Texas legislature defeats Internet lottery bill

Comment #12

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 13 May 2005 01:44:40 GMT

i agree with you on that......but unfortunately like you said these politicians can make their own rules.......

Comment #11

jim695 — Mon, 09 May 2005 20:31:47 GMT

LOTTOMIKE:Of course you're correct; in a true democracy, the majority rules. Period. Case in point: Kennesaw, Georgia 1982, when the following law was passed by referendum:Sec. 34-1 Heads of households to maintain firearms.(a) In order to provide for the emergency management of the City, and further in order to provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants, every head of household residing in the City limits is required to maintain a firearm, to... [ More ]

Comment #10

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 09 May 2005 10:51:49 GMT

i say what the majority wants...it should get.

Comment #9

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 09 May 2005 10:51:22 GMT

they don't like to relinquish control,your right about that.

Comment #8

jim695 — Sun, 08 May 2005 19:10:32 GMT

Had that bill gone to referendum, I'm sure the citizenry would have given their overwhelming approval; a very risky endeavor for the sponsor's career. However, that would have required Texas lawmakers to relinquish some control over their constituencies, and would have allowed the people to think for themselves and come to a decision on their own. We can't have that.Forty years ago, referendums were popular vehicles for elected officials to gain support on controversial issues. Today, they are v... [ More ]

Comment #7

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 08 May 2005 01:02:35 GMT

i agree,citizens vote would've been great.

Comment #6

LANTERN — Sat, 07 May 2005 23:31:25 GMT

They should had put it to a citizens vote.

Comment #5

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 07 May 2005 00:34:44 GMT

i agree,these lawmakers have power and can unleash it when they think its convenient to them........

Comment #4

jim695 — Sat, 07 May 2005 00:16:57 GMT

Money these families need to pay for groceries, the light bill or the rent could be wasted on the lottery instead, the two agreed. If their budgets are that tight, the odds are very good that they won't have a computer, internet access or a credit card. Besides, what's going to keep all those nasty poor people from walking down to their local 7-11 and spending that money on lottery tickets in spite of the lawmakers' opinions? What's going to keep that ten-year-old from glomming onto Mommy's ATM... [ More ]

Comment #3

Todd — Fri, 06 May 2005 20:26:12 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on May 6, 2005 it could be a 10 year old with a parents debit card says one lawmaker. its worries like this that get good things like this defeated.....Absolutely correct Lottomike. It used to be that it was the parents' responsibility to keep certain things out of the hands of their kids. Now the STATE somehow thinks they are the parents. (I was going to add that that concept is at the heart of liberalism, but I won't do that.)Message from me to the st... [ More ]

Comment #2

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 06 May 2005 20:09:33 GMT

it could be a 10 year old with a parents debit card says one lawmaker. its worries like this that get good things like this defeated.....

Comment #1

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 06 May 2005 20:07:40 GMT

they are always going to reject anything worthwhile........

Texas legislature defeats Internet lottery bill

Lottery Post — Fri, 06 May 2005 14:24:00 GMT

An Internet search for online gambling netted 9 million hits Wednesday, but Texas House members nixed hopes that one of those might lead to the Texas Lottery.Lawmakers, seeking ways to help fund the state budget, rejected a measure, 89-52, that would have raised as much as $275 million more a year by allowing the lottery to debut on the Internet.Passions rose in an unpredictably bipartisan fashion as lawmakers debated the virtues and vices of expanding gambling to pay for better education, hea... [ More ]