Rebuttal Research Paper
Rebuttal (Affirmative)
Our first rebuttal point is that Censorship would take away our first amendment rights
The First Amendment of the US Constitution states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
Censorship according to the Encyclopedia Britannica is "The Act of changing or suppressing speech or writing that is considered subversive of the common good." Censorship, therefore, undermines and is contrary to the First Amendment, which is intended to allow freedom of speech.
The second rebuttal is that it is impossible to define what is subversive or inappropriate writing or speech. People define offensive or inappropriate material from different viewpoints. For example, someone might find some of the material on TV's reality show "Fear Factor" outrageous, whereas another person may find it very entertaining. Therefore, instead of censoring material it should be the person's responsibility whether or not they watch something. Nowadays, it is very easy to read up on a TV program before it airs, such as reading a TV guide or going on …show more content…
For example; A. The Internet is a global network and as hard as parents try, children who want to, will be able to find access to inappropriate material either from their own PC's, or via a friends. B. Children can also get easy access to inappropriate material on TV via friend's homes, or Pay Per View. C. Material on the black market is very easy to get hold of. The fact is, one of the consequences of Globalization is that children can get access to inappropriate
Our first rebuttal point is that Censorship would take away our first amendment rights
The First Amendment of the US Constitution states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
Censorship according to the Encyclopedia Britannica is "The Act of changing or suppressing speech or writing that is considered subversive of the common good." Censorship, therefore, undermines and is contrary to the First Amendment, which is intended to allow freedom of speech.
The second rebuttal is that it is impossible to define what is subversive or inappropriate writing or speech. People define offensive or inappropriate material from different viewpoints. For example, someone might find some of the material on TV's reality show "Fear Factor" outrageous, whereas another person may find it very entertaining. Therefore, instead of censoring material it should be the person's responsibility whether or not they watch something. Nowadays, it is very easy to read up on a TV program before it airs, such as reading a TV guide or going on …show more content…
For example; A. The Internet is a global network and as hard as parents try, children who want to, will be able to find access to inappropriate material either from their own PC's, or via a friends. B. Children can also get easy access to inappropriate material on TV via friend's homes, or Pay Per View. C. Material on the black market is very easy to get hold of. The fact is, one of the consequences of Globalization is that children can get access to inappropriate