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To: Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr
Georgia AG: Defend the Right to Read
Georgia has joined Florida and 20 other states in supporting an appeal that would weaken First Amendment protections in public schools and public libraries. By filing an amicus brief backing Florida’s book ban law, Georgia is endorsing a legal theory that allows the government to remove books, not because they are obscene, but because those in power dislike their ideas.
Courts have already ruled that the books targeted under Florida’s law are not obscene. Rather than respect that decision, Florida is attempting to rewrite the rules, and Georgia is helping.
You have the authority to change course.
We are asking you to:
- Withdraw Georgia’s support for Florida’s appeal
- Publicly affirm that viewpoint-based book removals violate the First Amendment
- Commit to protecting professional library standards from political interference
Georgia should not be advancing a censorship blueprint that undermines free speech, parental choice, and constitutional limits on government power.
Why is this important?
Public libraries and public schools are cornerstones of democracy. They exist to provide access to information, not to enforce political ideology.
If states are allowed to ban books based on vague claims or political pressure, no idea is safe. Today it is books about race, gender, or history. Tomorrow it could be religion, politics, or science.
Georgia residents do not want Florida-style censorship exported here. We expect our Attorney General to defend the Constitution, not help dismantle it.
The right to read is not a partisan issue. It is a constitutional one.