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Bill: Video Games Age Restriction

Details

Submitted by[?]: Liberal Democratic Party

Status[?]: defeated

Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.

Voting deadline: October 2819

Description[?]:

Some modern day video games contain sexually provocative material and also gratuitous violence. We should have laws that prevent people, for whom this material would be inappropriate, from purchasing it.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date10:55:02, September 15, 2009 CET
From Rutanian Elitist Party
ToDebating the Video Games Age Restriction
MessageOn this principle the government could regulate what kind of soap or flour the citizens are buying. This piece of legislation would be a dangerous precedent.

Date12:08:29, September 15, 2009 CET
From Liberal Democratic Party
ToDebating the Video Games Age Restriction
MessageThe precedent already exists. Whether it be buying tobacco, alcohol, watching certificated movies, a responsible society should protect minors from inappropriate material.

Date22:22:24, September 15, 2009 CET
From Rutanian Restoration Party
ToDebating the Video Games Age Restriction
MessageThis should be an issue for parents, not the government. Parents see the rating, they can choose to not buy the game or their children or not. And if children are old enough to buy these games on their own, then they are old enough to understand the content of the games do not reflect true life.

And to the LDP, a truly responsible society would deal with these issues on a personal level, and parents would be responsible in dealing with what they expose their children to. The government gives people the freedoms to do what they wish, but they must be good stewards of what is given them. The government only steps in when the rights of one impede the rights of another.

Date02:38:53, September 17, 2009 CET
From Rutanian Heritage Party
ToDebating the Video Games Age Restriction
MessageWe agree with the sentiment of this legislation, but we would prefer that this issue was devolved to local governments. This is by no means a federal issue.

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Voting

Vote Seats
yes
  

Total Seats: 63

no
    

Total Seats: 242

abstain
 

Total Seats: 0


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