Q: How Much for That Family-friendly Game in the Window? A: One Million Dollars.

Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has spent $1,000,000 in taxpayer money attempting to “appeal a 2005 federal court ruling that a state law banning the sale of violent or sexual-explicit video games to minors was unconstitutional.” Money was diverted from “the public health department, the state’s welfare agency and even the economic development department,” because health and welfare aren’t important when our children’s welfare is at stake. Wait…what?

The measure would have banned stores from selling or renting violent or sexually explicit games to minors, calling for $1000 fines for stores failing to comply. A Federal Court ruled that this violates the 1st Amendment. One million bucks ought to solve that problem, right Mr. Blagojevich?