On the off chance that this passed, it would cut the ground entirely
from under Root's campaign for the nomination.
Forbes
"The ban on Internet gambling enacted last fall would be overturned
under legislation proposed Thursday by a senior House Democrat, but the
bill faces long odds in Congress. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman
of the House Financial Services Committee, said the law preventing the
use of credit cards to bet online 'is an inappropriate interference on
the personal freedom of Americans, and this interference should be
undone.' More bluntly, he has called the ban 'one of the stupidest
things I ever saw.' Because traditional forms of legal gambling exist in
nearly every state, Frank said, a continued prohibition on Internet
gambling for Americans leaves those who choose to gamble online 'without
meaningful consumer protections.'" (04/26/07)