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ESA Seeks Money For Legal Fees From CA
The Escapist is reporting that the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), frustrated with the costs incurred from their successful battle to overturn the state's violent videogame law, is now going after California for legal fees. "The ESA is claiming the legal battle, which led to the overturning of the "fundamentally flawed" law, cost a total of $324,840. If granted, it will bring the costs awarded to the industry in First Amendment defenses to nearly $1.9 million, spread across eight other jurisdictions that had attempted to pass similar laws." The site also reports that California Governor Schwarzenegger has followed through on his promise to appeal that overturn, seeking to restore the legislation championed by Leland Yee.
"Governor Rod Blagojevich spent nearly $1 million in a failed defense of an unconstitutional videogame law, which ultimately resulted in cash being drawn from public health and state welfare programs in order to cover the cost."
It's bad enough that they are passing these stupid laws in the first place, but wasting that much taxpayer money to defend them after the fact is just sad. Won't someone think of the poor and sick children?
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What, an actor can't be informed? They can't think critically or be well reasoned? Do you think he's only as smart as the character he played in Connan?
His campaign used his celebrity, not well-reasoned thought. He had almost no formal education, little experience politically, and was basically voted in because he was famous. It's not enough just to be "informed", "think critically", and be "well reasoned".
"There are thousands of children in foster homes waiting for adoption, but nobody wants them."
That's not entirely true... A know a couple who wanted to adopt, yet the application paperwork alone took them 2 years - with a lawyer - to complete. Only then, were they even allowed to start looking.
At one point, they seriously considered just joining one of those "baby-express" tours to China. It would have cost them about the same amount, but would have only taken 6 months, as opposed to the 3 years they eventually spent finding a child.