More CA Games Bill Reactions

GamePolitics is reporting on more reactions to the injunction of the CA games bill. From the article: "This is just the first step in what is certain to be a lengthy legal proceeding. Once the state is able to present evidence in the case, the courts will have the opportunity to understand why the governor and Legislature believe the state has a compelling interest in protecting children from potential harm from exposure to extremely violent video games." The injunction just happened yesterday, so there are still a lot of fresh emotions here. More details on the stoppage at the BBC.

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From the case in Illinois, which gave a permanent injunction against enforcing the Illinois Violent Video Games Law and the Sexually Explicit Video Games Law:

The priceless heritage of American society is the unrestricted constitutional right of each member to think as he will. Thought control is a copyright of totalitarianism, and Americans have no claim to it. It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error. These concerns apply to minors just as they apply to adults. If controlling access to allegedly "dangerous" speech is important in promoting the positive psychological development of children, in American society that role is properly accorded to parents and families, not the state.

Amen, Brother. I hope all you Illinois residents out there send a big thank you to

JUDGE MATTHEW F. KENNELLY
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
Everett McKinley Dirksen Building
219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604

The name of the case is Entertainment Software Association v. Blagojevich. The judge was quoting Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, from his opinion in a 1950 case.