Congress Hits the Delete Key People For the American Way Friday criticized Congress for moving to criminalize free speech on the Internet and predicted that the courts will strike down the law. Shields said that while protecting children is a laudable goal, the legislation fails to define adequately what is harmful to minors and will severely reduce adults' unfettered access to commercial Internet content. We all care about protecting our children. But it should be up to parents, not the conservatives in Congress, to monitor what our children read, see or hear.
Conservatives say they believe in parental rights.
But with the 'Son of CDA,' they have taken control away from families and given it to the federal government. Shields predicted that civil liberties organizations like PFAW will move quickly to challenge the law in court, just as they did with the unconstitutional Communications Decency Act. People For the American Way is a longtime defender of free speech on the Internet.