en are safe from the negative aspects of technology" (B.R.C.). Adding to Senator Exon's argument, Dr. Jennifer Lewis states, "It comes down to this: who is going to protect the children? If they are indeed our future, it is everyone's responsibility to make sure they grow up in a safe environment. This means an environment without pornography.A specific section of the anti-porno CDA that attracted a great deal attention is the article that would make, not only the producers of the indecent material liable, but the service providers as well. The author of the CDA II, Republican Senator Dan Coats of Indiana believes that this will discourage pornography since it will make the providers "net police" (B.R.C.). The EFF responds by deeming this article, not only over-bearing, but would make those Internet service providers liable for doing their job. Mark Stumpf of Telecom Enterprise explains the situation is now set up so that if a user were to submit a message to a newsgroup that was offensive, the operator is subjected to a legal 'catch-22'. If the operator censors the message, the user can claim a First Amendment violation, but if the operator puts the message on the newsgroup, the victim of the message could sue libel (Diamond).The question of this issue's legality is really whether or not the CDA is in violation of the First Amendment. Obviously, many anti-censor groups have their arguments based on the First Amendment platform. However, a great deal of pro-censor activist groups and individuals also feel that they are still within the boundaries of the constitution in the provisions they are proposing. They argue that the Bill of Rights was written in a different time and era, far different from today's social standards. An Interesting article by a graduate student from The University of North Carolina read, "Do we really think Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin ever imagined that one day we would be dealing with an Internet, mu...
