So I get to work this morning and check my email, low and behold Dianne Feinstein actually had a response constructed for everyone who contacted her. Since I know not everyone did this, I felt compelled to copy and paste it for all to read.
Dear Mr. Osburn:
Thank you for contacting me with your concerns about the
Family Entertainment Protection Act. I appreciate hearing from
you.
In my lifetime, I have watched an increase in gratuitous
violence and indecent sexually-explicit material in video games
and the media as well as on television and the radio. I believe that
some material is simply not appropriate for all audiences.
As a grandmother, I often worry about what my own
grandchildren are exposed to in video games, television, movies
and other forms of media. Federal regulations in this area and all
others have developed through balancing two important principles:
protecting the well-being of minors while simultaneously
following the constitutional protections afforded under the First
Amendment. As legislation, such as the Federal Entertainment
Protection Act, is introduced to address these issues, these will be
my guiding principles. Please know that I will keep your particular
concerns in mind should the Senate consider this bill.
Thank you again for writing. If I can be of any further
assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me or my Washington,
DC staff at (202) 224-3841 or at http://feinstein.senate.gov.
Sincerely yours,
Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator