Controversial Senate Hearing Exposes Book Bans and Censorship Attempts

Republican Senator John Kennedy went viral after reading explicit passages from banned books during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on book bans and censorship. Kennedy recited graphic sex scenes from the books "All Boys Aren't Blue" and "Gender Queer," questioning whether librarians or parents should have the authority to decide what books are available to children. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and another witness attempted to explain their position, but Kennedy criticized their lack of a clear solution.