Background on port security bill: http://www.politechbot.com/2006/10/25/sneaky-senate-tricks/ -------- Original Message -------- Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:34:43 -0400 From: Singleton, Norman <Norman.Singleton@private> To: 'Declan McCullagh' As promised, here is the inside scoop on how Frist put the gambling ban in port security: http://www.moreliberty.org/more_liberty/2006/10/dr_frists_laten.html October 04, 2006 Dr. Frist's Late-Night Surgery Gambling with Port Security What does a ban on Internet gambling have to do with port security? If you said "nothing" than you haven't been following the goings on in Congress. Late Friday night/early Saturday morning, the House and Senate passed an important bill increasing security at our nation's ports. However, the bill contained an unrelated provision banning the use of credit cards for most forms of Internet gambling. Highly-placed Hill sources have informed yours truly that the gambling provisions were placed there because of a last-minute demand by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. According to my sources, First walked into the House-Senate Conference Committee Friday night as they where completing work on the bill and demanding that they insert the gambling provision in the bill or else he would block it from consideration on the Senate floor. Most representatives and senators probably had no idea the gambling provision was in the bill. Congressman Ron Paul's Sunlight Rule would put an end to these type of late-night shenanigans. Richard Wilkins Posted on October 04, 2006 at 10:31 AM | Permalink Norman Kirk Singleton Legislative Director Congressman Ron Paul 203 Cannon Washington, DC 20515 202-225-2831 "...libertarianism will win eventually because it and only it is compatible with the nature of man and of the world. Only liberty can achieve man's prosperity, fulfillment, and happiness....libertarians now propose to fulfill the American dream and the world dream of liberty and prosperity for all mankind." "Murray Rothbard _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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