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Friday, February 1, 2008

 
Good for Obama: He favors parental empowerment over censorship
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In case you didn't catch it the debate last night, Sen. Obama had some very encouraging things to say when asked about the role of government when it comes to media content. "[T]he primary responsibility is for parents," Obama said. "And I reject the notion of censorship as an approach to dealing with this problem." He then stressed the importance of making sure that parents have the tools to make these determinations for their families (something I've spent a lot of time stressing in my work):

"[I]t is important for us to make sure that we are giving parents the tools that they need in order to monitor what their children are watching. And, obviously, the problem we have now is not just what's coming over the airwaves, but what's coming over the Internet. And so for us to develop technologies and tools and invest in those technologies and tools, to make sure that we are, in fact, giving parents power -- empowering parents I think is important."

Good for him. That's the exactly the right position, and one that his opponent Mrs. Clinton would be wise to adopt. After all, she's had some rather misguided views on these issues through the years.

Here's the transcript if you care to read more.

posted by Adam Thierer @ 7:11 PM | Free Speech

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