House of Representatives Introduces Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act

[rocketpig]

Garcian Smith said:

rocketpig said:
Good God. I wish people would step back and remember that this country is a Republic. This is the sort of thing states are supposed to handle. We don't need the Federal government sticking their nose into every fucking situation.

Blame the interstate commerce clause in the Constitution, and the fact that Congress has been using it to grab power originally delegated to the states for over a century.

"The regulation of interstate commerce being within this Legislature's power, the ESRB's ratings shall be enforced, blah blah blah..."

Yep, that clause has caused many problems and given the Federalist-types way too much leeway to govern what should be state affairs.