I am totally in favor of freedom of speech as it is stated in the Constitution, and therefore I am totally against censorship in that regard. However, I think it has been totally misinterpreted and abused in our modern era. The whole point of free speech was to allow people to express ideas and thoughts, primarily political. It had nothing to do with entertainment or moral behavior. That's why there always have been obscenity laws as well. Oregon, where I live, serves as an example of the abuse of the "free speech" clause. Over and over again there has been an attempt to pass zoning laws, which would regulate "adult" businesses from locating near a neighborhood or school district. The attempt isn't even to make such places illegal, but only to put restrictions on where they can do business. But every time such a measure gets on the ballot the opponents charge "censorship." That is an absurd interpretaion of censorship.
