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1 posted on 08/30/2005 11:46:34 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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2 posted on 08/30/2005 11:47:30 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

How do solidly red states like NC still elect Democratic legislatures??


3 posted on 08/30/2005 11:49:19 AM PDT by RockinRight (What part of ILLEGAL immigration do they not understand?)
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To: Constitution Day

Bout time, it was only 10 years ago when the Dems said "Elect us and put us back in power and we'll pass a lotto bill."


14 posted on 08/30/2005 12:29:40 PM PDT by PeteB570
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To: Constitution Day

Another state allows the lower class to throw their money away.


16 posted on 08/30/2005 12:35:34 PM PDT by Cobra64
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To: yall
SURVEY

Despite previously polling senators and not finding enough support for a lottery, the N.C. Senate met without two lottery opponents present and narrowly approved the measure Tuesday. What do you think of the ethics of this move?


20 posted on 08/30/2005 12:49:24 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

Thanks. I just forwarded to friends in NC.


22 posted on 08/30/2005 12:52:43 PM PDT by lilylangtree
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To: Constitution Day
Did they give the bill a warm and fuzzy name like "The educational full funding act"?

Now that I think about it, wasn't that what they called the budget a couple years ago when they voted on it?

23 posted on 08/30/2005 12:59:43 PM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Constitution Day

Though I disagree with the lottery, I do get a chuckle out of Democrats pushing through a tax on what amounts to stupidity and poverty.


33 posted on 08/30/2005 1:25:15 PM PDT by krb (ad hominem arguments are for stupid people)
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To: Constitution Day

Lottery: tax on the poor and the stupid


43 posted on 08/30/2005 1:38:19 PM PDT by The Red Zone (Florida, the sun-shame state, and Illinois the chicken injun.)
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What's next for the N.C. lottery

The Associated Press
August 30, 2005 5:41 pm

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Here's a quick look at what will happen next for the North Carolina lottery, which received final legislative approval Tuesday:


46 posted on 08/31/2005 8:26:46 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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