This is actually even better news than most people might initially realize. Sure, videogames have opposition coming at them from all sides of the political play field, but there's more than a few lefty liberals that think this law is a fundamental betrayal of Amendment #1, so up until now it has unfortunately been the right-wing side that's posed the biggest threat. But now one of the right's biggest and loudest pundits is coming down hard on this law too, and like it or not, Limbaugh does indeed have quite a large following. So, if the opposition is eating away at the support for this law on both sides, then it seems to me we have more than a fighting chance of getting out of this unscathed.
Which isn't to say we're out of the woods yet. As of right now there is still a fairly large threat posed by the very nature of this bill that not many people seem to take into consideration; that it is essentially a wolf in sheep's clothing. We should remember that this law is very indirect with it's intentions. True, the ultimate goal is to regulate the sales of videogames, but the face that's being presented to the public is one of concern for the little children. The bill is all about keeping the big scary gunshootdeathkill games away from the innocent and impressionable minors of the world, and to the average joe/jane shmoe walkin down the street, that sounds like a noble and reasonable endeavor. Never mind that there is no legal precedent in place regulating the sales of any OTHER forms of entertainment, because THEY'RE all protected under the constitution, and most entertainment retailers only impose they're OWN individual regulation of mature materials to minors.
At least this one time, Limbaugh is on the side of reason. Let's hope this becomes a habit!
