Rights:
The First Amendment to the Bill of Rights exists because the Founders of our country understood the importance of free expression. The First Amendment states "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . ." (United States Constitution 17). One of the ways the American's use this freedom of speech and expression is through music. Music brings our society together through emotion and sound. This right of freedom of expression is being threatened by public and government groups who believe they have authority to monitor and decide what others should listen to. The censorship of music lyrics is a violation of our First Amendment right, and public groups should not be allowed to bypass this right to censor obscene lyrics in the music industry.