Florida Democrats’ “grave concerns” over their own perpetuated hoax were slammed after they sent a letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urging an end to non-existent book bans.
With misinforming and maligning appearing to be the main planks of the Democratic Party platform, peddling the narrative that protecting kids from graphic content and indoctrination constituted a book ban came as naturally as breathing. Thursday, six Democrats from the Sunshine State led by Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Debbie Wasserman Schultz delivered a pearl-clutching screed built upon the readily debunked claims about materials deemed inappropriate for children in schools.
“As a result of your signing House Bills 1467 and 1069 into law, Florida is now the national leader in banned books. Given that reality, and combined with your administration’s recent decision to cut ties with the American Library Association,” the letter read in part, “we strongly urge you to end this campaign of censorship in schools and substantively engage with educators, librarians, and parents to protect our students’ rights to an inclusive, comprehensive education.”
Joining Cherfilus-McCormick and Wasserman Schultz in signing the letter were Reps. Kathy Castor, Lois Frankel, Maxwell Frost and Darren Soto.
“We write to share our grave concern regarding the sharp uptick of banned and challenged books across the state of Florida, and the alarming hostility of your administration toward schools, libraries and the professionals who operate them for our constituents,” they breathlessly began. “These combined actions, if left unchecked, will foment a noxious climate of repression and marginalization that degrades learning, understanding and undermines all Floridians’ basic freedoms.”
Of course, left out of the letter that cited an American Library Association report that conflated “banned or challenged” titles, was the reality that any one of the books on the list of 2,571 could be obtained at a local bookstore, from an online retailer or even at a concert in the case of the virtue-signaling artist P!nk.
What books are banned? And why do you want porn in schools?
— Mrs. G (@AyearstJan29365) December 9, 2023
Name one book banned in Florida.
— Sailor Chick ’95 (@strinam) December 9, 2023
Books, of course, are not banned in Florida or anywhere else in this country.
But thanks to the people who signed this letter for letting us know they are not to be taken seriously.
— Prof. Mark Youngkin (@mayoungkin) December 9, 2023
Why do Florida democrats want these books in school when they’re available wherever books are sold? pic.twitter.com/NoWXKLl4rq
— DC (@donna_appraise) December 8, 2023
Man Florida can’t even do book bans right I can’t believe you can still buy these books in stores or get them at a Pink concert.
— Helena Handbasket (@hobbes16) December 8, 2023
Despite the facts, the Democrats lamented, “the banning of books that feature LGBTQI+ characters, themes, and stories deprives students of essential learning opportunities, denies them access to diverse perspectives, and fosters a culture of discrimination and exclusion.”
Challenging the will of Florida parents and the sovereignty of the state, Frost introduced legislation at the federal level dubbed “The Fight Book Bans Act” that would allow bureaucrats at the Department of Education to take taxpayer dollars and direct them toward leftist-run school districts by way of grants to cover expenses to challenge the state’s laws.
“Book bans in Florida and in states across the nation are a direct attack on our freedoms and liberties everywhere,” claimed Frost in a statement. “As my home state shamefully leads the country in book bans, we cannot let this censorship and dismantling of our education system go unchecked.”
Along with the Democrats pushing the false narrative, The Hill received calls for the Community Notes treatment on X after running a headline that referred to regulating what content was appropriate to carry in school libraries as “book bans.”
@CommunityNotes This headline isn’t even factual
— Christopher (@C_Hurl802) December 8, 2023
There are no book bans. Any book that has been deemed inappropriate for certain age groups, may be purchased by anybody that desires to read said books with their own money and not the taxpayers’.
— Robert K Craig (@N7Verner) December 8, 2023
@CommunityNotes This is not true. Florida has banned no books. Schools have made decisions of whether particular books are appropriate at certain ages. That is not a ban. It’s responsible education.
— Steph Patterson (@sjpatters) December 8, 2023
Some contended that in order to uphold the demands of the Florida Democrats, the state would have to provide access to every book ever written or still be guilty of “banning” material from students. Others were merely pleased that the left was outing their desires to expose kids to porn.
There are no banned books. School libraries aren’t required to carry every book ever written. If you can still buy the book at a bookstore or online, it’s not banned. ♂️
— John Danknich (@danknich) December 8, 2023
Florida Democrats come out for showing porn to school children
— Allen (@moviefan_2000) December 8, 2023
Florida Democrats pen letter to provide porn to children
— SoothingDave (@SoothingDave) December 8, 2023
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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