[ought-six]

"Can you believe it's even a problem? That's why we have joined the FreeRepublic.com, to find like-minded people to help us with our quest to protect children from the American Library Association and our local public library. Thank you very much." I'm reminded of the gun-grabbers clarion call of "If it save's just one child's life." First off, responsible parents hopefully would have told their children to stay away from porn websites. Secondly, you advocate the violation of the rights of adults. Thirdly, governmental censorship is a very dangerous slippery slope I don't think you want to go down. Because, for instance, what if someone demanded that any access to religious material be restricted, because public libraries are in fact government-run facilities? And you know what the ACLU says about separation of church and state. I am against censorship, except for the voluntary censorship of the marketplace (if you don't like something, don't buy it, or don't watch it, or don't listen to it, or don't read it). I have no problem with public libraries having "Kids" sections with filtered computers, but then you'll need to restrict kids to just that area, and parents will have to sign waivers that they will not sue the library if a kid complains that he or she couldn't access something they needed for a class project. Hell, kids can walk into the stacks and see all manner of things in books that are on the shelves, anyway. I guess you'll have to keep kids away from the stacks, as well.

[Always Right]

Secondly, you advocate the violation of the rights of adults.

You still don't get it. Adults will still be able to access the internet unfiltered. Shoot, kids can even get total access if they have permission from their parents. There is absolutely no one's rights being violated. I can't see why it is so hard to understand that point.