Congress bans internet gambling

Reuters/Washington Post ^ | 9/30/06 | Peter Kaplan

[PISANO]

FREEDOMS [even those to be stupid or irresponsible] should not be taken away by the Feds. I despise bills like this that are passed under the guise of the GOVERNMENT knowing what is best for us!!

Pathetic legislation for a pathetic [save tax cutting & Military supporting] Congress.

After waiting all my adult life for Republicans to take control of all three branches of the Federal Gov't, I must say that I am MORE than greatly disappointed these past several years.

[Labyrinthos]

I've had a couple of buddies lose a few grand on these Texas Hold'em poker websites. They are really awful. It's about time Congress took a stand against these websites that are preying on the most vulnerable members of our society.

You should have chose "NannyState2006" as your screen name.

[KDD]

Another brick in the wall another nail in the coffin...The GOP will deserve the backlash coming from conservative voters in the mid-terms. It's appalling to watch these moralist socialists call themselves conservatives. The GOP uses the term "conservative" as a window dressing selling point but they have violated as many or more conservative principals while they have held power as the Democrats do.

Screw em.

[inottawa]

I can't wait for the GOP to win control of the Senate so they can bring back prohibition.

[Your Nightmare]

DAMN!! I had a bet that this wouldn't pass! Just lost a couple of thousand...

[inottawa]

I mean have enough votes in the Senate for a super majority.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

They are in MS. Absoloutely sure. Been there numerous times.

Yep, they're in Tunica, MS. Just over the border from Memphisstan.

[jess35]

Was it most vulnerable members of our society that clued you in? It seems most people here have missed the tone of our latest member.

[redbaiter]

OK troll, your friends lost some dough online doing something they enjoy. That's how some folks get their thrills. Other people take pleasure in smoking, or hiking in the hills, or bungee jumping or what have you. All of these activities have risks that go along with the pleasure they provide. Addiction, my arse. People who lose their home, their life savings etc gambling are just too self-centered to stop what what they're doing before it has serious consequences for themselves or others. Why don't you go back to DU and take this idiotic legislation with you.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

On line gambling is predatory and there are enough predators on line as it is; meanwhile, kids get hooked.

Yeah, that huge hand appears from the monitor and put kids in a chokehold and forces them to lose money. Get real.

[inottawa]

I hear they force detainees at Gitmo to online gamble.

[JudgemAll]

From yourself... err no, from ourselves too. This is a major mafia spigot.

[tacticalogic]

I believe Clarence Thomas describes this kind of exercise as "appropriating state police powers under the guise of regulating commerce".

[firewalk]

I'll lay you odds he WILL sign. Pretty safe bet given his record.

really...
hope you let me know when he does...

[khnyny]

[If the websites are overseas, it is very possible (if not probable) that some of these sites are funding terrorism and the like.]

"Not likely. This is a capitalistic endeavor. The goal of the terrorists is to destroy the infratructure that makes capitalism possible."

Terrorists and crooks both need financing and are involved in many "capitalistic" endeavors. The Bin Laden family had made their money in "legitimate" business endeavors, mainly, the construction business. CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING, then get back to me: Anti-terrorism Bill Includes Internet Gambling Provisions After the Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives heard testimony from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Internet gambling is vulnerable to terrorist financing schemes, the committee has included an amendment to anti-terrorism legislation that would bar Internet gambling sites access to United States financial services systems via the use of credit cards, wire transfers, and other bank instruments. Committee Chairman Mike Oxley (R-Ohio) said that he would introduce the manager’s amendment to his portion of the legislation, which includes measures related to fighting terrorism not expressly recommended by the 9/11 Commission, such as Internet gambling, Washington, D.C., newspaper The Hill reports. Sunday October 3, 2004 | comments (0)

[tacticalogic]

Internet gambling is vulnerable to terrorist financing schemes,

You don't see any difference between an internet gambling site being use as a money laundering mechanism, and the site itself actively funding terrorists? We've seen basically the same thing with Hillary using cattle futures to launder illegal campaign contributions from Tyson, but I don't remember anyone proposing outlawing commodity futures trading as the way to stop it.

[khnyny]

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/Malcolmtestimony42903.htm

[KDD]

Ah yes, the "Patriot Act".

What a tool

that will be

In the hands

Of the DNC.

Everybody say Sieg.

[khnyny]

Then move somewhere else.:)

[KDD]

The stock answer of the statist.

You move.