Judge ruled wisely in internet freedom case

A federal judge in Philadelphia placed on injunction against the Child Online Protection Act, temporarily barring the legislation from taking effect.

Ruling that the First Amendment's preservation is greater than the government's need to enforce a law against Internet commercial sites, Judge Lowell A. Reed ruled to keep minor's future rights from being eroded away before they attain the age of majority.

For this he is to be lauded.

It is not the government's business to monitor the Internet, particularly now that there are companies whose products are designed to protect children from harmful sexual content.

Neither access to the Internet nor government protection from it can be considered a right, therefore it makes sense that the web should e allowed to remain free from regulation.

The Internet's greatest asset is its speedy, private, and comparatively inexpensive flow of information. Any censorship of this information is contrary to the essence of the First Amendment's freedom of speech protection. Citizens have the means available to alter this flow into their homes; the government's intervention is unnecessary and illegal.