NYT Opposes Mandatory Censorware

The NYT took a principled stand yesterday and urged President Clinton to veto any appropriations bill that makes censorware mandatory in schools and libraries. I hope he listens. It would take real guts for Clinton to make this a reason to veto an entire spending bill -- his opponents would probably say he was "shutting down the government to keep porn in schools." But if he's thinking about his legacy, he should remember that in 20 years everyone, not just geeks, librarians and high school students, will know how rotten censorware is.