ESA to Sacramento: Pay Up
July 25th, 2011 - 12:42 pm
The Supreme Court gave video games protection under the First Amendment in its ruling against California’s gaming legislation, setting a precedent that should deter other politicians from trying to pass similar laws. The Entertainment Software Association isn’t finished, however, and it has filed a motion to be reimbursed $1.1 million in attorney’s fees from the state of California.
It would be even nicer if individual lawmakers could be held accountable for damages for their stupid laws. I suspect we’d have far fewer stupid laws.
>>It would be even nicer if individual lawmakers could be held accountable for damages for their stupid laws.
Oh, you mean like those “loser pays” laws on frivolous lawsuits? But those are for us little people, not the big, important, morally and intellectually superior titans of Sacramento.