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Originally Posted by sodacat
You must be lax, because the ESRB, which has existed since the mid 90s, is the exact same as the CCA. For that matter, it's the same as the Hayes Code too. There's never been a government controlled office to control media (well, I guess the FBI kind of does when it randomly screens pornography for obscenity, but anyways).
There is absolutely no way that such an office would be set up today, in the modern political climate. Who is going to vote in favor of it? Scalia won't. The reason they were "harsh" in their questioning is so that they can be sure of any constitutional issues. They're not supposed to be voting based on their preconceived notions, so of course they'll be asking questions.
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I think you might be giving the ESRB too much credit. Their rating system is more of a guideline people follow. I don't believe they have any sort of real power to enforce law and control what goes into games and what doesn't.