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The Internet is a method of communication and a source

of information that is becoming more popular among those who

are interested in, and have the time to surf the information

superhighway. The problem with this much information being

accessible to this many people is that some of it is deemed

inappropriate for minors. The government wants censorship,

but a segment of the population does not. Legislative

regulation of the Internet would be an appropriate function

The Communications Decency Act is an amendment which

prevents the information superhighway from becoming a

computer "red light district." On June 14, 1995, by a vote

of 84-16, the United States Senate passed the amendment. It

is now being brought through the House of Representatives.1

The Internet is owned and operated by the government,

which gives them the obligation to restrict the materials

available through it. Though it appears to have sprung up

overnight, the inspiration of free-spirited hackers, it in

fact was born in Defense Department Cold War projects of the

1950s.2 The United States Government owns the Internet and

. . .
If the materials are obscene, the law can

forbid the use of means and facilities of

interstate commerce and common carriers to ship or

disseminate the obscenity. "Fighting for Justice On The New Frontier. "What we are doing is simply

making the same laws, held constitutional time and time

again by the courts with regard to obscenity and indecency

through the mail and telephones, applicable to the

Internet. "Right now, cyberspace is like a

neighborhood without a police department.

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