Internet gambling bill seen delayed in Senate

Comment #4

Bradly_60 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:25:30 GMT

When is congress going to learn. They don't have the power to do stuff like this and a lot of the American people believe that they do. The congress is bound by the constitution and they can't start making stuff up to start running peoples lives. If this gets passed I firmly believe that when it comes up to the courts they would agree with my position that it would be unconstitutional. If this gets passed out government is seriously going in the wrong direction.

Brad

Comment #3

cps10 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:15:05 GMT

That's what I say whether it be that, drinking, whatever. If the government wants to shut off credit card funding, etc., okay, I get that, there are other ways to fund these accounts. But to ban a form of entertainment? It's definitely infringing on our basic freedoms of choice.

Comment #2

acronym007 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:11:29 GMT

I'm not a big gambler, other than lotto I do nothing else but I believe in choice and freedom. Let people bet online if they choose, what's the issue here. It should not be that the government has a say.

Comment #1

cps10 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:09:27 GMT

Some supporters of the bill need to be careful during their election years...that might spell doom overall for them. They will concentrate more on defensse issues and gas concerns to help win their constituents over. This bill is slowly fading IMHO.

Internet gambling bill seen delayed in Senate

Lottery Post — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:04:34 GMT

A bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling appears unlikely to win U.S. Senate passage before senators begin a month-long recess on August 4, two Republican leadership aides said on Tuesday.

They said backers of the legislation were trying to build support for it and resolve differences as the Senate focuses on other legislative matters and gets ready for a summer break.

The bill was not among the priorities outlined by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, durin... [ More ]