1. United States
2. Letter

I'm writing to ask you to grant First Amendment protections for sexual expression and adult content. For far too long, proponents of age verification laws and book vans have propped up their invasive laws by saying that age verification is moderation, that the definition of obscenity is 'too vague and needs to be changed' So they can censor speech they dislike. They are looking to rip the First Amendment apart and get the entire camel under the tent with the 'harmful to minors' definition. Senator Mike Lee and Ken Paxton are not shy about admitting they want a total ban on adult material and sexual content. This should disqualify them from using rational basis as a measuring syick This should disqualify them from using rational basis as a measuring stick for how far they should be allowed to go in censoring speech. Please uphold strict scrutiny and precedents that protect speech.