“Freedom of speech, freedom of expression, both oral and written, from governmental prior restraint, except as such expression constitutes libel, slander, obscenity, sedition, or criminal conduct such as bribery, perjury, or incitement to riot.” In the U.S., this freedom is protected by the 1st Amendment to the Constitution, and is considered essential to the vitality of representative government. When our founding fathers wrote the Constitution and the first 10 amendments known as the Bill of …showed first 75 words of 1511 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1511 total…these obscene messages and websites happen to fall on one, then let them. The idea of free information exchange is the only reason why the Internet grew to what it is today. In no way should we limit the growth of the Internet. Besides, it would be eternally impossible to prosecute every pornographic website on the net. As soon as one is shut down, five more would spring up in it’s place. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**