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Should the Government Control Access to Information on the Internet?”

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Essay title: Should the Government Control Access to Information on the Internet?”

Given the candidates’ responses to the question

“Should the government control access to information on the internet?”

Who would receive my vote? Why?

Should the government control access to information on the internet? No, I believe if government controlled what was on the internet it would be like the Nazi control all over again, where the people are not free and cannot express themselves. It would go against our freedom and be impossible to control. My vote would go to candidate three, because he isn’t only rite he’s stating the most obvious and true point.

A democracy must allow individuals the freedom to express ideas and beliefs. If the government starts to censor the internet they are taking away from our natural rights. Even if the government would pass the law to restrict what is advertised on the internet who would decide who gets to put stuff up, and what is acceptable?

It also would be practically impossible to control the internet from a government standpoint. The government cannot control

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