Schwarzenegger's Failed Video Game Law Cost Taxpayers Big
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown and senator Leland Ye should really pay up
The failed Californian law proposed by the state's then governor and attorney general Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown, which sought to 'protect' children from video games (in a similar way as current UK law does) has apparently cost tax-payers in that great state quite a bit of cash according to a report.
The law "that was passed six years ago but never took effect wound up costing the state nearly $2 million.
"The final check for nearly a million dollars is expected to be written soon," says in StLToday.
The law went through a series of appeals, amendments and challenges before being thrown out at Supreme Court level, with judges there providing the same constitutional protection to games as those afforded to other forms of expression.
As for the cost, "I think we felt the issue was so important that it warranted the costs associated with it," said Jim Humes, Brown's chief deputy at the time and now his executive secretary.
Never fear, though, as Senator Leland Ye still flies the flag for ensmallerating big government.
The law "that was passed six years ago but never took effect wound up costing the state nearly $2 million.
"The final check for nearly a million dollars is expected to be written soon," says in StLToday.
The law went through a series of appeals, amendments and challenges before being thrown out at Supreme Court level, with judges there providing the same constitutional protection to games as those afforded to other forms of expression.
As for the cost, "I think we felt the issue was so important that it warranted the costs associated with it," said Jim Humes, Brown's chief deputy at the time and now his executive secretary.
Never fear, though, as Senator Leland Ye still flies the flag for ensmallerating big government.
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Youssef 23 Mar 2012 00:54
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