Our Freedom Is Being Legislated Away #197 (And it has nothing to do with vaccines or masks.) By Hank Silverberg (This blog has been updated) There's been a great deal of talk lately about an erosion of our freedom, both as individuals and as a community. A small group has been very loud about their resistance to wearing masks or getting a life saving vaccine. The short-term impact of that could keep the pandemic going longer than it would be if everyone just cooperated. But there is really a greater threat out there to our long-term future as a freedom loving nation. And this week it happened right in my own back yard here in Virginia. The Spotsylvania County School Board, acting on a complaint from just one parent, has been talking about banning books from school libraries that don't meet "Christian values." One board member even suggested burning those books that don't meet that criteria. Well, nothing gets my hair to stand on end and my blood pre