The Montana State Library Commission voted to disaffiliate from the American Library Association after ALA's new president identified herself as a "Marxist lesbian."
On Tuesday, MSLC voted 5-1 to separate from the ALA in response to comments made by the organization's president Emily Drabinski, who was elected last April and took office this month.
"Our oath of office and resulting duty to the Constitution forbids association with an organization led by a Marxist," the commission stated in a letter sent to ALA.
According to The Christian Post, Drabinski responded to the vote of separation on Twitter, writing, "That is not the Montana — or Montanans — I know."
After the election in April 2022, Drabinski posted a now-deleted tweet that prompted the MSLC's recent decision.
"I just cannot believe that a Marxist lesbian who believes that collective power is possible to build and can be wielded for a better world is president-elect of ALA. I am so excited for what we will do together. Solidarity. And my mom is so proud. I love you, Mom."
Elsie Arntzen, the commission superintendent of public instruction in Montana, supported the decision, arguing that "Marxist ideologies directly oppose our Montana values."
"Ms. Drabinski is a supporter of Critical Race Theory, which Montana rejected as discriminatory, and other far-left-leaning ideologies that have no place in our schools and libraries," Arntzen told Fox News in a statement.
"Montanans embrace honest and accurate views of history while understanding that our country, at times, has fallen short of its goals. However, common citizens have rallied together to overcome those shortfalls," she added. "Our parents are our first teachers; they have an absolute right to determine what is best for their children. By electing a declared Marxist as their president, the ALA has not only turned its back on families, parental rights, and American values – it has turned its back on America itself."
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