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![Quartermann is back with more gossip and rumors in Electronic Gaming Monthly from Feb. 1994, during the US court hearings on violence in video games.
“QUARTERMANN'S TOP TEN REASONS WHY CONGRESSMEN DON'T WANT VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES...
The Q-Mann was in the inner chambers of Congress, peeking around a flower pot at the proceedings that Washington claimed would change the face of Industry forever. While the big guns of gaming strapped on their bulletproof vests, and fired first with an answer to the Washington white shirt's Q'8, yours truly found out the real reasons behind the brohaha..
10. Cong. Kohl was upset after not being able to find his copy of Madonna's SEX.
9. Lieberman couldn't find Night Trap for his grandson, so he wants it banned.
8. Both congressmen were jealous that they couldn't package their BS as well as Konami boxed Lethel [sic] Enforcer.
7. The government really wants to force all games to also be made specifically for girls - of course Rama 1/2 would be exempt.
6. Kohl just hates to see game characters sweat.
5. Someone has to run on the anti-violence ticket in '94. Of course real violence shouldn't be the issue.
4. Insect Politics.
3. Complaining about cartoon violence was getting old.
2. Congress felt this was the only way to create a level playing field - something Nintendo's marketing hasn't been able to do.
1. Hey, what better way to get on C-SPAN?”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pkxfcqvqmf2cnnee3pymcn57/bafkreifnzuhi3c7u5rkq43qk2rjigp2d6zdjrmzyjyo43ykhvf3fek4dia)
