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Bill HB 353 = vetoed
smurfee mcgee \| 8:47 PM on 03.25.2009	6 comments

I don't know wtf happened to my blog entry, so here's a shorter, lesser version.
I live in Utah and we've had the pleasure of some JT politics recently.

Bill HB 353, by Jack Thompson was a poorly written bill that was too broad, and opened up game retailers to frivolous lawsuits. That's not good for anybody, and doesn't protect anybody. It was a ridiculous and careless bill.

The Video Game Voters Network felt the same way, and started a campaign of letters against the bill. I was proud to be a part of it, and big ups to Dtoid for showing me the VGVN.
There were the typical BS responses from local politicians, but it made a little noise and got into a paper becuase Morley called the VGVN and it's members, and I quote, "crazies." So he's un unprofessional asshole that can suck it.

Anyway, I thought by now it a lost cause, and was done with; but I just got an e-mail from Ron Bigelow saying that governor John Huntsman vetoed the bill today. I suppose it's true.

I have to say kudos to Huntsman. I don't agree with much of his politics, but he showed some intelligence here. He's rumored to have presidential aspirations, and Utah is a very conservative place; so him pulling this bill that's been presented as child-protecting is gutsy.

So common sense was excersised in the ring of video game politics; a pleasent surprise.

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6 comments | showing # 1 to 6

MrSadistic

Yeahhhh just read about that a while ago. Pretty weird knowing that a Governor vetoed an "anti" gaming-related bill.

pedrovay2003

Holy crap, I don't think I knew you live in Utah. I didn't even hear about this... UTAH NARP! I think... All 4 or so of us on here can get together. :P

Well yes, bravo to Huntsman, I say. Like you, I'm not a huge fan of his, but I can't say I'm not proud of this.

smurfee mcgee

Yeah. 4-person NARP = win.

megaStryke

And there was much rejoicing.

Haxan

Way to fight the good fight. You guys did great work!

smurfee mcgee

Thanks. it's not over yet...

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Games I'm currently playing:
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (such a mouthful)
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Half-Life 2
Banjo-Kazooie
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Tom Clancy's Endwar

Guess what? I like games.
Yes. I'm a gamer; so is everybody else on D-toid.
I'm smurfee_mcgee and I tend to failblog.
Gamertag: smurfee mcgee-add me.

Systems I own:
Nintendo Wii
Xbox 360
PSP
Nintendo DS
I've owned a lot, but sadly I didn't keep them. I also, up until a couple of months ago, had a PS2, but it took a $#!t.
I just recently got an N64 again. Starting again from scratch.

Stuff I like:
anything that's fun, honestly. If it looks fun, I'll give it a go. I'm not biased towards one game type.
couple of favs:
MOST things Mario [read: Mario's Missing]
Bioshock
the Mega Man series.
Virtua Fighter 5
Mariokart DS
CoD4
Tetris
the Burnout series
Conker's Bad Fur Day [awesome]
Banjo-Kazooie
Some monster truck game of which I can't remember the name
Ranbow Six series
Resident evil
So much. I won't post em' all, but so many.
ETERNAL DARKNESS-one of my favorite games. period.

I loved alot of my 64 games; wish I woulda kept em'
Actually, I should have kept alot of my stuff. but I didn't.

I'm a big advocate for multiplayer; whether split-screen or otherwise. Even some sucky games can be fun with a friend.
I lost a big chunk of my game archives in 2005, but I'm too poor to completely rebuild it. Instead I just pick em' up on the cheap whenever I get the chance.

I'm a big arcade guy. I love em', and I wish they weren't disappearing.
Hopefully they won't.

I'm just trying to have fun gaming.