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Wednesday‘s hearing on Capitol Hill regarding the Restoration of America‘s Wire Act (RAWA) was amusing. Not "Look at that Sheldon Adelson-Led Train Wreck, We‘re Definitely Going to Win" amusing, rather "Do These People Realize What They‘re Saying and Does Anyone Actually Take them Serious?" amusing. The scary part is that, yes, people do take Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) seriously. Chaffetz, the lead sponsor on the bill, takes himself so seriously that he bounced before the proceedings ended. I‘m sure he will catch up on the final testimonies when the minutes are released, or one of his staffers will brief him. I‘m also certain that everything sensible will fly right over his head, or simply fall upon forcibly deaf ears. Five professors, directors, and attorneys offered their testimony on RAWA. One of them compared online gambling to crack cocaine, one of them favors the prohibition of state-sponsored gambling, one of them wrongly associated the three regulated markets in America with offshore operators, and two of them gave thoughtful, sensible testimonies. Professor John Kindt is someone with the power to influence a bill that could result in millions of dollars and thousands texas poker of jobs gained or lost in this country, and he is sitting on the Hill making green eggs and ham. Even more puke-worthy, Kindt also busted out the tried and true "crack cocaine" analogy a bit later, comparing the accessibility of the Internet to the chemical powers of baking soda and an open flame. He also made some insane Vladimir Putin reference, praising the Russian Czar President for his anti-online gambling stance. Les Bernal, the national director of Step Predatory Gambling, is against all forms of gambling. His testimony focused on the negative economic effects that are associated with state-sponsored brick-and-mortar operations, claiming that no one actually wants to be able to gamble.
Do These People Realize What They're Saying
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