Kagan: Books and Phamphlets Could Be Banned Before Election

The Hill reports:

Republicans introduced a new argument against Elena Kagan's nomination today, suggesting she believes in banning books.

In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) pointed to the argument Kagan's office made before the Supreme Court in Citizens United vs. FEC, a controversial campaign finance case.

"Solicitor Kagan's office in the initial hearing argued that it would be OK to ban books," McConnell said. "And then when there was a rehearing Solicitor Kagan herself in her first Supreme Court argument suggested that it might be OK to ban pamphlets.

Some people aren't fans of the free market in speech.