Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger? He was that great action film star that I would consider an idol sometimes. But that's in the past...now I consider him a worthless, mindless, sheep of a politician.

A month or two ago, Illinois passed a bill that prevents the sale of mature video games to minors. And now it looks like California and its governor, Arnold, are about to do the same thing.

At first you're probably thinking, "Hmmm...a law that prevents minors from buying mature video games. What's wrong with that?" I thought the same thing at first. But unlike so many people in our society, I question and research what I believe in.

You know those R rated movies you see at Blockbuster? Or those music CDs with the explicit lyrics tag on the front of the case? Yeah, the government has no law that prevents those items from being sold to minors. The only people who regulate who buys those items are, a) the retailers, or b) the parents.

Parents. There's a good verb that goes along with the profession of being a parent. It's called "parenting". With parenting you get kids that can grow up and be a productive member of society. What's the point I'm getting at you ask? Well, I'll let Gail Markels, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of ESRB say it:

"In the end, this is an effort to substitute the government's judgment for parental supervision and turn retailers into surrogate parents. This is misguided. Each family is unique. There is no question that some games have content that is offensive to some audiences. The same can be said of TV, films, music, and books. But government does not regulate their sales, nor should government regulate the sale of video games. Ultimately, parents -- not government or industry -- must be the gatekeepers when it comes to deciding what media should be brought into the home."

I couldn't of said it better myself. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this bill is getting awfully close to breaking our First Amendment...of the Constitution...of the United States...of America. I can hear our founding fore fathers rolling over in their graves right now.

Lets look closely at this bill and see what the government considers inappropriate for our kids:

SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Exposing minors to depictions of violence in video games, including sexual and heinous violence, makes those minors more likely to experience feelings of aggression, to experience a reduction of activity in the frontal lobes of the brain, and to exhibit violent antisocial or aggressive behavior. (b) Even minors who do not commit acts of violence suffer psychological harm from prolonged exposure to violent video games. (c) The state has a compelling interest in preventing violent, aggressive, and antisocial behavior, and in preventing psychological or neurological harm to minors who play violent video games.

Let's look at point (a). Playing violent video games causes 'feelings of aggression'. OOooo!!! Look out!! I have 'feelings of aggression'!!! Dont mess with my 'feelings of aggression'! Normal, sane people know how to handle that, insane people do not. Same goes with reality and fantasy. But the thing that really pisses me off on the above comment is the 'antisocial' remark. Anyone who plays video games knows how social they are. Most games have a multiplayer aspect and online communities where game lovers can get together and chat. I don't see much social activity from TV or movies.

And most importantly lets not forget that youth violence in America is the lowest it's been in the past three decades. Want proof? Here ya go >> U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics

Read that article and you'll see that there is no epidemic of youth violence in America.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we should let little kids play mature videos game. Would I let my 11 year old play Grand Theft Auto? No. But do I want the government telling me that? Hell no. Let me decide what's right and not right for my kids.