Censorship should not be allowed because the American people are guaranteed rights in the Constitution, such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom to present a petition. Furthermore, these rights demonstrate that the American people live in a country that was long created for its people. Therefore, censorship should not be allowed because Americans' rights are guaranteed by the Constitution. Furthermore, former presidents like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson established the rights of free speech, free press, and free petition so that people realize that they really matter and that they are the core of America. Allowing Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird to be censored would render the rights guaranteed by the Constitution useless, Americans would no longer be able to freely choose to read or not read To Kill a Mockingbird, and the government would ignore its censorship. duty to defend the Constitution. Americans are proud of the Constitution for the rights it protects and if “To Kill a Mockingbird” is allowed to be censored; then the rights would become null and void. Furthermore, these rights are found in the United States Constitution, primarily in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights which guarantees American rights. Furthermore, the freedom of speech expressed by Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird does not mean that readers have to really like what is written in it, but it is up to them to choose whether to read it or not. Therefore he should not be censored because other Americans think his book is inappropriate (Olsen 2). Chris Crutcher, who is an author of banned books, said: "We don't believe that everything in print is worthy, but we don't limit ourselves... to the center of the paper... we exist in a united world." country.Works Cited"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee." SIGNORI Renaissance. May 20, 2005: np SIRS Renaissance. Network. March 31, 2011.John-Hall, Annette. “An Influence That Lingers.” Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). 11 September 2010: D8. SIGNORI Rinascimento. 31 March 2011. Jolley, Susan Arpajian. English newspaper. November 2002. SIGNORI Rinascimento. March 22, 2011. ProQuest staff. Topic Overview: Censorship." ProQuest LLC. 2011: n.pag. SIRS Researcher. Network. March 22, 2011. Olson, Marie. "Censorship Meets Its Challenge: Author of Banned Books Promotes Discussion of Uncomfortable Topics , not their ban." Daily Republic, The (Mitchell, SD) (September 25, 2008). Newspaper source. Network. March 22 2011.