I do not feel that censorship on the internet is a good thing. It has been two-hundred and nine years since the Bill of Rights was ratified. I doubt that our Founding Fathers ever imagined the changes that would come over our country. Although the Constitution has held up through the years, it cannot be argued that in the last fifty years especially, issues come up daily that seem to test the strength and integrity of our sacred Constitution. The Internet, for example, has caused more controversy than anything we have ever seen. The biggest issue: Censorship. For a number of different reasons, government and other organizations are trying to take our First Amendment right from us by censoring the Internet, but it is up to us to become educated and decide for ourselves if it is helping or hurting.
             There are many reasons for the Internet not to be censored. First, it truly is unconstitutional. The First Amendment of the Constitution clearly says, "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press..." As far as I'm concerned, this is abridging freedom of speech and press. Although pornography and obscenity are technically not protected by the First Amendment How does the Congress decide what is obscene or inappropriate? It has come to my attention that when the Congress was to define inappropriate they did not have a definition. The equation is simple: Those who have power get to censor, and those who lack power get silenced. If you find yourself in a position to demand and get censorship, you can be sure you are among those who have the power, and you are acting to oppress others." Although a large percentage of the internet has "bad" sites there are filtration systems that a person who takes offense to them can obtain. A few to name are WebNanny and Filter This.
             Lastly, censoring the Internet will only be the beginning of more government interference in t
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