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Saturday, September 30, 2006
Port security and internet gambling  Congress plugs security holes. Earlier this summer, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban internet gambling in the United States, but the measure seemed to stall in the Senate. On Friday, the Senate passed a port security bill, with internet gambling as a rider. Now you can say "Ok, that's the way congress works", it's a twist on pork barrel legislation, no different than a congressman promising to vote on a measure that would bolster social security as long as he gets a highway built to nowhere in his district. If you're thinking this is going to be a pro-gambling article, keep reading, because it's not. Gambling is against the law here in the USA, and that's that, just a plain fact of life, unless of course you own a piece of land on the Las Vegas strip, or happen to have a vacant lot facing the boardwalk in Atlantic City, or own a riverboat on the Mississippi, or buy a big enough barge on the Gulf Coast, or run a state lottery, or live on an Indian Reservation, or have an old man that was a bookie in South Philly and you inherited the family business. Did I miss something? Yes I did. Bingo halls, race tracks, and OTB's [off track betting parlors]. I think that about covers it. The bulk of the port security bill deals with cargo containers, thousands of which come into the country every day, uninspected. The bill calls for inspections at our 22 largest ports, including radiation screening, something that shouldn't have languished for 5 years after 9-11. The most ludicrous part of this legislative crawl is not that gambling got attached, but the issues that got canned instead. Tighter security at courthouses - Not important. Railroad and mass transit security - Nope. Qualified screeners at airports - Who cares. I would have thought things like that would have been a better fit with a security bill than say, Texas Hold-em. My obvious lack of understanding about how things work in DC is probably why I should never run for office. That being the case, let's see, where was I before I got off on this tangent... oh yeh... there's a ten jack ace showing, and I have a queen king. I think I'm gonna go all-in... Link: Reuters news service  Technorati Tags: Port security,Internet gambling Del.icio.us Tags: Port security,Internet gambling Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by John Pangia at 7:20 AM |
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1 Comments:
Port Security and Internet Gambling go together about as well as Wesson Oil and Water.
It just goes to prove that Senate Republicans will do anything to garner votes for the fall Elections. They want to whitewash the scandals involving their party (Jack Abramoff, Tom DeLay, etc...). I am no longer proud that I WAS a Republican. With my eyes opened now, I will more closely scrutinize ANY person running for office, and look at what their agenda may be.
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