This is getting out of hand

[dickens1298]

[QUOTE=lots0]You better believe it. I am going to yell and scream from the roof tops, till I live in a world where you can do what you want and I can do what I want, as long as we don’t hurt anyone doing it. Of course I do believe I will die long before that happens.

And not viable.
When Chicken Little is running around the barn yard, yelling and screaming that the sky is falling, its perdy hard to stop em and try to convince em that the sky is in fact not falling, but that some bird really just craped on his head.

The same thing with the online casino biz, all the ‘Concerns’ of those that want to outlaw online gambling are the very same concerns that the people who wanted to outlaw ground based casinos voiced... Money Laundering, Prostitution, Drugs, Drag Queens, Elvis Impersonator Invasion, Herpes, Gay Marriage and Organized Crime etc.

These are all non-issues, if the biz is Regulated... Just to prove my point, look what has happened with the ground based casinos. All those so called ‘issues’ never really came to become problems (all except for the Elvis Impersonators and Drag Queens... ).

In other words, there are other reasons why online gambling is being targeted than the ones you and others keep repeating... So addressing the problems you site is like trying to stop Chicken Little and telling him the sky is not falling...

Want to know what I think.... I think.... all the Native Casino Money in the pockets of the Sponsor and Co-sponsors of this bill might be the ‘real’ reason this bill has gotten as far as it has and if the money keeps flowing and the Repubs still feel the need to show everyone how ‘Moral’ they are (and they do), this bill is a sure bet to pass in the House. Thats what I think.[/QUOTE

The legislation is going to pass. Why? Not enough people care to protest it. And those who DO care would rather talk again and again about civil rights issues - and not realize that their talking points are not being heard.

[pacers31]

yep, it's gonna pass the house, and all we can do is hope that the senate doesn't follow suit, or they run out of time in this session of congress. If the morality police have their way, all us gamers will probably have to have a giant "G" sewn onto our clothes to identify us as gamblers!! They wouldn't want to do something really useful like figure a way out of the lousy war or helping our own citizens out here, that would be too "compassionate" for these conservatives!

[lots0]

...and not realize that their talking points are not being heard.

Ya it is rather hard for our elected officals to hear a few talking points about civil liberties when Native American Casinos are filling their pockets with money...

In American politics, money talks LOUD...

[Auditor]

More unreal stuff out of Washington State this weekend:
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsourc...nline+gambling

[Renegade]

I've been reading and will only make a few comments.

I saw a comment about guns, something to the effect of when they start taking away our guns.....

Ummm, they have been taking away our guns for awhile now. Why do you think 90% of all laws are Felonys????
Because if someone is convicted of a felony, they lose The Right To Keep and Bare Arms.

If this bill passes, All bank accounts of every american will be monitored.
I hear O' they can't monitor that....If they couldn't, it wouldn't be in the bill.

Just as all internet activity will be monitored. Every website that someone visits, you will be watched.

And if they think you are a gambler, your phones will be tapped.

For those that believe that they can't do this, for whatever reason, It's time to wake up and smell the coffee.
They can do it, and they WILL DO IT.

[Chatmaster]

Renegade, I believe you are spot on.

The main concern here is the access to privacy by government. This is to be regarded as a VERY serious step into a wrong direction for the entire internet community. There are some HUGE privacy issues. Essentially this gives legal access to things government already have access to. That is the only logical assumption one can make! It is also an international issue not just for the US people! They are completely ignoring the WTO still! Nothing has happened. This is a cheap shot at getting some legal access on infringing on peoples privacy.

If this had anything to do with the protection of the US citizens they would have opt for legalizing and controling it. Now once again they are pushing it underground! If and I say once again If! they had good intentions I am sorry to say then we have a more serious problem here. Then it means there are reps in the HR that are of very low intelect!

[Renegade]

The sad truth is, it's not for the benefit OF THE PEOPLE.
It's another form of control.

How many people have that Onstar thing in their cars??????
Do they really believe that the Onstar helps them?????
That is just another way for them to know where you are at all times.

Onstar can start your car, ever stop to think that if they ever wanted you they could also turn your car off?????

What about that great ploy about finger printing your children????
Do you honestly believe that fingerprinting an 18 month old is going to help them find that child if the child is missing????

Hell no, it's another means to control. Now they have your children's finger prints.

Sad....People really are gullible.

How many know of history???
When everyone in France, with the exception of the elite, was thrown into prison???
Everyone was in prison before France finally woke up and smelt the coffee.
This did not happened once, but TWICE!!!!!

Wake up and smell the coffee.

The Internet was suppose to be the one place where people of the world could come together and meet without fear of governments.
Now the (USA) government wants control of it.
They want to know where you are going, what you are doing, what your children are doing, what your spending your money on, who your talking too, what your writting, and if a household visits a site deemed to be illegal by the powers that be, look out, because the entire household is now red flagged and tagged.

And Oh, remember when the teachers and the schools was telling the children that if they see their parents doing something illegal, the children was to report it to the school????

Food for thought.