[kms61]

FINALLY, a politician who gets it. I've never heard of this guy before, but I like what I hear.

[kms61]

Money quote: "People don't want internet police in their living rooms."

[MarkDel]

You're right, this guy DOES get it. The anti-gambling movement is ludicrous. It's all about bringing revenue into the government (lottery, etc...) rather than private industry. If it were truly about Morality, why would the lottery be legal but online poker illegal???

[Triggerhippie]

"What happens in Minot, stays in Minot."

[WoofDog123]

this issue is not about keeping people from gambling. The Indian Nations have pretty much made that moot even in states where they haven't just legalized gambling across the board.

The issue is (must be, has to be) taxation, or lack of it if you set up offshore.

[balch3]

this senator may be a Republican, but he's clearly no conservative.

[freekitty]

If you are going to get conned; you might as well do it in the comfort of your living room.

[Wolfie]

They're gonna miss their Federal Highway funds when they're gone.

[theBuckwheat]

As much as I think gambling is a bad idea, we *used* to be free in this country to gamble if that was what we wanted to to.

Make no mistake, the debate about Internet gambling is *not* about the morality of gambling. Many governments allow gambling. The debate is about *who* gets to run the game, and *who* gets to monitor the game so that the proper taxes are reported to the IRS.

This is about personal liberty, as much as it is about the right of a state to make its own laws. The only reason that
supporters of big and Bigger government think the federal government has the authority to regulate gaming on the Internet is because of the ever-growing, all-elastic welfare and commerce clauses. When will people Just Say No to this power grab? Maybe this issue is as good as any other for that purpose.