Censorship: A Growing Issue

'When a government restricts what its citizens can read, that is censorship. When parents have input on what local officials do in the schools, that is democracy' (Hernandez 12). Censorship, though not recognized in the general public, is far reaching and important to those who it affects. According to a report from People for the American Way, there were 338 challenges in 48 states to censor material, and 50% were successful (Hernandez 12). And everyone in our survey believed in censorship to some extent. The issue of censorship was ruled on in the Supreme Court in the 1970's. The case t…