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ESA Wants Money From Illinois

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cough-it-up-windy-city dept.

ESA President Doug Lowenstein is pushing the state of Illinois to pay for the ESA's substantial legal bills, the result of their fight to defeat the Illinois game ban. From the Next Generation article: "From the day Governor Blagojevich announced that he would seek anti-video game legislation, it was clear to everyone that the proposal would be found unconstitutional and would waste taxpayers dollars in a protracted legal fight that would leave parents no better off ... That is precisely what happened. As we said from the outset, we would have preferred to spend our resources on cooperative programs to help parents ensure their kids play appropriate games, rather than divert money to respond to politically motivated attacks on video games. But the State has left little choice, and this petition is consistent with the rules of the federal courts regarding award of attorney's fees to prevailing parties."

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  1. In case you're wondering by szembek · · Score: 5, Informative

    ESA = Entertainment Software Association. Their Website: http://www.theesa.com/

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    1. Re:In case you're wondering by eam · · Score: 2, Informative

      = = =. ='s Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equals_sign

  2. Illinois politics is a mess by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    When the parent post says "maybe the citizens should think twice about electing him", it shows a complete lack of knowledge about Illinois politics.

    Seriously, the only competent politician in this state (and I live in Ill) is Obama.

    Our last governor is on trial for corruption, Blagojevich is a clueless idiot, and the republican challengers this year are a joke.....

    It's not like we have a lot of options here people!