Strange how this is going around and around. Wikipedia puts it like this "The Bill of Rights is a series of limitations on the power of the U.S. federal government, protecting the natural rights of liberty and property including freedom of religion, freedom of speech" etc. Why does Congress, if it really does, want to censor the internet. Censorship is an act where you restrict access and since the internet is all about knowledge, good and bad, legitimate and illegitimate. Maybe the idea is to own the internet, like owning water rights in other countries. Nope that doesn't wash, does it?
The answer for censorship is not an easy road and using the freedom of speech, like we have in all of the world, but wait that is UTOPIAN-ISM. There are very few countries that have the free speech of the North American continent. There is much misinformation, and other STUFF on the internet; it is not all good but it is all available.
Censorship is an easier solution for some; then education and moral fibre.
It is easier to make a law which that can be broken, obtain money through a fine to keep the Judiciary employed.
Than.... to educate people on right and wrong, on what is art, and motivating, and positive, that would take money away from government, at several levels. More teachers, more classrooms, more expenses, possibly a better society, oh but it is a gamble..... or is it?
If there is a question of freedom of honest speech, then there is a problem with Congress legislating. If there are a certain large number of websites, in foreign countries or not; who promote pornography, or worse. It is hard to protect citizens who have been educated to use a computer to explore the world. Both the Good and the Bad are out THERE. People need to make right choices in bad situations with bad information.
C is also for computers. How does it feel to be a slave to technology.
To those who I said, I would blog on December 1st, it is actually the 2nd where you are. I am neither for or against what Congress will or will not do. I am not an American. I am not for or against Censorship, I have seen some where I live and in fact been impacted, by Movie ratings as an example. What I am for is if you stare at garbage on your computer it does burn an impression into your brain, is that what you want. Leave your wide screen TV or computer on and see what happens if you do not have a screen saver or it is unable to shut down.
The same goes for you what you put or pour, inside you - comes out, maybe in how you act, how you work, how you treat people, more importantly how you see yourself, do you really like what you see? Really?
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