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Funny that after UIGEA, the "evil Republicans" get blasted for vicious intrusions into our private business. Now the 99.44% Democrat government of the People's Republic of Massachusetts is considering this, nobody says boo.

Ironic.

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This probably belongs in the Politics (or Legislation) forum, but I sure as hell wouldn't say no one is saying boo. If you read the Legislative forum thread about this topic, then you won't think residents of Mass and others aren't angry at the Democratic Governor over this.

The irony is not lost on Mass residents that:
1) Barney Frank of Mass. is the most prominent member of the House in terms of fighting / overturning the UIGEA.
2) Anti-gambling conservatives in the state may end up being allies with the PPA in fighting to block this casino / online gambling bill from passing as is.

Bottom line, this isn't a Democrat vs Republican / right vs left issue, even though if you do your homework you'll see that a higher % of Republicans (vs. Dems) support an online gambling ban. Republicans wrote the UIGEA & tacked it on, but Democrats failed to stop it, etc. There are plenty of ill-informed and hypocritical politicians on both sides of the aisle, and we need to write or call them, and let them know how we feel about losing our right to play poker online.