The "Fair"ness Doctrine? Censorship has affected America even before it declared its independence. England was trying to prevent the spread of breaking away by punishing those who did. The effected was obviously not what they wanted since America is no longer governed by England. In this day and age, the same problem exists but between government regulation and people rights. This is a battle the government tries to win by sending bills through congress …showed first 75 words of 662 total…

…showed last 75 words of 662 total…This is not to say that the government should not be watched also and this is the Americans responsibility to make sure that they are doing their jobs also. In all fairness, it is ultimately the Americans individual decision on what they hear, see and read and what they chose to do with that information but this not what happens when someone else makes the decision for them on what they hear, see or read.