[BMIC]

Let's see if you can give me a real reason for this idiotic law?

There have been plenty of reports written about the extreme negative impact that gambling has on American society. I'm not going to repeat what others have spent many hours proving.

State lotteries and other forms of gambling are legal because addicts and those who prey on them still have the right to vote, and in some areas, sufficient numbers are politically active.

The reason for this law is that there are large numbers of people who do not have the basic moral "fiber" to stick to working hard and making an honest living, who get lured into games of chance, and the result has been countless ruined lives. We who DO have such moral fiber are sick and tired of paying for the damage your kind cause to yourselves, your families, and our society as a whole.

[Proud_texan]

Lemme fix that for you:

There have been plenty of reports written about the extreme negative impact that gambling, guns, free speech, smoking, fast food, body odor, loud noises, music I don't like and the 70 mph speed limit has on American society.

[Red Boots]

We who DO have such moral fiber are sick and tired of paying for the damage your kind cause to yourselves, your families, and our society as a whole

If this is true, it seems that a better way would be the way we used to do it right here in the USA: allow everything; but eliminate all the laws, regulations and forced insurance policies, and taxes that force people to take responsibility for others. That way is true freedom. Your way is not.

[maryz]

I'm reminded of a guy my grandmother knew. In her words, "He doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't swear, doesn't gamble, doesn't chase after women -- and he's the biggest bastard I ever met in my life!" ;-)

(I think this was sort of a disappointment to my grandmother -- she was pretty straightlaced!)

[jmc813]

We who DO have such moral fiber are sick and tired of paying for the damage your kind cause to yourselves, your families, and our society as a whole.

Well, if liertarianism were the norm, we WOULDN'T HAVE WELFARE! This whole "society" argument is completely Hillaryesque.

[TheKidster]

The reason for this law is that there are large numbers of people who do not have the basic moral "fiber" to stick to working hard and making an honest living, who get lured into games of chance, and the result has been countless ruined lives. We who DO have such moral fiber are sick and tired of paying for the damage your kind cause to yourselves, your families, and our society as a whole.


You sound like an SS Trooper jonesing to turn on the Chemical "showers" in a death camp to "purge our ranks" of the morally inferior. It is both disturbing and disgusting, but not surprising. Jesus had men like you pegged, HE said you are whitewashed tombs, clean on the outside but full of death on the inside.

[CSM]

"We who DO have such moral fiber are sick and tired of paying for the damage your kind cause to yourselves, your families, and our society as a whole."

Ah, the socialism isn't working so we better try fascism argument. My favorite, and I somehow knew it was coming.