communication in the United States, or the basic rights of the people will be infringed
             One of the biggest forms of censorship that takes place in the United States today
             exists in one of the largest mediums of communication we know of. This medium is
             known as the television. In 1999, it was reported that over 99% of all American
             households have at least one television, with a majority of the households having more
             then one set available(Chafee, 173). This startling statistic is accompanied by another fact
             that shows the average American watches 30 hours of television weekly(Chafee, 173).
             With this kind of participation from the American public in any kind of medium of
             communication, it is no wonder why some people consider the idea of censorship with so
             much enthusiasm. However, adults have the right to view material they please, and
             therefore, their rights should remain intact. The problem that most people have with
             violence, sex, and profanity on television comes into play when considering the number of
             children that watch television without a parent or any sort of controls on their viewing. It
             has been reported that 10,000 acts of media violence are witnessed in one year by the
             average American child(Zeinert, 88). One must keep in mind that this statistic does not
             include any sexual content or profanity children may view. The American public has
             expressed some concern over the material their children view each day, and that has been
             the beginning and the continued push behind the need for some sort of censorship of
             television. It wasn't until the dramatic increase in violent crimes committed by children,
             however, that there was a strong public demand to censor the material children have
             access too. While the claim that something needs to be done to at least reduce the amount
             of violence, sexual material, or profanity that American children view has began to pick up
             supp...