Senator Julie Boseman Who Introduced Game Legislation in NC Admits Smoking Pot and Defaulting on Her Mortgage

Oh boy. North Carolina State Senator Julia Boseman, who in the past introduced bills to regulate video game sales, has admitted to smoking pot while in office and also admits that she was currently in default on the mortgage for her vacation home. These interesting bits of news have come to light during the separation proceedings between Boseman and her domestic partner.

According to the Associated Press article:

During a child custody hearing in December, Boseman testified she had problems with drugs at the tail end of her relationship with her then-domestic partner. Details of her financial troubles… surfaced last week during a different court hearing, when it was disclosed the couple had failed since last August to make the $7,156 monthly payments on their $1.3 million home… The home is scheduled to be auctioned June 25…

According to a transcript of the December hearing, Boseman said: “In probably September of 2003, is when Melissa walked in, and I was smoking marijuana. At that point, I went to counseling to try to get help with that and other problems.”

Boseman, up for re-election in November, proposed video game legislation in 2005 and 2007 but neither bill was passed. When asked if she plans on running for re-election, she stated:

“After deep personal reflection and professional help, those things are behind me, and I’ve rededicated myself to my family and my work… I have little doubt that my political opponents will once again try to make my private life a public issue… I guess we’ll see in November.”

I take it that means “yes”. First of all, smoking pot is nothing new to politicians. Bill “Slick Willie” Clinton, George “Dubbya” Bush, Obama, and many others have gone on to have promising political careers despite partaking in some chronic – not to mention more “powdery” substances which in my opinion is a helluva lot worse than a bag of beasties. Not that I condone either… I just sayin’….

Plus, the majority of Americans are defaulting on mortgages right now so that should not really pose too much of a threat to her – even though it was a vacation home, not her domicile. Vacation homes are luxury purchase, not a necessity – therefore it may end up hurtting her after all.

Honestly though, who really cares as long as she leaves the gamers alone. It is fine if she wants the sale of violent game restricted to minors (like porn is), but for adult gamers, the more violent and nudity laden it is, the better.

Thanks: GamePolitics