Laura Mallory Needs To Take Up Collecting Stamps Or Something.

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http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=90663


ATLANTA (AP) -- A suburban Atlanta mother who claims Harry Potter books teach children witchcraft said Wednesday that she will appeal the state’s decision to keep the best-selling books in Gwinnett County school libraries.

Laura Mallory, who has three children in elementary school, said she has requested an appeal of her case to Superior Court.

Mallory has tried to ban the books from Gwinnett County school library shelves since August 2005. She argues that the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in witchcraft.

School board members said the books are good tools to encourage children to read and to spark creativity and imagination. In May, the county decided to deny Mallory’s request.

The state Board of Education backed Gwinnett’s stance in December, voting without discussion to uphold the county’s decision.

Mallory said she’s ready for a legal fight. She said she’s already contacted a potential expert witness to lend support to her case. And she said supporters who urged her to continue the case have sent her “significant donations” to help pay legal fees.

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[acousticdryad.livejournal.com]

oi vey.

[resident-geek.livejournal.com]

And she said supporters who urged her to continue the case have sent her “significant donations” to help pay legal fees.

This is the worst part--that people keep encouraging these nutters with material support.

[saratoga80.livejournal.com]

Well, I do see a silver lining to this cloud of idiocy. The Supreme Court, even as it stands, is highly unlikely to overturn a county decision. As was once observed about Rehnquist, "He upheld the most liberal laws, and the most conservative" - meaning that he deferred to local decisions. I rather suspect the Roberts Court will follow a similar doctrine. So while these idiots will spend their hard earned cash taking a stupid case to the Supreme Court, thus making the whole movement known as "Harry Potter is an incarnation of the Devil" that much poorer.

I wonder if this Mrs. Mallory has ever read Harry Potter.... I am thinking not.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

I've read in articles in the past where she's said that she hasn't and that if she had done so, it would have been hypocritical and a poor example to her kids, and that she didn't need to read them to know.

I'd bet the farm that she still hasn't.

[ranger-hotsauce.livejournal.com]

Laura Mallory Needs To Take Up Collecting Stamps Or Something.

Y'know, I've always considered the idea that some bitchy woman just needs to get laid to be pretty sexist. Laura is making me reconsider...

[fuego.livejournal.com]

nah, i think she could stand to get laid. whatever it takes to get her off this trip.

[needa.livejournal.com]

At this point, I'd almost make the sacrifice myself if she'd just sober up. Damn....