The First Amendment And Phone Sex
"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."
The freedom to practice or not practice the religion of your choice, the freedom
to peacefully assemble and the freedom of speech are all guaranteed to Americans
as an inherent right. It is our most sacred of rights our founding fathers in
their genius gave us when our new republic was formed.
When we read the newspaper, go to the library or turn on the television we
exercise this right knowing that what we read, see or hear is an unfettered
opinion. We assume and rightly so, that what was stated is free of governmental
censorship or influence.
As an adult oriented business owner, you take full advantage of your first
amendment right to say what you want, conduct business as you see fit and offer
material you feel is appropriate for your audience. Thanks to pioneers in the
adult entertainment industry like Larry Flynt. Who used his personal funds to
challenge local laws that persecuted him for offering material to his customers
that they were eager to purchase. Larry spent many nights in jail, put a lot of
attorneys kids through college to take our right to read what we want, when we
want to the supreme court. Larry won for all of us our most cherished freedom
and protected us from those who wish to censure what we personally feel is
appropriate for ourselves.
You as an adult webmaster have a responsibility exercise our basic freedoms by
those who can not fully exercise their rights as Americans. Children are
vulnerable and they are protected from your freedom of expression. A parent has
a right to choose what is suitable material, images, opinions and sounds their
minor charges see and hear. They have a right to go to the store and not see
adult material. Therefore adult magazines and videos are covered or stored in an
area where minors cant see them. The first amendment rights of the customer are
protected, who can purchase the material to view in the privacy of their own
home. In turn the parents right to protect their children who are not old enough
by law to exercise good judgment. Do you offer those same parents the right to
block what their children see or hear? Your responsibility as an adult business
owner is to offer a product or service for an adult while ensuring a parents
right to censure such material from their kids.
Make sure a parent can put blocks on internet browsers so when a kid is surfing
the net they will not run across your site. Put clear warnings on your home
page, warning parents and others who do not wish to view your material of what
can be found inside. Most of all vote for those people running for public office
who support and will defend responsible use of the First Amendment.
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