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thranx on 30 October 2010
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Kantor said:
thranx said:
Kantor said:

The gist I'm getting from the Pocket veto Wikipedia article is that if Congress is adjourned before ten days (excluding Sunday) pass (after which time the bill would become a law), the bill is effectively vetoed and will not become law. Since it is vetoed while Congress is unable to override the veto, the bill will never become law.

And apparently, this was already a California law from 2005-2007, when the Court of Appeals ruled it unconstitutional. So would Schwarzenegger winning this case mean:

1) California could re-implement the law, OR

2) Any state could implement the law, OR

3) All states would be forced to implement the law?

I assume that in the second or third case, it would have to go through Congress and Obama. But it might just be the first, because Arnie is trying to appeal an appeal, effectively.

So, if this is just for Calfornia, is it that big a deal?

After the precedant is set in California any state can enact a similar law. Its a big deal also because California is the biggest economy in the US, so trends set there in video games will flow to the rest of the US, and trends set in the US will flow to rest of the world.

A link on pocket vet: http://www.c-span.org/guide/congress/glossary/pktveto.htm

 

but you seem to understand it correctly

Ah, I see. Some of the more conservative states might realise that they can pull something like this, and do it.

And because it's not Federal law, it doesn't need to go through the Congress and President.


Exactly. If there is no federal law on something its then up to the states to make laws for it. CA is usuall yconsidered one of the freeer states, but the last few years we have been hit hard and I think change is coming. We'll see though. I worry about this law as any inroads into freedom of speech will be expanded upon eventually. And every year it feels like americans loose more of their choices to government control. After video games our diet is up next with that health care bill passing.