Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

Musings On Censorship

Musings on Censorship

By Elton Camp

When someone tries to tell us what to think or write or say
Just what authority gives them the right to act in that way

If it’s my own opinion and the information is not untrue
Then I will proceed to write or say anything that I want to 

Used as an example so much that it has become a cliché
To yell “Fire” in a crowded theater we just must not say

But what if the one making the announcement is no liar 
And it turns out that the movie theater actually is on fire?

But wait a minute there if you are now tending to agree
Let’s first examine some other circumstances and see

A pedophile asserts that sex with children is sure okay
Is that his opinion that he should be allowed to say?

Another claims that the church is both evil and corrupt
Many outraged calls for censorship then begin to erupt

The first example exceeds protection of free speech
But the second is Constitutionally well out of reach

But just how do I know that this view is really correct?
It’s because everyone should do exactly as I direct

So I really feel that censorship is needed and is fine
Only so long as the decisions that are made are mine

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