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Jan 23, 2013, 15:31

Orogogus

RollinThundr wrote on Jan 23, 2013, 11:52: Why is it always democrats introducing bills to go after video games? They should make a new slogan for the party, The DNC: Where personal responsibility is taboo. Or The DNC: It's always someone else's fault. I don't think that's the case. They do tend to be Democrat sponsored, but I'd say it's no more than a 60/40 split. A search turns up the following: US HR231 2009 (warning labels) - D/R US HR4204 2012 (warning labels) - D/R US HR5990 2008 / HR287 2013 (restriction of sales to minors) - D CA AB1792 & AB1793 2005 (labeling, restriction of sales to minors) - D CA AB 1179 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - D IL HB4023 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R LA HB1381 2006 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R MD HB707 2006 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R MI HB4702 SB416 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - R MN HF1298/SF785 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R MO HB157 2013 (tax on violent video games) - R OK HB3004 2006 (restriction of sales to minors) - R UT HB353 2009 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R WA HB 1009 2003 (restriction of sales to minors) - D WA HB2178 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - D So 5 Democrat-sponsored bills, 3 Republican-sponsored ones, and 7 co-sponsored on both sides of the aisle. So call it 55/45%.

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Comment [quote="Orogogus"Jan 23, 2013, 15:31][quote="RollinThundr"Jan 23, 2013, 11:52]Why is it always democrats introducing bills to go after video games? They should make a new slogan for the party, The DNC: Where personal responsibility is taboo. Or The DNC: It's always someone else's fault. [/quote] I don't think that's the case. They do tend to be Democrat sponsored, but I'd say it's no more than a 60/40 split. A search turns up the following: US HR231 2009 (warning labels) - D/R US HR4204 2012 (warning labels) - D/R US HR5990 2008 / HR287 2013 (restriction of sales to minors) - D CA AB1792 & AB1793 2005 (labeling, restriction of sales to minors) - D CA AB 1179 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - D IL HB4023 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R LA HB1381 2006 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R MD HB707 2006 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R MI HB4702 SB416 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - R MN HF1298/SF785 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R MO HB157 2013 (tax on violent video games) - R OK HB3004 2006 (restriction of sales to minors) - R UT HB353 2009 (restriction of sales to minors) - D/R WA HB 1009 2003 (restriction of sales to minors) - D WA HB2178 2005 (restriction of sales to minors) - D So 5 Democrat-sponsored bills, 3 Republican-sponsored ones, and 7 co-sponsored on both sides of the aisle. So call it 55/45%. [/quote]

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