House Democrats vote against Republicans’ Book Ban Bill
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HELENA — Recently on the floor of the House, a Republican majority voted to advance HB 234, a Book Banning bill that strips communities of local control and consolidates decision making power in the hands of politicians. Every House Democrat voted against this attempt at government censorship.
“This bill is the worst sort of government overreach from the party that claims to support less governance. It violates parents’ rights to decide what their kids can read, and infringes on the public processes built collaboratively by communities to keep children safe while they learn,” said House Minority Leader Kim Abbott. “A Republican majority supported ‘big government’ when it was their preferred kind of government interference into people’s lives. If Montana Republicans want to make Book Banning a central part of their agenda, then we are ready to fight them every step of the way.”
