The jokers on the committee were, of course, alluding to Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel, Fahrenheit 451.
The novel depicts an America devoted to biblioclasm, the ancient practice of suppressing objectionable ideas through book burning.
Still a weapon of choice for thugs like ISIS, biblioclasm is beginning to show signs of age.
With 94% of mankind's knowledge digitized, tyrants need to embrace technoclasm.
That's a word I've coined to describe the burning of computers to quash dangerous thoughts.
The fires they ignite will have to burn hotter, too, because silicone only combusts at temperatures above Fahrenheit 1832.
