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To: Saint Athanasius
Why can't the government forbid kids from buying games that are harmful?... Why can't we put restrictions like must be 21 or over to purchase... what is wrong with that?

Simple. SHow me in the Constitution where it gives the FedGov the power to ban video games or even set "ratings".

Take your time. I'll wait.

21 to purchase? I thought the age of majority in this country was 18? What ius it with all you people restricting things like this for LEGAL ADULTS?

23 posted on 07/18/2004 9:34:03 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
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To: Dead Corpse

Seems to me the alcohol laws are 21 or over? Seems to me you have to be 25 to run for Congress? 30 for Senate? 40 for President? there are some restrictions for you.

I guess that is against the Constitution as well?

So are you telling me that our Founding Fathers when writing the Constitution thought it was political speech to have games where you shoot and kill police officers...

Not only that, but then the founding fathers then apply that interpretation of the first amendment to the states...

then applied to minors of 17 or younger....

you are wrong...

You can't apply your interpretation of the first amendment to minors and you can't apply it to states either...

If you don't believe me, read the founding fathers...

If you like your interpretation, vote on the legislatures who write the laws... Do not have the courts misintrepret the first amendment and then apply to state laws.

That is called Judicial Activism... or better yet "the ends justify the means."


24 posted on 07/18/2004 10:46:29 AM PDT by Saint Athanasius ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." - Ronald Reagan)
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