Internet Gambling in Congress again...

[Talking Poker]

I still can't believe this type of bullshit happens. What does Internet gambling have to do with a Port Authority bill???

Fucking shady motherfuckers.

[Kurn]

LOL. Sorry, don't mean to be jaded here, but you're just noticing this now because it may impact you. The fact is, this is standard procedure in Congress, has been since probably before my grandparents were born. If you can't get a bill to pass on its own, you hide it in a bigger, unrelated bill hoping it avoids detection.

Mostly, its little pork mprojects that continually add marginally to your taxes, but it hurts you none the less.

I'll make a libertarian out of you yet.

[Talking Poker]

I reregistered as an "Independent" the day after Clinton was impeached. When I saw the results of that vote, which were pretty much every single Democrat (save maybe 5) saying he didn't do anything wrong and every single republican (again, minus 5 or so) saying he was Satan himself, it just sickened me. If only people could think for themselves and not just vote along party lines... It's disgusting.

And yes, I know this has happened for years and years, but the fact that everyone knew this douchebag was trying to pull this crap and then they allowed him to do it anyway just sickens me. Nice system we have here, really.

[Robbr25]

Any chance Bush will line item veto ?
Probably not, but I don't know where he stands on the "issue"
BTW I am also an Independant, nothing in the Constitution sets up political parties (we can start a fun political thread on that one, lol)

[PShabi]

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[Tony Cheval]

Oh I agree, it certainly is a blow to online poker. And that's part of the point really, why go to all the trouble and expense of actual criminalization when you can reduce the 'problem' just by saying 'Boo'?