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Illinois Raids Welfare for Videogame Legislation

Posted by Zonk on from the glad-they're-prioritizing dept.

jcgam69 writes "Recent hearings revealed that the State of Illinois spent $1 million defending their unconstitutional video games legislation. The story gets even worse when you learn where the money came from. 'Some of the areas money was taken from included the public health department, the state's welfare agency and even the economic development department. A state representative who attended recent hearings on the issue said that Gov. Blagojevich's staff simply spread the legal bills around by sticking them to agencies which had funds left in their budgets--even if the agencies had nothing to do with the issue or the litigation.'"

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  1. First sleeping post by GroeFaZ · · Score: -1, Troll

    F1RST P0ST!!!

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    The grass is always greener on the other side of the light cone.
  2. Re:This really isn't a surprise. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is it ignorance, or distrust of an venomous congress? The Democrats have completely betrayed us and now have no concern, at all for the working man, or anything but power. That's Hillary Clinton's legacy. If I were the attorney, I sure wouldn't testify to the congress.

  3. This is FANTASTIC by StealthyRoid · · Score: 0, Troll

    Look, I hate stupid, anti-speech laws as much as the next guy, but taking money from the pockets of welfare mothers with more gold in their mouths than I wear on my wrist makes me cry no tears. I mean, it's funny that they're taking it from welfare, but it's hardly a uniquely fucked up action on the part of the state. Plus, think of it this way:

    The government takes money that YOU ACTUALLY WORKED FOR to pay welfare queens.

    Yeah, not so many tears for the whore with 6 kids now, are there?