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- inactive, on 11/15/2007, -4/+91Democracy? Land of the free? Was nothing learned from prohibition in the 1920's?
- oreonblade, on 11/15/2007, -1/+82So these days, corporations use politicians to make laws that wipe out their competition? How does playing poker online warrant a two year sentence?
Patrick, get your goddamn priorities/head straight. - G-RaZoR, on 11/15/2007, -0/+42Hmm great, spend more tax money to imprison people. Why don't they imprison real criminals, who commit real crimes, involving real victims?
- teknotant, on 11/14/2007, -0/+38It should be a 2-year sentence for politicians that promote or introduce non-practical legislation. How many politicians would be left if this happened?
- latrosicarius, on 11/14/2007, -0/+27The only reason unlicensed gambling is illegal is because THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TAX MONEY ON GAMBLING EARNINGS. How free is our country?
- wonderpants, on 11/14/2007, -1/+26Thank god we cant have these dangerous criminals roaming th streets
http://www.slocartoon.net/cartoons/images/003000/3 ... - imightbewrong, on 11/14/2007, -0/+24Wonder if this has anything to do with the casinos that are being built in MA soon?
Deval is in someone's pocket - kgorczyn, on 11/14/2007, -1/+24Speaking as an online poker, on behalf of millions of other online poker players, ***** YOU DEVAL PATRICK
- fdw2006, on 11/14/2007, -3/+23Not that I condone it but I personally know people that were caught with individually packages gram bags of coke (lots of them). They got off by taking a drug class and going on probation. But, yes, you are probably right..poker is more dangerous to society and our youths. ....love it
- BigATB, on 11/14/2007, -0/+17After they're done brining democracy to Iraq can we have a little here?
- dilpil1, on 11/14/2007, -1/+16Democracy: a great excuse for tyranny.
- minoss, on 11/14/2007, -0/+14I got this crazy idea. How about we just let people do whatever the ***** they want with their body, lives, and money so long as it doesn't hurt anyone else?
- delmar14, on 11/14/2007, -0/+14The 1st rule of history is that it repeats itself endlessly, regardless of the type of government in place.
- christianjb, on 11/13/2007, -0/+14I bet you ten dollars this bill won't pass.
- inactive, on 11/14/2007, -0/+14As an online Holdem' player in Ohio, I hope Ted Strickland doesn't try to pull crap like this. Why the hell would online gambling require a 2 year sentence to jail? I am constantly hearing about multiple time DUI offenders getting mere months in jail, and they are threatening peoples LIVES. WTF is wrong with the priorities of people these days?
- icefairy17, on 11/13/2007, -0/+14Yeah, let's give on-line gamblers a harder sentence than some child molesters and wife beaters! Moron.
- Racerx52, on 11/14/2007, -0/+13No
- doogieboo, on 11/14/2007, -1/+13Oh he has his priorities straight... He's working on legalizing casinos in the state. He's trying to pass a plan to build 3 casinos in Mass.
- whojaybe, on 11/14/2007, -0/+11deval partick is an idiot. i'm from massachusetts and he has a LOT more to worry about than trying to catch online gamblers... but then again, since mass is in so much debt BECAUSE of poor administration, they need to get money anyway possible, huh? idiot...
- CobaltScribe, on 11/13/2007, -0/+11What are these "freedoms" we're supposedly fighting Al Qaida over? It seems the list is growing shorter every day.
- galeninjapan, on 11/13/2007, -1/+11Isn't there any candidate that doesn't want to regulate the internet?
- noahhoward, on 11/13/2007, -1/+11http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3utilities&sid=Agov ...
Go tell him how you feel. Some tips, be polite, don't foam, don't call him what we all want to call him. - delmar14, on 11/14/2007, -0/+10If they can't tax, they'll make it illegal...***** fascists.
- noahhoward, on 11/13/2007, -4/+14Here I was ready to blame the christian values nutters for this and it's just everyday corporate douchism, sorry christies looks like I was a bit quick to draw this time.
- kettlechips, on 11/13/2007, -3/+122 Years? I say death penalty!
- Xondar, on 11/13/2007, -0/+8It amazes me how U.S. lawmakers regularly shoot their economy in the foot in the name of "morality." There are dozens of online gambling companies that are making big profits that have moved their businesses to Central and South America because it is now illegal to run gambling online in the United States. This law will further exacerbate the situation and chase away even more people who could be contributing to the economy of the United States.
Not to mention that two years in prison for such a 'crime' sounds like cruel and unusual punishment to me. They want to send people involved in a victimless 'crime' to the same place they send murderers, rapists and thieves. Oh wait, they already send people there for hiring prostitutes and smoking pot. Nothing good ever comes out of legislating morality, one day the American justice system is going to collapse from the attempt. - NikoKun, on 11/13/2007, -0/+7Punishment should never be worse than the crime... -_-
And frankly, what crime is it, if some moron wants to gamble? - inactive, on 08/11/2008, -0/+7What's up with these morons and their internet censorship bullcrap? SSH tunnel, offshore bank account, DONE.
- Sophistifunk, on 11/13/2007, -0/+7This isn't prohibition, it's corporatism disguised as morality.
- pintomp3, on 11/14/2007, -0/+6what's that? it's a bird! it's a plane! it's a joke flying over your head!
- Elranzer, on 11/14/2007, -0/+6Then there won't be anyone in public office anymore.
- itsme92, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5I learned in living skills (drug/sex ed at my HS) that when marijuana was being banned in the 30s the Texas Legislature considered the death penalty for possession.
- Samurai77, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5Yes there is, Ron Paul!
- MedicSean37, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5I never could understand how some individual thinks he has the right to tell someone else what to do. I don't care if you smoke meth your whole life. It's none of my business. As long as you don't hurt anyone else and respect others private property, go for it. Just don't come to me for help because you don't want to take responsibility for your actions.
- MODAT, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5i wonder if this has anything to do with the new casino set to be built here
- bjornski, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4Because it's pretty hard to impose a tax on money being spent or earned on overseas servers without tracking every single financial transaction and cross referencing it against a list of "allowed" and "disallowed".
- acudoc, on 11/14/2007, -0/+4All hail the State. The State knows what is best for me. I will do anything the State wants. I am part of something big, Oh Great State! Thank you for deigning to allow me to exist, all Knowing and Omniscient State. How can I serve Thee? Perhaps by ratting on my neighbors, yeah, that's the ticket!. Just tell me what you want...grovel, grovel, grovel.
- Xondar, on 11/13/2007, -4/+8American Fundamentalist Christians who believe in legislating morality will certainly support this.
- Leomarth, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4Jail, which is meant really to restrain violent criminals from damaging society, for people playing a game that has been legal for centuries.
- covertbadger, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4I think you'll find that any of the big European poker companies would bite your arm off if you offered them the chance to legally run servers in the US with proper regulation. The servers are overseas BECAUSE of US laws, not in spite of them. If the US opens up I promise you every single one of the reputable poker companies publically traded on the FTSE would spin off an American arm and set up shop on US soil under US regulation and paying US taxes. The insane profit would more than outweight the cost.
- helloyamadotcom, on 11/13/2007, -2/+6We have drunk drivers staying in jail for a very short time, and online gamblers in jail for two years.
Way to ***** go, America. - BradnPA, on 11/13/2007, -1/+5ok... where the ***** are these candidates coming from? Is there a cess pool that keeps churning these dicksmacks out? This dude was elected by the same people he is trying to throw in jail over a victimless crime. This bitch was clearly lobbied by these gambling institutions wanting to open up in the state. CLEARLY, no ifs, ands, or buts. Ok enough of these lame ass politicians folks, what is it going to take to get you to look into the MONEY that follows these people around. Is the candidate a former big business person? Is he super wealthy? If so why is he running for office and how did he get his wealth? Who donated to his campaign.. ? Look into it, if its shady then dont elect the *****... start electing people that you know.. your neighbors, your good friends... get the word out about the person. Get this ***** outta office and anyone who tries to pass this bill, any supporters of this bill were clearly lobbied as well. get them OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT.
Ron Paul for President.. god damnit. - Dominea, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4Just another bought off corrupt ***** in power that needs taken out.
- inactive, on 11/13/2007, -1/+5Hey, remember what "assuming" does? Just letting you know. I'm a Christian and I think this is retarded. Whether you think gambling is immoral or not, it still makes zero sense to support IRL gambling while punishing online gambling.
- Error601, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4People that stereotype will always be retards.
- CoolWind, on 11/13/2007, -1/+4Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick is insane!
Elected criminals are now running America's governments. God help us. - Philluminati, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3maybe if they lock up all the victims then crime will go down
- BlackJackJester, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3Online submissions don't mean squat. You want to be heard, you bust out ol' inky and write him a letter.
- MakiNavaja, on 11/13/2007, -8/+11Have I mentioned lately how happy I am to no longer live in the U.S.?
- spyd3rweb, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3LEGALIZE IT!!!
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