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Thesis: The vast cyber-frontier is being threatened
with censorship from the government. Internet censorship should be left up to the individual not the governments discretion.

I. Censoring the Internet.
A. Clinton passes the C.D.A.
B. Our rights as Americans.
C. Exon's victory.
D. What's really online.
E. Strike to free expresson on Compuserve.

II. Where the Internet stands now.
A. Judges Panel.
B. Congress and other's opinions.
C. Background information.
D. Other opinions.

III. Solutions.
A. Family's responsibility.
B. Censorship Software.
C. Civil Rights.

Conclusion
After threatening the Communications Decency Act with a vetos of the past versions, President Bill Clinton signed the bill into law on February 8, 1996.1 Before hand, congress approved the largest change of the nation's communications laws in 62 years. One of the largest controversial topics included in the......

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