Leland Yee Hopes To Keep Up The Fight

[Rad Party God]

Well, I guess that some idiots just don't know when to call quits. If he dares to show his ugly face again, I've got only 1 thing to say:

 

[mrdude2010]

i can just see the public ad campagin: *in deep VO*
the hidden dangers of your household- some are more obvious (flashes of cigarettes, drugs, pr0nz, a gay couple).. others, are much more insidious, and deeply affect your child's mind without you even knowing it. you may wonder, 'what could be so horrible?" look no further than your living room (flashes of scenes from GTA) call your senators today and tell them you won't have this dangerous threat near your children today

 

[mrdude2010]

"The evidence is absolutely crystal clear that there are harmful effects on our children."

Bull. Shit. No such evidence really exists. The most you have are really poor studies that are contradicted by other really poor studies and you in the middle trying to get the government to raise children instead of their parents.

Hopefully this clown won't get reelected and then taxpayer dollars can stop being wasted on his nonsense.

the "evidence" that shows kids being violent after playing violent video games shows that the same thing happens to them after they watch looney tunes lol

 

[Shamanic Rhythm]

Amazing. California is so bankrupt that the once mighty UC system is haemorrhaging money and slipping in the world rankings, and this guy wants to spend more money on a law that has been struck down by the highest court in the land and would, at best, force a few kids to ask an older sibling to buy them a copy of Bulletstorm. This clown has absolutely no policy or anything worthwhile to offer the state, he's just clinging to his 'THINK OF THE CHILDREN' lifejacket in the hope that he can stay in office a while longer.

 

[Racecarlock]

Forget trying to canoe up a creek without a paddle, he's now trying to go up a waterfall without a paddle. He's not going to win anything any time soon. So calm down people, we've won this war.

 

[Seives-Sliver]

Meh, he's just upset because he lost, he'll try again, and if he loses, well the third strike means he's out.

 

[Isalan]

I love the way all the people who claim videogames, films, music and whatnot are a bad influence on their kids, appear to act like they have NO control over their kids.

Seriously, could you not remove their TV or something instead of having a seizure every time there's a boob in a game?

 

[RaikuFA]

dosent this fucker steal and go out crusing for prostitutes? like id want someone like that telling me what to do

 

[Sixties Spidey]

Is it any wonder why California's economy is in the shit?

 

[Saltyk]

Please just shut up. You lost. Your law was terrible and failed the Constitutional test. Like anyone who ever looked at it and the First Amendment would know. It failed the logic test. It just failed. But by all means keep it up. I'm certain that when your seat comes up for election, your opponents would love to bring up all the money the state pissed away on the failed unconstitutional law that you drafted and championed all the way to the Supreme Court.

Oh, and didn't it fail in every court along the way? That seems pretty damn concrete. Must be the crystal clear evidence he was referring to and just got mixed up in what he was talking about.

Hey Americans, answer me this - Why do you hold your Constitution in such high regard if every politician and their dog wants to change its meaning or circumvent it? Surely it must get annoying?

It looks like this guy is going to have to find the tiniest nits in the world to pick if he wants to get this case back into the Supreme Court

Well, we like it because it defends us against nuts like Lee. And, sadly, most everyone in politics. They don't like it because it limits their power. They try to circumvent it. And sadly, I think we lose a little freedom as time passes (warrant-less wiretaps, airport security). Given another 200 years, the Constitution may lose all meaning.

I doubt Lee will be the one to take it back to the Supreme Court. After this, I doubt he could get the support in the California Senate to pass another such law. With all the money lost on this failed law, it would be political suicide. And unless it was narrowly defined to the extreme and ineffectual, any lower court would just point to the Supreme Court decision and other cases (all of which went in the favor of gaming) to declare it unconstitutional.

 

[(whitty name here)]

You know, your crystal clear evidence may have helped you out in that court case.

Maybe you could have been using it to foreward that bill?
Do you really think that someones going to believe that you have anything after you Supreme Court told you to bugger off?

Thats like losing a game of chess, then saying "I have a much better strategy than you. Victory is assured."

 

[gphjr14]

Why do these people all have weird smiles?

Also, I'd love to see his 'crystal clear' evidence.

Nah if anything Yee looks like the guy that comes with a picture frame. Tough the other 2 look a lil creepy.

 

[jhlip]

Dear Senator,

You're a ****, you've always been a **** and the only thing that will ever change is you become an even bigger ****.

Sincerely,
The Game Community

 

[Chris646]

he said. "The evidence is absolutely crystal clear that there are harmful effects on our children."

You mean the evidence that most of the crime in America is in the parts where the people are too poor to afford video games, or the evidence that crime has been going down since 1985? Or do you mean the evidence that I haven't seen a single kid that has had any negative effects on them from playing video games?

 

[Chibz]

Wow. This guy has the exact same combination of stupidity, insanity and tenacity that made Jack Thompson such a hit. Let's hope he has the same ending.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

For "crystal clear evidence" it sure looks like it's been covered in shit. Move on. You wasted millions and millions of dollars on a failed bill that's been turned down in court after court, and it's made you and the entire fucking state of California look like a bunch of irresponsible cunts who constantly bray "DUUURRR WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN? DURR HURR HURR". Trying to circumvent the Constitution is proof enough that this ************ is clearly unqualified in being a Senator.

Take this anti-game crusade and shove it up your ass. This victory has effectively erased around twenty years worth of debate over the effects of violent video-games on minors. Disgust is not a valid reason to restrict expression.

 

[poiuppx]

The only thing I got out of his words was:

"That damn constitution sure is inconvenient, but we'll keep trying to work around it."

Either that or "I'm a arrogant fat-headed prick who just loves to waste the American taxpayer's money on hopeless causes."

Man am I glad I don't live in California, or in the USA at all, for that matter.

I live in the U.S. I live in California. And right now, I couldn't agree more with you. Ugh... the only consolation I can think of is, after the Supreme Court delivers a smackdown like this, no one else is gonna get onboard, because getting something to the Court and failing is not exactly political victory material. Odds are, this time- thank the gods -Yee rides alone.

Well, except maybe those PTC losers.

 

[KeyMaster45]

In March 2011, in response to the creation of a school shooter mod entitled School Shooter: North American Tour 2012, developed by Checkerboarded Studios on Valve Corporation's Source engine, Thompson emailed Valve's managing director, Gabe Newell, demanding that the mod be removed, as he speculated that Valve played a part in the mod's development. In the letter, Thompson stated that Half-Life was directly responsible for the Erfurt massacre, as well as the Virginia Tech massacre and that Valve had until 5:00 PM on March 18 to remove the mod.

Anyone know what happened with this?

5:00pm came about and Ol'Jack sacrificed a goat to Cthulu who promptly ***** slapped him for wasting his time over such a bullshit matter.

OT: I wish this guy would just stop. He lost, the Supreme Court said so. In "Teh Landz of teh Free" that means game over, go home and wallow in your defeat. The banhammer was swung and you were on the wrong end of it.

Notice how the anti-abortion people have been fighting tooth and nail over the decision in Roe v Wade. Their pissing and moaning has wasted alot of tax dollars and gotten them nowhere. Why? Because the Supreme Court hit their side with the banhammer and the matter was settled. The sad part is that the schism created by the ruling has gotten far too many people elected to high profile government offices.

If I lived in California I would be working day and night to make sure this dipshit didn't get re-elected. It's guys like this that give me no faith at all in my elected officials to be taking care of what's important. Instead I know that whoever I elect to office will either spend their term blind stamping bullshit laws for campaign funds or polarizing themselves to one side or the other to get re-elected. It's kinda disheartening when you think about just how ineffective the system is.

Excuse me, I need to go watch some ponies to cheer myself up.

 

[The Youth Counselor]

Oh God, he's running for mayor in my city. He tried to resegregate the schools back in the 90's!