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Sumter County commissioners debate Book Page removal and First Amendment as Bill of Rights proposal advances
Summary
The Sumter County Board of County Commissioners spent a lengthy portion of its Nov. 11 meeting weighing whether a recent request to remove Book Page magazine from public racks amounted to censorship, and how that request squares with a proposed resolution declaring the county a ‘Bill of Rights County.’
The Sumter County Board of County Commissioners spent an extended portion of its Nov. 11 meeting examining a recent request that the Friends of the Library remove copies of Book Page magazine from public racks.
Commissioner Butterfield apologized for supporting the earlier informal consensus and framed the issue as a First Amendment concern, saying the county should not appear to censor material: “If we are to be a Bill of Rights County, we must uphold the Constitution for all of our citizens, whether we agree with them or not.” He urged the board to reverse the effect of…
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