Poker US Legislation News

[KidMoe]

but they can take money from oil lobbyists legally.

yeah I feel that lobbying is one of the worst things in this country. Unfortunately the only way I see us being able to play legally is because of lobbying. I read the idea here first (not sure who) but lets see if a major casino (Harrahs) buys or starts a major overseas online poker site, and then how quickly more votes like this start appearing in the govt. more often, and how they'll probably get pushed through.

 

[tucum]

when the right pockets get lined then we can gamble on the net i think if you are old enough to fight for your country you should be able to play poker but i also think you should earn your own money

 

[Dorkus Malorkus]

After lots of discussion and then a break, they came back to vote and it was 32-32. They then did a voice vote and unfortunately the "No"s won.

they should have settled matters with a penalty shootout instead of whatever the hell a 'voice vote' is imo.

lol i just read the link - so it's basically whoever can shout the loudest? awesome!

 

[Dwilius]

so it's basically whoever can shout the loudest?

democracy at its best

 

[berta1950]

disgusting. a 58 year old person being told what to do with their money that ive earned and pay their salaries with and pay taxes with. as stated,they could gain tons of revenue instead of other countries by regulating here.

 

[nick1usmc]

I want to get a copy of that list of alkl who voted against too. I will try and find it.

 

[nevadanick]

Here's a list of the original sponsor and co-sponsors of HR5767:

Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]

Co-sponsors [as of 2008-06-26]
Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]
Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]
Rep. William Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]

Sometimes it takes a while to post the full details of a vote, but many voting records can be found at:

GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress

You can enter any bill number and check it's origin, status, congressional voting records, etc.

 

[PokerVic]

Dear America,

Your country appears to be broken. Please fix it. We will be glad to help if we can.

Signed,
The Rest of the World

 

[Jefe Grandoso]

I still dont understand this whole thing. Somone explain to me the difference in our legal system and countries in Europe that make online gambling illegal here. Is it just a cultural thing or what???

Basically it's the "We are the government, and We know what's best for you, and We know you can't take care of yourself so We have to babysit you." attitude of the "Elected Officials"

 

[K_Kahne_Fan]

Basically it's the "We are the government, and We know what's best for you, and We know you can't take care of yourself so We have to babysit you." attitude of the "Elected Officials"

Damnocrats - dumbocrats - dim-ocrats

 

[zachvac]

Damnocrats - dumbocrats - dim-ocrats

Well if you look at all the votes it seems the Democrats are more likely to be on our side than Republicans. Certainly there are Republicans on our side, most notably Ron Paul, but if you see the post a few back, you'll see that there were 2 Republicans (King and Paul) and the rest Democrats.

While I'm no fan of the Democrats, I'll take them over the Republicans on this issue any day.

 

[adventurebound]

I'm just glad to live in a country that rebeled from another because they thought the former country was placing too many laws on the people!

Heard there's a bill that will require us to get a special permit to fart in our own homes... ( it's a fire hazard! )