Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Censorship in the United States

Is it wrong to say certain things?
Here in the United States, we enjoy little amounts of censorship. However, not all forms of speech are protected under U.S. law. Cultural, social, or religious expression have the highest value in the eyes of the law, and government has to give a really good reason to limit or censor these things. Political speech in particular can't be limited unless it tells people to do illegal things. However, government agencies can limit the publication of or access to material that could compromise national security.

3 comments:

  1. The government has a lot of control over this issue. Most people do enjoy little amounts of censorship. The government should lighten up on this issue.

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  2. i think there should be less censorship.

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  3. I agree with the government(to an extent) about the whole national security risk part.Especially now sense there are all kinds of terrorist threats and potential nuclear bombings.Everything now is watched carefully.I do feel we need less censorship but not right now.I do feel that we have the right to know the information and that should be possible to everybody in our country.

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