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Because every single writer I know is a proponent of free, uncensored speech. And I am to an extent. But there are two areas where I feel communications should be limited.

Politicians should ALWAYS have a cap on what they can spend to advertise themselves, or better yet, there should be a standardized protocol available to competing politicians, so that money does not buy political office, instead of political agenda and policy views.

And the other is hate speech should be banned from every place on this earth, just as the U.K. has done with the internet. There should be no way that people can post, publish, or use hate speech in public, because it absolutely serves no purpose for society except to incite hate.

Other than that...I loathe censorship.

As for the admission of inferior students, I would agree. But I would also expect that there would never be any special funding for charter schools in wealthier neighborhoods by organizations like Bill Gates charities, and that each and every single public school is privy to the same funding. What is happening today is that schools in wealthy areas receive contributions that give those students access to materials that boost their education, so you can't test students on the same level as those who have led privileged lives and gained access to much greater learning tools, then call the poor kid an inferior student. That's basically a lie. Had both students been equal, the poor student might very well have passed up the wealthier student with access to the same learning tools. And this is the most hypocritical thing of all.

I recall when I was younger, vying for a postion in Marketing as a temporary employee. There were two of us vying for the same position. Another woman and I. Of the two of us, I could interpret documents in Spanish, I knew twice as many software programs, I was a great deal more liked by most of the staff because I've always been outgoing, and I dressed ten times more professionally. She was withdrawn, not the brightest cookie in the jar, and had no clue what the company did. I was the favorite for the position, until the CEO learned I spoke Spanish, and then gave her the job. The reason? Because she had more of a corporate image. He never said the real reason, but I was told later that I shouldn't have revealed I was a Latina, because he hadn't guessed that by looking at me. I encountered that a few times in my career and it held me back from reaching my goals sooner. I could have been that student that was perceived as "inferior" when most of the time I was actually the most qualified student. We should not allow this to happen. I will admit it made me a stronger person and made me one of the best marketing people out there, because I knew the competition wasn't fair, so I had to work harder and smarter to succeed, but each and every one of us should have to do the same, removing any dead weight.