Internet being governed

[JackBNimble]

It's not just pornography, though that will come again soon enough...yesterday they succeeded in passing a U.S. House bill to ban internet gambling:

The House voted 317-93 to impose a ban on most forms of Internet gambling by making it illegal for banks and credit card companies to make payments to online gambling sites. Internet gambling generates some $12 billion annually worldwide, half from American gamblers.

The House bill, which was also sponsored by Jim Leach of Iowa, is part of the Republican party's emphasis on moral values as congressional elections approach this fall.

It won support from majorities of both Republicans and Democrats.

Supporters cited examples of college students and other young people whose lives were ruined after they became addicted to Internet gambling. In one case, they said, a man robbed a bank to try to recover his losses.

[Rabbit1]

It's not just pornography, though that will come again soon enough...yesterday they succeeded in passing a U.S. House bill to ban internet gambling:

The House voted 317-93 to impose a ban on most forms of Internet gambling by making it illegal for banks and credit card companies to make payments to online gambling sites. Internet gambling generates some $12 billion annually worldwide, half from American gamblers.

The House bill, which was also sponsored by Jim Leach of Iowa, is part of the Republican party's emphasis on moral values as congressional elections approach this fall.

It won support from majorities of both Republicans and Democrats.

Supporters cited examples of college students and other young people whose lives were ruined after they became addicted to Internet gambling. In one case, they said, a man robbed a bank to try to recover his losses.

lol I noticed you said it was also supported by Democrats---and so will the anti porn bill ----Democrats are trying to capture some of the moral majority's votes----They do not want to be seen not supporting morality ---Being a democrat I am sorry to say ---Most of them have lost their Balls to stand up and vote for what is right instead of worring about elections

Most credit card companies will not pay for membership on porn sites now --But that has not even slowed things down ---as the major Porn pay sites now use a blind---your member ship is billed as maybe Better Homes Inc---but you are paying for a porn membership ---LOL

So as long as there is a will there is a way --- trying to govern the internet is like trying to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon----they may slow it down for a time but they will never be able to stop it ----A lot of sites just moved their servers over seas ---so they do not have to comply with US Laws