Good Guys On The Internet

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" I believe in limited government access to internet, and their duty to monitor internet activity. We have an excellent government differing from many other countries, but when it comes down to our governments accessibility to internet, the tables may turn. We as Americans should thrive off of a limited government, responsible people idea. If the people abide by, and respect their civic duties and responsibilities, our government will not feel obliged to monitor online material. Though it seems I am proposing everybody be ""good guys"" on the internet, the simple task is that of making responsible choices via the internet, therefore less government oversight of internet usage. If our nations original intent was for less government control and more citizen control, we should heed to our initial morals, and have less government control online. Elaborating forth on our nations original intentions, our early government was confined toward private citizen information. In the late 1700s to late 1800s, it was illegal for our government to access peoples private online information. In spite of the fact that we do not entirely know what is …show more content…
Thousands of peoples lives could effortlessly be ruined by government misinterpretation. Regardless of the fact that the government has the potential to stop illegal internet access, they can equally misinterpret e-mails or communications as treason, or criminal activity. With limited government access to internet, the likelihood of a false conviction toward an innocent citizen would be greatly reduced. We deserve as a people to trust our government, and mutually obtain the trust of the

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