Huntington Beach's Mayor Pro Tem argues the books are obscene and pornographic. Critics argue it goes against First Amendment rights and is nothing short of a book ban.
City Council will meet Sunday to discuss limiting children's access to certain books without their parents' permission.
The books Van Der Mark wants to restrict are written for teens and young adults, but she considers them obscene and pornographic. A book like S.E.X., the All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties, she said "teaches you BDSM and sadomasochism… I believe we need to find a way to put safeguards in place, so parents are aware their children are checking these books out.
"Adults and children both have First Amendment rights," said David Loy. "The government does not have the right generally to tell people what they can and cannot read, what they should or should not read, or by extension, segregating or discriminating against particular books by putting them under lock and key simply because of the content of those books, or because some people don't like the content of those books.
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