere.com (moviePig)
Groupes : rec.arts.tvDate : 02. Jan 2025, 22:48:19
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On 1/2/2025 3:46 PM, The Horny Goat wrote:
On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 22:25:59 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:
The library has a diversity equity an dinclusion statement about all
being welcome painted on a prominent wall near one of the entrances, but
it seems they don't mean it.
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Just to be clear, mime: Just because I had no interest in seeing the
movie myself doesn't mean others shouldn't be allowed to see it.
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If the $3k fee is legitimate, rather than a "poison pill" of
discouragement, the ACLU's constitutionality charge is bogus.
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Would the argument be legit if the library had demanded $300k?
If the amount's legitimate, then the ACLU's complaint isn't.
The library can't reject the film for its controversiality, per se. But it can require the exhibitor to foot *any* extra charges incurred. (N.B.: I'm quoting the Book of Common Prayer ...er, Sense.)
Libraries won't stand up for First Amendment
Re: Libraries won't stand up for First Amendment