Censorship
Censorship
In 1799 our founding fathers wrote the first amendment of the United States Constitution. This stated, “Congress shall make to law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or press…” (Dibacco A-45) The amendment gave American citizens the right to express themselves through speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
Since then, the government has created the Federal Communications Commission, which we know better as the FCC. The FCC is an independent United States government agency that was established in 1934 by the communications act. (FCC 1) They are currently in charge of regulations and censoring communications by radio, television, satellite, and cable in the fifty United States, District of Columbia, and all other United States possessions.
Most Americans that watch television or listen to the radio have heard about the FCC and its lawsuits involving major......
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