Democrats and Online Gambling

[Kurn]

The long and short of it is, as long as we the people buy into the argument that the purpose of government is to proactively guide "society" and protect us from all risk, we are going to be faced with this type legislation. It is not limited to gambling.

The solution is NOT "vote in the other guy" for the simple fact that while you and I may like the other guy, a large portion of our fellow citizens may not, and the cycle continues.

The ONLY way to effectively control the action of government is to control the money. The power to tax INCOME is a blank check on anything they want to do. We the People need a double-blind control system to regulate big government: The democratic process, and control over the funding process. Use taxes (like tolls on roads), maybe a national sales tax on non-essential items, tariffs, etc. Step number one to true democratic libertarian reform is to repeal the 16th Amendment.

Won't happen, but I had to get that rant off my chest.

Another point about the whole NETeller issue. Being poker players, we look at this through the lens of poker. Many of the legislators who support this legislation may only be vaguely aware of internet poker. The real thrust of the DOJ is and always has been, internet sports books. In facct, the place where the NETeller founders are in jeopardy relates to those sports books. If any US electronic assets were used to transfer funds to sports books, that may well fall under the umbrella of the Wire Act. I saw a link to an Allyn Jaffrey-Shulman artcle on that point, but I can't locate it now. Searching Carplayer archives will probably find it.