But we've got to protect the children!

Get a load of this censorship bill in Caleeefornya's legislature.

H.B. 4239, also called the “Parents’ Empowerment Act,” would allow the parent or guardian of a minor to sue in federal court anyone who knowingly disseminates any media containing “material that is harmful to minors” if the material is distributed in a way that “a reasonable person can expect a substantial number of minors to be exposed to the material and the minor, as a result to exposure to the material, is likely to suffer personal or emotional injury or injury to mental or moral welfare.” The bill has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

I'm no expert of politics in the state, so I don't know if this bill has any legs. That doesn't disqualify it from being ridiculous, though. If the government of California truly seeks to empower parents, why don't they ask parents to take an active role in raising their children? Be involved with their lives, and if a child has a book or magazine that you talk think is healthy, why not talk to them about it instead of suing people's asses off?