Entertaining side note: During the debate, Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) told some of the people in the gallery who were there to show support for online gambling that they were "representing criminal enterprises" (though he did make an effort to say the people in the galleries were not criminals themselves). He also the Internet puts casinos right in bedrooms of teenagers and college students. Rep. Barney Frank did not let either statement go without comment. Before yielding to another speaker, Frank thanked Bachus for recognizing that the members seated in the audience were not criminals, and noted they probably didn't appreciate the implication that they were. After the amendment was voted on and approved for consideration, Frank told the audience "You are free to go home and put casinos in your children's bedrooms if you choose to."
Vintage Frank.
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