Losing rights? The government needs not to be stepping in and playing the role of a parent. First of all these are video games re:NOT REAL. Second, as a parent one should be involved enough in their kids’ affairs to spot any material that is out of bounds and deal with it accordingly. Third, any whack job who is swayed by a video game enough to act criminally or violently is probably “off” to begin with. I for one am tired of our nanny state legislating to the lowest common denominator.
Yes losing rights. I have a right to representation on laws to promote decency within my community and not just the personal freedom that you still think that you allow me to parent my own children. You though want to take away that right from me.
You are absolutely right. This is a personal responsibility issue on the part of parents and the state or fed should not be interjecting itself into this. Rulings and laws like this have a bad habit of being extended to other areas of life, often with unintended consequences.
yooling: “I for one am tired of our nanny state legislating to the lowest common denominator.”
The problem with your philosophy is that communities should have the right to set their own standards. This isn’t about protecting adults. It’s about protecting minors who don’t exactly always do what their parents want. Society should not be complicit in helping children obtain materials that a MAJORITY of parents have voted to restrict.
The concept of constitutional rights for children is wrong. They should have limited rights because they are minors. What you propose sounds more like anarchy! We have a representative government. The US Constitution was never designed to take away the rights of parents to control their towns, cities and states. Again, we aren’t talking about the rights of adults. We are talking about the right of a majority of voters to decide what is best for their children.
Federalism is a good thing. This ruling may not be “nanny” state but it’s certainly too big state in that the federal government is stepping where it doesn’t belong. There is no constitutional right to porn or other objectionable materials. In SCOTUS jurisprudence, opposition to community standards is a relatively recent change, happening in my lifetime.