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Quote by: Technosoul  And why not a law that only people of a certain age can enter a movie house or buy a DVD to rent. Why not make it unlawful to sell or rent movies to persons under the age of 18? After all the state has the consitutional authority. The right to abuse authority is apparently okay in the minds of a "police state" because it is Consitutional and so "why not"? After all it is not good for kids to see The Lion King or Spiderman because of all that violence. And violence is as harmful as smoking. |
We're talking about the authority of the 50 states, not the federal government. A state can pass a law that requires people to be a certain age in order to enter a movie house (like it does with "adult" movie theaters). A state can pass a law requiring someone to be a certain age before buying certain kinds of DVDs (such as X-rated ones). It's the federal government that does not have the authority to pass such laws.
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Anyway, parents are busy people and do not have time to sit down and talk to the kids about every movie or rap song that comes out.
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Their responsibility to their children comes first!
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So just ban the movies such that only adults can get them with laws that prevent underaged and gullible kids form the movie houses and DVD rental stores. As well as not allowing kids to take part in movies as actors.
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The leftist solution.
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We don't want our kids "seeing dead people" do we?
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A typical example of leftist paternalism.
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And god forbid they might be influenced by Harry Potter and all the witchcraft pagan stuff that can undermine the morals of Ameirca. For it is clear that Hollywood is a de facto arm of nudist camps and their objectives and not the de facto arm of the anti-smoking camps.
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Now, this is where the conservatives come in.
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'Harry Potter' Naked? | News | Access Hollywood
Do you want your teenage daughters getting google-eyed over a naked Harry Potter? Act now while Bush is still in power to effect age limitations on who can watch movies. For the sake of the children (and busy parents everywhere).
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Legislation is the responsibility of Congress, not the executive branch.