This is what’s commonly called the “Smoke Screen” tactic.

What do you call someone who says not to do something, but does it themselves with impunity?

Are we all not gambling on the ability of our elected officials to uphold the United States Constitution. Based on their deplorable record, thus far, I think this is a much longer shot than any other wager we might make.

“Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…” are guaranteed inalienable as I recall. I have several family members who have given their lives for these concepts. Now I and my fellow American citizens are being told they no longer apply… I find our government, on all levels, shameful, wasteful, ineffective, and thankfully, replaceable.

“Cast out your old tired electorate.” That’s coyote logic for an election year.

Be a part of the process that makes us strong, or reap the whirlwind of the disasters approaching us.

Why don’t they do something productive like shoot all the lobbiest.

The only reason the government hates it, is because they can’t tax it. Anyone for a tea party?

Once again lazy government prosecuters are trying to go after the politically weakest people. Usually its the poor and disenfranchised but in this case, its just the disenfranchised. Why, one might ask of these very prosecutors, aren’t they going after people advertising Indian casinos?

I think there should be no STOCK TRADING on the NET!!!

This preys on old people as well as the young they

get in debt faster enought without STOCK TRADING.

STOCK TRADING leads to other things as robbing,stealing,

even doing without things needed for everyday life!!!!!!

The stock market is more of a gamble then playing poker for quarters on a website. I have lost more money on legal activities such as the stock market and lottery tickets then I ever have playing poker.

However, the most ridiculous thing about all of this is that as the Feds try so hard to crack down on this, they like to make sure that there are exemptions for the type of gambling they like to engage in.

It’s not that they like to engage in it. It’s that they are taking the lion’s share of the profit. The government gets almost as much from a lottery as the winner does. I bet most of those politicians that are fighting online gambling have spent lots of money in casinoes (trips that taxpayer dollars paid for), horse races, and sports (football, basketball, boxing…). How much do you wanna bet that some politician lost a load of money on one of these gambling sites and is now trying to crack down on them. Funny how no of them are putting this much effort into stopping traditional forms of gambling…

The one thing missing at the federal level that most local and state governments allow is a national referendum where the citizens can place items on the ballot. It would sure be nice to have a law where we can charge the officials who violate our civil rights. It’s clearly a violation of the First Amendment to disallow advertising or even creating advertising campaigns for a legal company or activity. While they may want to ban gambling where the profits don’t finance their campaigns, it is still legal where these businesses operate.

I know, they can start arresting the Presidents of ISPs like AOL or MSN for allowing people to type allofmp3.com, a legal site in Russia…

Bah.

“sigh” good point someone said, wish our govt would solve real issues.;/

People need to be able to go to hell in their own manner.

All that is being done is allowing the stupid more time to procreate and spawn more stupid people.

Too many excuses (im an alcoholic, im addicted to this, that and the other thing). Its an excuse, pure and simple and the more its condoned or “accepted” not only the worse it will become, but it will spawn other excuses.

Everyone has the ability to stop doing an addictive habit, not everyone wants to. Hence, let them go to hell in their own manner.

…when you vote for Democrats or Republicans. They’re BOTH big government advocates as their records show. Only the Libertarians support true smaller government, and a government that is strictly limited by the Constitution, and anything that isn’t EXPLICITLY spelled out in the Constitution should be left to the states.

When you order big government for whatever program you think is “good”, such as no smoking laws, seatbelt laws, laws against smoking pot, etc, this is what you get. You support a government program that uses force against people in some manner (like forcing restaurants or other private establishments to forbid smoking)? Then just wait, because someone on the other side of the fence will support something that forces you to do/not do something that you think should be your free choice (gambling online).

The best way to have freedom is to support it at all levels. Basically, allow people to do whatever they want as long as they don’t PHYSICALLY harm someone else’s person or property. That’s true freedom in its simplest form.

Drinking can be bad for people who can’t control themselves too, but notice how prohibition failed

Liberty! Let’s face it, whether your American, British or any other nationality for that matter, when really has FREEDOM ever been obtained. In fact we have seen more of our liberties taken away from us since the Sept 11 in the name of OUR BEST INTEREST,S when all it’s really done is provided governments with excuses to further take away everything that our forefathers fought so hard to protect.

Let’s forget about pointing the finger and laying judgement about what’s wrong and what’s right in a world that’s become so corrupt and twisted in it’s thinking it’s hypocritical for either leaders of our countries, it’s politicians or police, regilious leaders and even community groups to say that their past or present isn’t tainted.

What’s important…. live and let live…. nothing else.

Don’t kill or steal from your fellow man, and if your doing this your doing more than most to uphold right in this totally screwed up world.

Business is business, responsibility is in the hands of the purchaser, casinos no more held a gun to their head and told people to gamble than the porn industry told us to watch porn, nor for us to commit murder, steal, rape or anything else. Everybody has to take responsbility for their own actions.

Just because gambling or pornography makes certain groups uncomfortable isn’t a reason to remove it from society.

Personal choice, if you don’t like gambling, don’t gamble. If you have a weak disposition, don’t blame casinos for breaking you, get help, you can no more blame casinos for your actions, than you can blame McDonalds for those extra pounds you gained over the years.

Point of fact, governments should govern and no get involved in business whatsoever.