The excerpt that caught my eye?
"SECTION 4.
[a] This COMMISSION shall levy a 100% of price sales cost tax for the sale on all item listed below:
1 . any video game containing any form of human violence. .
2. any machine, toy, or cd that uses or includes bodily harm of any human or human image its function or goal or score."
word of warning: Act also addresses abortion, and a rather graphic depiction of its end result.
Have at it. KaLourin fucked around with this message on 01-26-2006 at 12:28 AM.
Edit: I figured this quote would be appropriate here.
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C. S. LEWIS El Cuchillo fucked around with this message on 01-26-2006 at 12:34 AM.
Also, that bill is fairly insane. Minimum two hour PE in all texas schools? Mandatory nutrition in schools? All property taxes rescinded? I can't see this getting passed any time soon, although I don't really know texas.
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Ryuujin had this to say about (_|_):
Random Computer Game Rated M: $90.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
Here is a picture of this man running for governor of Texas. This tax of his is ridiculous. And it will only effect Texas.Anakha fucked around with this message on 01-26-2006 at 01:54 AM.
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Maradon! had this to say about Knight Rider:
Hooray for social engineering via taxation!
It's worked so well for tobacco and alcohol!
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
His tax plan is basically shifting the burden of taxation away from property owners over to the poor and lower middle class. In the same vein, his abortion plot would outlaw abortions for most people while still maintaining the important 10.000 USD "interracial baby sullying a decent, wealthy family"-exception.
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That drunken fuck of a politican stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
[a] This COMMISSION shall levy a 100% of price sales cost tax for the sale on all item listed below:1 . any video game containing any form of human violence. .
Nice to know the redneck deer-hunting games will be fine! I was really worried for a second there.
And hey, there're enough other crazy people running for governor this time 'round to make it at least interesting.
I'm thinking of voting for Kinky Friedman, whose slogan is, "How hard can it be?"
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Peanut butter ass Shaq Big Easy booooze lime pole over bench lick:
The reason I'm not concerned? The governor in Texas has no power. He can call a special session or two to ask the Legislature to do something, but they usually just show up to collect their checks and thumb their noses at him. When they're not running for the border to prevent quorum, that is...And hey, there're enough other crazy people running for governor this time 'round to make it at least interesting.
I'm thinking of voting for Kinky Friedman, whose slogan is, "How hard can it be?"
Isn't Ted Nugent running for office somewhere?
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Big Easy probably says this to all the girls:
And hey, there're enough other crazy people running for governor this time 'round to make it at least interesting.I'm thinking of voting for Kinky Friedman, whose slogan is, "How hard can it be?"
Hey, I think Kinky would make a hell of a governor. Of course, this is coming from a guy living in a city that's elected (twice) a gin-guzzling ex-mob lawyer who, everyone thinks, has done a bang up job as mayor so far.
So take my opinion with a grain of salt.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
Belcher.
Skye Belcher. Let that one sink in for a minute.
It's not something people hear about.
