s above water with reoccurring cries of morality. Legally, the attempted amendments were described as unconstitutional and overbearing. Technically, the incomprehensible amount of transferred information would be nearly impossible to monitor, not to mention the infringement of international law. From a social stand point, the question boils down to whether or not inappropriate material in the media is to blame for the faults of the American public. That question has been answered time and time again in multiple courtrooms across the country, and that answer was a definitive NO.Marc Rothenburg, a writer for the computer magazine Wired, summed up the situation quite nicely. He said, "The Internet doesn't need thought police" and went on to say that "such legislation would turn the information super highway into a children's reading room" (Internet Society). A children's reading room is exactly where a child should be. If they are not and such controversial material is made available, then something besides the information is at blame. As Gary Bauer, president of the Family Research Council, stated so succinctly, "too man parents are looking to the so-called village to care for their children instead of meeting this precious responsibility themselves" (Diamond). This statement is a wake up call to those who are blaming media for humanity's discontent. It is blatantly obvious that we are responsible for our actions as individuals in the legal structure that surrounds our culture. It needs to become equally obvious that we are responsible as parents and as a community for the growth and development of the next generation....
