People referring to "who" did this

[runner4life7]

Please stop saying that all republicans or all christians did this. As I am both and am of course strongly against this. Just as there are democrats and non-christians with various beliefs there are the same with republicans and christians. You just make yourself look like an immature stereotypical [censored].

[bfd1211]

Ok so your the variance of the republican jesusites

[wolson]

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Please stop saying that all republicans or all christians did this. As I am both and am of course strongly against this. Just as there are democrats and non-christians with various beliefs there are the same with republicans and christians. You just make yourself look like an immature stereotypical [censored].

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Who did this: here is a short hit list for you:
Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [AL-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 2/16/2006 Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 2/16/2006
Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep Bass, Charles F. [NH-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] - 5/10/2006 Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 3/1/2006
Rep Boehlert, Sherwood [NY-24] - 2/16/2006 Rep Bonner, Jo [AL-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] - 2/16/2006
Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-7] - 2/16/2006 Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 5/10/2006 Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 2/16/2006
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 2/16/2006 Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] - 2/16/2006
Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] - 3/14/2006 Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] - 3/14/2006
Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] - 3/14/2006
Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] - 2/16/2006
Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [AL-5] - 5/10/2006 Rep Crenshaw, Ander [FL-4] - 2/16/2006
Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] - 5/10/2006 Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] - 3/14/2006
Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] - 2/16/2006 Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-10] - 2/16/2006
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] - 2/16/2006
Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [FL-21] - 2/16/2006 Rep Drake, Thelma D. [VA-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] - 3/14/2006
Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] - 3/14/2006 Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] - 3/15/2006 Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] - 5/10/2006
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Fortuno, Luis G. [PR] - 2/16/2006 Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] - 2/16/2006
Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] - 2/16/2006 Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Gillmor, Paul E. [OH-5] - 2/16/2006 Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 2/16/2006
Rep Gohmert, Louie [TX-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] - 5/10/2006 Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 3/1/2006
Rep Gutknecht, Gil [MN-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] - 5/10/2006
Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] - 6/12/2006 Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Hobson, David L. [OH-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Hostettler, John N. [IN-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] - 5/10/2006 Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 3/1/2006
Rep Inglis, Bob [SC-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Jenkins, William L. [TN-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Jindal, Bobby [LA-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-5] - 2/16/2006 Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] - 2/16/2006 Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] - 2/16/2006
Rep Kennedy, Mark R. [MN-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep King, Steve [IA-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] - 4/6/2006
Rep Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [NY-29] - 2/16/2006 Rep LaHood, Ray [IL-18] - 2/16/2006
Rep Lewis, Jerry [CA-41] - 2/16/2006 Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] - 5/10/2006
Rep Linder, John [GA-7] - 2/16/2006 Rep Lucas, Frank D. [OK-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [CA-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] - 3/14/2006
Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] - 3/14/2006 Rep McCrery, Jim [LA-4] - 2/16/2006
Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] - 2/16/2006 Rep McKeon, Howard P. (Buck) [CA-25] - 2/16/2006
Rep McMorris, Cathy [WA-5] - 6/19/2006 Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 2/16/2006 Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Myrick, Sue [NC-9] - 2/16/2006
Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] - 2/16/2006 Rep Norwood, Charlie [GA-9] - 2/16/2006
Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Osborne, Tom [NE-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] - 3/14/2006 Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 2/16/2006
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] - 3/14/2006
Rep Putnam, Adam H. [FL-12] - 2/16/2006 Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Regula, Ralph [OH-16] - 2/16/2006 Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT] - 2/16/2006
Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [NY-26] - 2/16/2006 Rep Rogers, Mike (MI) [MI-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Rogers, Mike D. (AL) [AL-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [MI-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Scott, David [GA-13] - 5/10/2006 Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 3/14/2006
Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] - 2/16/2006
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] - 2/16/2006 Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] - 2/16/2006 Rep Sodrel, Michael E. [IN-9] - 2/16/2006
Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Taylor, Charles H. [NC-11] - 5/10/2006 Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-22] - 2/16/2006 Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] - 5/10/2006
Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 5/10/2006
Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Walsh, James T. [NY-25] - 2/16/2006
Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] - 2/16/2006 Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] - 2/16/2006

[Lego05]

On it.

[Donk4Life]

Look, I understand you cheer for the Republicans like a Football team, but the Democrats were the only ones against them inserting language dealing with internet gambling into a homeland security bill.

Fact: Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) is the one responsible and his Republican minions allowed it to happen. So, sorry if you get your feelings hurt, but the Republicans did this to poker players. Remember in November.

[trdi]

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Please stop saying that all republicans or all christians did this. As I am both and am of course strongly against this. Just as there are democrats and non-christians with various beliefs there are the same with republicans and christians. You just make yourself look like an immature stereotypical [censored].

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Things like that can happen only in a country where christian fundamentalism is a way of life and christian fundamentalists actually are country leaders.

[async]

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Please stop saying that all republicans or all christians did this. As I am both and am of course strongly against this. Just as there are democrats and non-christians with various beliefs there are the same with republicans and christians. You just make yourself look like an immature stereotypical [censored].

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(1) Frist inserted the bill. He is a Republican.
(2) Republicans and the religious right support legislating morality.

You may be "both", but without Frist's (Republican) need to pander to fundamentalist christians for votes, this simply would never have been introduced, let alone passed.

[el_dusto]

interesting tidbit:

apparently jack abramoff was behind the bill's failure last year, before he got busted for corrupting the republicans. online poker is good for B&M casinos, and therefore good for abramoff's casino friends.

so it stands to reason that republicans want to come down hard on one of his pet projects, as a way of distancing themselves from his corrupting influence.

screw you, jack!!

(oh, and OP - all the republicans in congress *did* do this. at least the ones that hadn't gone home already. thus, it is factually correct to say so.)

[Jay Cohen]

Actually Abramoff waas representing some sort of eLottery at the time that was not exempt in that bill. Ironically that same interest he supposedly stalled the bill for last time got its carve out in this one.

As to who is the driving force behind this see this site for the Family Research Council:

http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=AL06I12&f=BC05G01

"The Road Ahead
The homosexual agenda in schools, illegal immigration, defunding the ACLU, underage girls being taken across state lines for abortions, state marriage amendments, human cloning, and Internet gambling. These are just a few challenges that, together, we must meet head on."

It's groups like the one above that drive a lot more emails and phone calls then these sites could ever imagine. Their aganeda is to impose their narrow moral view of the world on everyone around them. They are intolerant bastards at their core. The Republicans love to pander to them.

The only reason Frist even cared about this bill is because he thought it would play well with the religious right, a major force in the Republican party and as a favor to Leach who convinced Frist he could help him in the Iowa caucuses (sp?) in 2008.

On the other side you have the Democrats who don't have the balls to stand up to this nonsense so they just ride along.

[Havok]

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Please stop saying that all republicans or all christians did this. As I am both and am of course strongly against this. Just as there are democrats and non-christians with various beliefs there are the same with republicans and christians. You just make yourself look like an immature stereotypical [censored].

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Who did this: here is a short hit list for you:
Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [AL-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 2/16/2006 Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 2/16/2006
Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep Bass, Charles F. [NH-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] - 5/10/2006 Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 3/1/2006
Rep Boehlert, Sherwood [NY-24] - 2/16/2006 Rep Bonner, Jo [AL-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] - 2/16/2006
Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-7] - 2/16/2006 Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 5/10/2006 Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 2/16/2006
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 2/16/2006 Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] - 2/16/2006
Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] - 3/14/2006 Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] - 3/14/2006
Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6] - 3/14/2006
Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] - 2/16/2006
Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [AL-5] - 5/10/2006 Rep Crenshaw, Ander [FL-4] - 2/16/2006
Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] - 5/10/2006 Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Davis, Lincoln [TN-4] - 3/14/2006
Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] - 2/16/2006 Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-10] - 2/16/2006
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] - 2/16/2006
Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [FL-21] - 2/16/2006 Rep Drake, Thelma D. [VA-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] - 3/14/2006
Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] - 3/14/2006 Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] - 3/15/2006 Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] - 5/10/2006
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Fortuno, Luis G. [PR] - 2/16/2006 Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] - 2/16/2006
Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] - 2/16/2006 Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Gillmor, Paul E. [OH-5] - 2/16/2006 Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 2/16/2006
Rep Gohmert, Louie [TX-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] - 5/10/2006 Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 3/1/2006
Rep Gutknecht, Gil [MN-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] - 5/10/2006
Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] - 6/12/2006 Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Hobson, David L. [OH-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Hostettler, John N. [IN-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] - 5/10/2006 Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 3/1/2006
Rep Inglis, Bob [SC-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Jenkins, William L. [TN-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Jindal, Bobby [LA-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-5] - 2/16/2006 Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Keller, Ric [FL-8] - 2/16/2006 Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] - 2/16/2006
Rep Kennedy, Mark R. [MN-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep King, Steve [IA-5] - 2/16/2006
Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] - 4/6/2006
Rep Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [NY-29] - 2/16/2006 Rep LaHood, Ray [IL-18] - 2/16/2006
Rep Lewis, Jerry [CA-41] - 2/16/2006 Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] - 5/10/2006
Rep Linder, John [GA-7] - 2/16/2006 Rep Lucas, Frank D. [OK-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [CA-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] - 3/14/2006
Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] - 3/14/2006 Rep McCrery, Jim [LA-4] - 2/16/2006
Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] - 2/16/2006 Rep McKeon, Howard P. (Buck) [CA-25] - 2/16/2006
Rep McMorris, Cathy [WA-5] - 6/19/2006 Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 2/16/2006 Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Myrick, Sue [NC-9] - 2/16/2006
Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] - 2/16/2006 Rep Norwood, Charlie [GA-9] - 2/16/2006
Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Osborne, Tom [NE-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 2/16/2006 Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] - 3/14/2006 Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 2/16/2006
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] - 3/14/2006
Rep Putnam, Adam H. [FL-12] - 2/16/2006 Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] - 2/16/2006
Rep Regula, Ralph [OH-16] - 2/16/2006 Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT] - 2/16/2006
Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [NY-26] - 2/16/2006 Rep Rogers, Mike (MI) [MI-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Rogers, Mike D. (AL) [AL-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [MI-7] - 2/16/2006
Rep Scott, David [GA-13] - 5/10/2006 Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 3/14/2006
Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] - 2/16/2006
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] - 2/16/2006 Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] - 2/16/2006 Rep Sodrel, Michael E. [IN-9] - 2/16/2006
Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] - 2/16/2006 Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Taylor, Charles H. [NC-11] - 5/10/2006 Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] - 2/16/2006
Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-22] - 2/16/2006 Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] - 5/10/2006
Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] - 2/16/2006 Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 5/10/2006
Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Walsh, James T. [NY-25] - 2/16/2006
Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] - 2/16/2006 Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-8] - 2/16/2006
Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] - 2/16/2006 Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] - 2/16/2006
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 2/16/2006 Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] - 2/16/2006

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Is this list complete. I for one am making sure to vote against each one of these [censored] in the next election if possible. I already copied this list.