In September, 2006, the "port security act" was passed.
SNEAKED into that act, was yet another Bushbot law that says I can no longer play poker!
And Bush is supposed to be a Texan.
I am 43 years old. Don't I have the right to play a harmless game of skill if I want to?
2007-01-14 07:54:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Oh and don't tell me it's about the government's right to tax gambling.
If that were the case, the government would tax the churches, which are far more lucrative than gambling.
2007-01-14 07:56:41 · update #1
Wow - I had no idea.
There are ACTUALLY people out there who think that playing poker online contributes to terrorism.
All you have to do is say the "T" word and the sheep line up for the slaughter.
What kind of fools are my fellow Americans that they would believe such nonesense.?
2007-01-14 08:11:22 · update #2
You can play poker. You can't, according to the Act, play poker on the internet using credit cards and expect to collect the money.
That separation of church and state that keeps your kids from learning Muslim prayers in school protects churches from being oppressed by excessive taxes.
2007-01-14 08:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has nothing to do with poker, it helps more closely regulate the transfer on money from our country to another, and from another country to the US. Poker players who were skirting the law just happened to get caught doing something they shouldn't have been doing in the first place. Don't get me wrong, I think you have every right to play poker, or gamble, but you have to make your bank transfers in the proper manner to comply with the law.
2007-01-14 08:03:12 · answer #2 · answered by J.R. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldnt be so hot about it, its all for the best. Sure, maby you play the game with a level head; but several poker players will bet away everything, right down to their last penny, 'thinking' that each time they play they will hit the jackpot. I used to play poker, and stil, umm do, but I still think its for the best.
2007-01-14 08:12:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
gambling is a way of earning money, so its considered income.
please point out hte section in the act where it says you can no longer play "poker". I doubt its that specific (no law is)
churches are non-profit organizations. they do get taxed on any business investments they do deal/participate in however.
2007-01-14 08:00:43 · answer #4 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋