Goodlatte is at it again. This bastard won't stop

12thRound · Oct 3, 2006

SOB is going to try to update the Wire Act during the 2007 session. Watch this SOB push for this next year. It's slipperly slope. ONce you give these moral hypocrites an inch, they'll take a yard:

Congressman Bob Goodlatte, the Virginia Republican who pushed through the initial anti-online-gambling bill in the House, concedes that the final version is not the blow to online gaming he had hoped for. "It is not everything the House passed earlier this year, but it does include the enforcement prohibition to cut off funds going to the illegal online sites," says Goodlatte. He adds that the bill should prevent some of the annual $6 billion in online bets made by U.S. residents from "getting sucked out of our economy."

But he's still pushing for a separate piece of legislation that would change the wording of the 1961 Wire Act and clarify that various forms of online gambling are illegal. "We need to modernize the Wire Act, which is 45 years old, and does not apply to all forms of gambling," says Goodlatte, adding, "It clearly applies to sports betting."

da1prophet · Oct 3, 2006

Goodlatte is one sick f*ck, but I wouldn't lose a lot of sleep over this. There's a good chance his party will be in the minority in the House after November. The more stuff that comes out about Mark "Get a Ruler and Measure It" Foley, the better the odds that Goodlate and the GOP will be playing defense for at least the next couple of years. I can be fairly certain that a Democratic controlled House will have a revision of the Wire Act somewhere on the priority list below getting a root canal.

You have to keep in mind that a lot of this is so he can keep raising money from like minded religious fascists. Just saying he wants to do it means very little, and if the Democrats win one or both houses of Congress it could be completely meaningless.

RobFunk · Oct 3, 2006

I hope Goodlatte (named after a starbucks beverage?) is sleeping well at night knowing that we are placing tons of bets

guitarjosh · Oct 3, 2006

Lets hope the democrats get enough seats to stop this in November.

hm2.0 · Oct 3, 2006

man, these GOP moralizers make me sick

ucking:

Badlatte needs to get the boot this Nov.

levistep · Oct 3, 2006

A democrat president and a republican congress created a pretty good stalemate, maybe we need something like that.

O.C.Buckeye · Oct 3, 2006

Somebody should tell this religious nutcase that if he wants to stop U.S. money from being pumped out of the market then do something about the God damn illegals! They send back $23 BILLION a year to Mexico. Mexico's second largest source of income. At least some of the $6 billion gamblers send come back in one form or another to be spent here, etc. Our government is a damn joke. What are the odds that we ever get someone in Washington that doesn't have their heads up their ass and actually looks out for the well being of the people and listens to what WE want? I'll probably hit a 20 team parlay before that day comes.

TTinCO · Oct 3, 2006

This shouldn't come as a surprise. Why would he quit when they finally have a little momentum going?

primetime21+ · Oct 3, 2006

we need an end to this republican reign of terror. I feel like i am in nazi germany the way these guys are trying to run things.

Omni · Oct 3, 2006

I'm not too worried about another push to update the wire act. They have been trying to do that for quite a while and they haven't suceeded. It would have much more opposition than this last bill had. And even with such a free pass in this last bill to get what they wanted they still could not get through an update to the wire act. That shows how much more opposed that is than just anti funding measures.

Whoson1st · Oct 3, 2006

levistep said:
A democrat president and a republican congress created a pretty good stalemate, maybe we need something like that.

As Ross Perot once said-
You can vote for "tweedle dee or tweedle dumb" (Comparing Reps-Dems)

He ran as an independant and that's the only way I can vote.

Whoson1st · Oct 3, 2006

Omni said:
I'm not too worried about another push to update the wire act. They have been trying to do that for quite a while and they haven't suceeded. It would have much more opposition than this last bill had. And even with such a free pass in this last bill to get what they wanted they still could not get through an update to the wire act. That shows how much more opposed that is than just anti funding measures.

Allways be worried--they can attach any bill to ANYTHING. We need to get a grass roots referendum started in all states to stop the "add-ons".

RobFunk · Oct 3, 2006

They didnt even vote on his bill. Senate wouldnt have it.

The attachment was all Frist.

Latte is out of his mind.

Wynn · Oct 3, 2006

TTinCO said:
This shouldn't come as a surprise. Why would he quit when they finally have a little momentum going?

This has been their strategy all along - pass the gambler funding prohibition first and then the gambler prohibition on momentum. The argument will be that congress needs to go a little further to really curb internet gambling. It's also why Frist was willing to settle for a watered-down version of HR 4111.

There is a real danger that this will be presented as a "minor" amendment to the Port Security legislation next year. That is why it's important now to continue to expose and publicize the sleazy manner by which this recent legislation was passed!

AdamSelene · Oct 3, 2006

Democrats aren't pro-gaming.

Washington State and Louisianna are leading the way with anti-online gaming legislation. WA State was the first to ban affiliate links to casinos. Both state legislatures are dominated by democrats.

New York State Attorney General's office has been a huge anti-gambling force. Elliot Spitzer is running for the governor of New York and is rumoured to have ambitions for the U.S. presidency.

<< As a result of Spitzer's relative speed in uniting state Democrats to his side, he has gained the respect of Democratic leaders nationwide. Bill Richardson dubbed Spitzer the "future of the Democratic Party" >>

Dante · Oct 3, 2006

I personally think Goodlatte could get never get much p ussy when he was young and this is a result of it

Wynn · Oct 3, 2006

Dante said:
I personally think Goodlatte could get never get much p ussy when he was young and this is a result of it

:lolBIG: Makes me wonder why I'm a gambler now.

sean1 · Oct 3, 2006

There is absolutely no way after elections he gets another bill brought up.

The GOP is gonna feel such a fall out from this bill they will no mention another gambling bill for at least 5 years.

They gambled and they gambled wrong.

There was no support in the senate for Goodlatte's bill or it would have gotten done. Frist was as pro making gambling illegal as anyone ever will be and he could not get it done while in charge - and that part was not blocked by lobbies - it was blocked by other senators.

The Republicans are gonna lose a ton of seats in both sides of congress.

I am not concerned about Goodlatte.

When is the fool up for reelection again? Is it close in VA? Can we work hard and get his ass voted out?

Sean

sean1 · Oct 3, 2006

How hard can it be to find some shit on this guy???

Maybe we need to hire a private investigator to dig through this guys past and find some drug abuse, kiddie porn, unpaid debts, adultry, etc... Everyone has something in their past they don't want out there.

It is time to get this guy out of Congress.

Sean

sean1 · Oct 3, 2006

Unfortunately, getting rid of this clown will be impossible. No democrat has run against him since 98. He got 97% of the votes last time. He is up for reelection in November. Maybe he'll get hit by a car.

Sean