Cyberspace Freedom

Being one of millions of surfers throughout the Internet, I see that fundamental civil liberties are as important in cyberspace as they are in traditional contexts. Cyberspace defined in Webster's Tenth Edition dictionary is the on-line worlds of networks. The right to speak and publish using a virtual pen has its roots in a long tradition dating back to the very founding of democracy in this country. With the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, Congress …

…seems to terrify the government and control freaks. Thus, the Communications Decency Act destroys our own constitution rights and insults the dreams of Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Mill, Brandeis, and DeToqueville. It's funny, now that we finally have a medium that truly allows us to exercise our First Amendment right, the government is trying to censor it. Forget them! Continue to engage in free speech on the net. It's the only way to win the battle.