Introduction
Progress in computing and the proliferation of information technology has meant that along with the positive and beneficial uses of computers and information technology, the misuse of these technologies as well as the internet and the World Wide Web has shown an increase. The proliferation of these technologies has meant that laws have to be made to regulate their use and prevent their use for mischief. The internet and the World Wide Web can be used for disseminating information of all kind to the public at large, crossing borders, cultures and religious beliefs. Email communication between individuals makes it possible to communicate across vast distances with great speed and there is a permanent address in the cyberspace for those who want to maintain such an address. Hence, these media may be used to present and exchange information and content which may not be acceptable from a moral perspective to many. Courts in the United States of America have attempted to set legal precedence and establish acceptable and unacceptable behavior with regard to the use of computers and the internet by interpreting laws related to obscenity, pornography, morality and fraudulent behavior (Smith, 2004).
The powers of the Congress and the House of Representatives to enact legislation is, however, restricted by the United States Constitution, which is the supreme law and the constitution ensures that the citizens and the public at large is guaranteed civil liberties. The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, right to practice a religion of choice and the right to petition the government. This amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to........
