{"id":20675,"date":"2025-04-24T14:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/north-dakota-governor-vetoes-bill-restricting-library-books\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:11:45","slug":"north-dakota-governor-vetoes-bill-restricting-library-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/north-dakota-governor-vetoes-bill-restricting-library-books\/","title":{"rendered":"North Dakota Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Library Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Gov. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota vetoed a bill this week<strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"> <\/strong>that would have required most libraries in the state to keep material considered sexually explicit in areas difficult for minors to access. Under the measure, librarians who do not comply could have faced prosecution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Armstrong, a Republican former congressman in his first year as governor, said in his veto message that the bill \u201crepresents a misguided attempt to legislate morality through overreach and censorship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe bill imposes vague and punitive burdens on professionals,\u201d Mr. Armstrong added in a letter dated Tuesday, \u201cand opens the door to a host of unintended and damaging consequences for our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The legislature could override the veto with a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and House, but the bill passed the House with a narrow, 49-to-45 majority. Republicans hold large majorities in both chambers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The legislation was part of a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/29\/books\/book-banning-south-carolina-tennesse-idaho-utah.html\" title=\"\">broader push by conservatives<\/a> to restrict access to library books that they consider inappropriate for children, an effort that has alarmed many librarians and free speech advocates. New library laws or regulations have been approved in recent years in several Republican-led states, including Idaho, Iowa, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">North Dakota Republicans have been split on the issue. In 2023, former Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican, signed a measure that required explicit materials to be removed from the children\u2019s sections of libraries. But Mr. Burgum, who is now the interior secretary, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-dakota-governor-veto-libraries-books-220f0e2dbb0e201e315e33e1e7678fab\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vetoed<\/a> a bill that would have imposed criminal penalties on librarians found guilty of willfully exposing minors to sexually explicit materials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The bill passed this year was somewhat less punitive than the one Mr. Burgum had vetoed, and it would have given librarians a 10-day period to move materials that a local prosecutor found to be obscene. Only if a librarian failed to comply during that period could they have faced criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In legislative hearings, Republican supporters defended the bill as a way to protect children from inappropriate or harmful content. Some lawmakers cited examples of North Dakota libraries stocking materials with sexual themes and illustrations that they found offensive, and complained that librarians often failed to take parents\u2019 complaints about books seriously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe are harming our children, that\u2019s all there is to it,\u201d State Senator Keith Boehm, a Republican, said in a committee hearing. \u201cThe bill is all about protecting kids from this material. It has nothing against adults.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In his veto message, Mr. Armstrong expressed concern about important works that had been targeted by obscenity laws across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI don\u2019t pretend to know what the next literary masterpiece is going to be,\u201d Mr. Armstrong said. \u201cBut I know that I want it available in a library. And if a parent doesn\u2019t think it is age appropriate for their child, then that is a parenting decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Opponents warned that the measure would have had a chilling effect on librarians. In a letter urging Mr. Armstrong to veto the bill, Andrea Placher, the president of the North Dakota Library Association, said the bill \u201cchallenges the fundamental principles of libraries in the United States, which are built on the ideals of free and open access to diverse information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Placher said \u201cno librarian can reasonably be expected to assume the risk of criminal prosecution and loss of state funding because some unknown citizen deems what is on display in the librarian\u2019s collection objectionable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The bill would have applied to public libraries and libraries in public schools. University libraries and art museums would have been exempt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/24\/us\/north-dakota-library-governor-veto.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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