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Subject: [Politech] How Sen. Frist held port security hostage -- for
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well ! com>
Date: 2006-10-25 19:55:19
Message-ID: 453FC127.4090504 () well ! com
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Background on port security bill:
http://www.politechbot.com/2006/10/25/sneaky-senate-tricks/
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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:34:43 -0400
From: Singleton, Norman <Norman.Singleton@mail.house.gov>
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
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