Illinois Gov. Seeks Violent Video Game Ban

Foobar_Zen writes "Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois has apparently decided to build on past "wins". He seeks to impose legislation that will prohibit the distribution, sale, rental and availability of mature video games to children younger than 18. Breaking of this law would be punishable by up to one year in prison or a $5,000 fine." From the article: "The Illinois Retail Merchants Association blasted the governor's proposal as a way for retailers to become "the violence and sensitivity police for the state of Illinois." Update: 12/16 21:14 GMT by Z : Lum's take on this over at Broken Toys is excellent.

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Well, I think

[Soporific]

It's time to vote a new moron out...

~S

Illinois

[Otter]

Hey, you've got to love a state where the Republican candidate for the Senate gets in a sex scandal with his own wife! (That'd be Seven of Nine, by the way, for those unfamiliar with the story.)

Re:Consolidating your base

[bombadillo]

They are only considered "Religous Right" if they score well on the Christian Coalitions scorecards. Here is a sample score card