Utah's state government, everyone's favorite bastion of open-thought, is again trying to push through legislation that would classify violent video games as "obscene" and therefore, subject to similar laws as pornography. Constitutional law experts see the legislation as a violation of 1st amendment's guarantee of free speech. Fortunately, the bill seems to be stalling in the House because all the politicians know that there will be a lawsuit; if they lose, the government could have to pay not only their costs, but the plaintiff's costs too.
'Games as Porn' Bill halted thrice
I wonder why games could not be considered obscene and therefore subject to strict censorship laws? While I am certainly not in favor of such restriction, how are our constitutional rights violated by restrictions on video games, but not by restrictions on pornography? Perhaps my conservative friends would be proud of me, but shouldn't state's rights govern? Is it different from pornography because it isn't real?
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