Censorship issue

["Brian Levy" <dlevy@worldy.com>]

As I stated, it is my opinion only. While the Feds and other gov'ts 
haven't figured out how to do it yet, watch. Many in the process of 
reporting their fruits of their efforts to the gov't and paying for 
the privilege of living, should remember on the second go around, the 
Supreme Court struck down income taxation. The Feds got is right on 
the 3rd go around (the first actually being the Civil War).  Like the 
net, gov'ts now cooperate and have cross border treaties for all 
sorts of things. Look at history, and realize that gov't have not 
allowed unfettered citizen activity for long. It is counter to the 
very concept of government. 

I am NOT a proponent of censorship, whether it is on the net, tv, 
printed matter, artwork, etc. But, as a parent, it is my 
responsibility to bring up my child in a responsible manner so that 
he has certain values which will mold him into a mature, honest, 
ethical and person sensitive to the his individualilty and the rights 
of others. I can to some degree control the timing for him to become 
informed as to certain of what you describe as realities through 
monitoring his television, books, etc. I understand your position 
regarding the net, but it does not relieve me of my parental 
responsibiltiy. I can close off whole areas of the net and open them 
up as he grows and matures to a point that he is capable of absorbing 
and handling questionable content, but this photo group and others 
like it are of current interest and topical since he loves 
photography with a passion. While much of what is discussed passes 
him by, he is absorbing the general concepts and learning.

The photo groups we subscribed to all are about the art of photography 
or the technical. The other groups have members who have put up there 
own sites and offered the url to them. The members are free to go to 
them or not. In this way our positions are both addressed with no 
loss of rights of the other. 

The issue then is not of censorship, or content, but of structure. 

I understand the conflicting interests and issues related to this 
matter and that while started as a result of the question of moving 
this group to a newsgroup it is not related to the common passion of 
the members. OUt of consideration for the members, if anyone would like to further discuss this topic with 
me further, please e-mail privately. 
Brian Levy, J.D.
Scarborough Ont.