(just like the Nazis did.)

A Republican Tennessee lawmaker faced backlash Wednesday after saying on the state House floor that he would burn books that are deemed inappropriate for school libraries, the Tennessean reports.

Why it matters: Book burning is a common feature in authoritarian regimes and was a notable practice in Nazi Germany, where over 25,000 books were set aflame after they were designated "un-German," according to the U.S. Holocaust Museum.

Driving the news: During debate on a bill that would require public school libraries to submit a list of book titles to a state commission for approval, state Rep. John Ray Clemmons asked state Rep. Jerry Sexton what he would do with books that were deemed inappropriate for schools.