Protect the Right to Read

Protect the Right to Read Cause Button Museum
Category
Cause
Additional Images
Protect the Right to Read button back Cause Button Museum
Sub Categories
Libraries
Text on Button BE A PATRIOT PROTECT THE RIGHT TO READ
Image Description

White text on a blue background
Back Style
Locking pin / One piece design
The Shape
Circle
The Size
3 inch
Additional Information

This button most likely refers to the Freedom to Read Protection Act of 2003. In 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law the Patriot Act in an effort to monitor and obstruct potential terrorist activities. Part of this Act allowed the federal government to access individuals’ library records and purchases at book stores. Rep. Bernie Sanders introduced the Freedom to Read Protection Act, arguing that monitoring what people read was unconstitutional, as it violated citizens’ right to privacy.
Catalog ID CA0445