Wyoming lottery bill barely nixed

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MillionsWanted — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 15:08:06 GMT

It was a reference to a post by reddog in this thread coming with those standard complaints about liberals, and my post in the same thread.

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Todd — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:54:09 GMT

What are you talking about? Did you read the article to the end?Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, agreed. The premise against this bill is we must somehow save people from themselves, he said. It's not my job to legislate morality to people. ... It's not our duty as legislators to regulate the free will of our constituents. This is not a Democrat/Republican issue, it's about people's guiding principles. Some people are very serious about their opposition to gambling - in both the Democrat and... [ More ]

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MillionsWanted — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:50:11 GMT

Once again those liberal bastards(republicans!) is against a lottery.Remove them from office!</sarcasm ends

Wyoming lottery bill barely nixed

Lottery Post — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:12:00 GMT

On a split vote, the Wyoming House narrowly defeated legislation allowing residents to play the Powerball lottery.The vote was 29-29, two votes shy of passage, with two representatives excused. Nothing in this bill talks about the addiction, said Rep. Rodney Pete Anderson, R-Pine Bluffs, who led the opposition. It preys upon those who are on the fringe. ... Instead of buying things the family needs, they're buying lottery tickets. They're buying a lot of false hope. He also argued that state... [ More ]