You may have heard about the recent Schwarzenegger proposal from the Govener of California which would basically make the ESRB rating the standard in stores, meaning that it will be illegal to sell M-rated games to anyone other 17 without parental consent. Now before you say this law seems okay let me say some things. The MPAA (the movie rating system) is not federally enforced. You know why. Beceause it's unconstitutional.



Now industry self-censorship (MPAA, ESRB) is completely okay and most stores already follow this. however the goverment can not say you have to follow these standards. Think about it like this. A film theater can say that they don't want to show pornographic movies, however the goverment cannot tell them that they can't show it. That would be goverment censorship that would violate the 1st admendment freedom of speech. Now the ESA (Electronic Software Assosiation) filed a lawsuit and won in the court of appeals but the state of California has taken it to the Supreme Court and it will be decided this fall. What I want to know is where are the gamers?

Where are the marchs. Where are the gaming journalists and personalities getting on TV and telling the world how stupid this law is. Where are we? None of my freinds have heard of this case. We've been bullied by Jack Thompson, parents, Senators and family groups for decades. It's time to stand up. Get angry, get mad, get pissed. Write mail to your senators and congressmen. Tell them to stand up for their gaming constituance and for the constitution. Tell the anti-gaming activists of the world to stop it. They don't play games. So shut up. We've been silent long enough. Tell the world that we exist, we're smart and we're tired of being bullied by everybody. So in conclusion, in the words of Howard Beale from the movie Network I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY MORE!!!!

Written by Matthew Byrd: Gamertag: ColonelByrd95