It must be pointed out that many self-appointed moralists and morality groups are as devious as Mario Puzo's fictional Corleone family. Unlike the Corleones though, non-profit morality groups and churches can never make you an offer you cannot refuse. You see, non-profit organizations rely on donations to remain financially afloat. If enough people cut off donations (a financial siege) morality groups and/or even churches can theoretically become crippled, paralyzed, immobilized, and best of all, powerless. If such a ploy doesn't work, a number of other tactics can be used to prevent would-be censors from wreaking havoc on freedom and the Constitution. (to be cont'd)
[The original version of this essay first appeared in Eastern Connecticut State University's Campus Lantern student newspaper in the early '90s and later as part of my unpublished manuscript "In Mediocrity We Trust... In Debt We Die" And Other Essays.]
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