Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNewly appointed Central Bucks Board President, Karen Smith, swearing in on a stack of banned/challenged books! 🔥🔥🔥
Link to tweet
She fought GOP board on censorship, then took oath on stack of banned books as new president
While most of the newly sworn in members to the Central Bucks school board chose to swear their oaths on a bible, incumbent Karen Smith brought a stack of books to Monday's meeting.
Smith stood out at the Dec. 4 reorganization meeting as she took her oath of office with her hand placed on top of six frequently banned and challenged books. Smith, who would be named president of the board, and the other Democrats on the board have long cried foul as the former GOP-majority forged ahead with controversial library policy that critics said was a defacto book ban.
Here's a breakdown of each book and why Smith said she chose them.
An obvious choice
Smith said Night by Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winning author Elie Wiesel, which sat at the top of her stack, was probably the most obvious choice given the books involvement in a February controversy.
https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/local/2023/12/05/karen-smith-sworn-in-central-bucks-banned-books-bucks-county-lgbtq-school-board-pa/71813461007/
While most of the newly sworn in members to the Central Bucks school board chose to swear their oaths on a bible, incumbent Karen Smith brought a stack of books to Monday's meeting.
Smith stood out at the Dec. 4 reorganization meeting as she took her oath of office with her hand placed on top of six frequently banned and challenged books. Smith, who would be named president of the board, and the other Democrats on the board have long cried foul as the former GOP-majority forged ahead with controversial library policy that critics said was a defacto book ban.
Here's a breakdown of each book and why Smith said she chose them.
An obvious choice
Smith said Night by Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winning author Elie Wiesel, which sat at the top of her stack, was probably the most obvious choice given the books involvement in a February controversy.
https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/local/2023/12/05/karen-smith-sworn-in-central-bucks-banned-books-bucks-county-lgbtq-school-board-pa/71813461007/
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
17 replies, 3174 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (67)
ReplyReply to this post
17 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Newly appointed Central Bucks Board President, Karen Smith, swearing in on a stack of banned/challenged books! 🔥🔥🔥 (Original Post)
demmiblue
Dec 2023
OP
rurallib
(62,471 posts)1. Well done!
Fla Dem
(23,823 posts)2. Brave Woman.
Tree-Hugger
(3,370 posts)3. Queen
Absolute queen.
tanyev
(42,646 posts)4. Nice.
littlemissmartypants
(22,841 posts)5. ❤️
Bundbuster
(3,205 posts)6. K&R
ProfessorGAC
(65,322 posts)7. That's Damned Clever!
Kudos her way!
ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)8. That's how you make a statement of principles!
Hekate
(90,935 posts)9. Fantastic!
Timeflyer
(2,025 posts)10. Yes ma'am!
ShazzieB
(16,588 posts)11. This is a thing of beauty!
I love this woman!
AllaN01Bear
(18,634 posts)12. this. rah. eggscllent
AllaN01Bear
(18,634 posts)13. no harry potter . little women. little men. tom sawyer or huck fin? eggscllent choices . i would have sowrn in on a no
n king james bible , a pocket constitution and these books
wendyb-NC
(3,342 posts)14. Yay! That's very cool
Glad she's head of the board.
Stinky The Clown
(67,834 posts)15. Brava Karen Smith!!!
PittBlue
(4,228 posts)16. Wow! I do believe that I have a new hero!
peggysue2
(10,847 posts)17. Excellent!
Bucks County residents, librarians and school officials took a lot of crap from the Moms for Liberty know-nothings' group. The electorate made them pay and booted them into oblivion. This gesture is/was perfectly tailored--we take our oath to books, knowledge and education.