Letter from my Senator

[lexfor]

I got a letter from Ron Wyden (D-OR) in response to me sending him an email explaining my concerns with video game legislation. I agree with many of his views and think he is a great Senator.

Here is the letter:

Dear Mr. Kalal:

Thank you for contacting me with your views about mature video games. I appreciate hearing from you.

As you may know, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton introduced S. 2126, the Family Entertainment Protection Act in the 109th Congress. This legislation would have prohibited the sale of mature videogames to individuals younger than 17. Additionally, the bill would have permited an annual review of video game rating systems to ensure those ratings do not become overly relaxed. The Senate did not act upon this legislation before it adjourned the 109th Congress. Currently this legislation has not been reintroduced in the 110th Congress.

I believe that parents have a right to make informed decisions about the content of the video games their children play, and should be able to prevent them from playing violent, sexual and other innapropriate material for children. However this should not be done in a manner that limits the rights of consenting adults to play whatever video games they choose. Please be assured, should this legislation come before me in the Senate, I will keep your views in mind.

Again, thank you for keeping me apprised of issues that are important to you. If I may be of further service, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
(Signature)
Ron Wyden
United States Senator

[Grahamr]

Wait, this guy is a senator????


We need more people like him.

[Zanzer]

We need more people like him.
You mean sneaky politicians that will talk out of both sides of their mouths? :D I believe there are quite a few already.

If you notice the language of the third paragraph, he mentions that he will not limit the rights of consenting adults. Hillary's proposal affects people 17 and younger. He in no way indicated that he does not support and will not vote for S.2126 if it reappears.

[BSG]

Yeah, he still thinks that children's rights are irrelivent.

The bridge we need to cross is that it's a consenting adult's right to say what their child can play. He didn't disagree with this, but he didn't expressely mention it, either.