Residents in Maine voted “yes” for Question 1 during the 2016 election, which allow adults over 21 to possess 2.5 ounces of marijuana in thee state. The vote was subjected to a recount on December 21, with 50.3% of voters voting in favor of the measure. Marijuana must be purchased at a retail dispensary or […]
Mass. Legislature to Vote on Law Allowing Out-of-State Gays to Wed
Posted by Rachel Balik to FindingDulcinea.com The Massachusetts Senate and House will vote this week on a 1913 state law that prevents nonresidents from marrying there. In 1913, the state of Massachusetts wrote a chapter into its marriage law designed to prevent interracial couples from coming to Massachusetts to marry and then returning to their […]
Gambling on Casinos
By Barry Rascovar July 18, 2014 — Once upon a time, casinos looked like the salvation of Atlantic City, that famed but dilapidated resort on the Jersey shore. For well over a quarter-century, New Jersey’s gamble worked. Unfortunately, state and local politicians failed to reinvest the taxes flowing from a dozen casinos into Atlantic City. It […]
Casino-nomics — the good and the bad
By Barry Rascovar July 17, 2014 — Once upon a time, casinos looked like the salvation of Atlantic City, a famed but dilapidated resort town on the Jersey shore. For well over a quarter-century, New Jersey’s gamble worked. Unfortunately, state and local politicians failed to reinvest the taxes flowing from a dozen casinos into Atlantic City. […]
“It is time to wake up and fix the Patriot Act, and if it is not fixed, then we get rid of it. It is that simple”, said Rep. Gohmert
On May 19, Rep. Gohmert of Texas asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives regarding aspects of the Patriot Act. What follows is a copy of his entire speech (unedited): “Mr. Speaker, tonight I wanted to discuss issues regarding the PATRIOT Act. As I understand it, we will […]
Upcoming Online Poker Hearing Hopes to Change Old Thinking
From the outside looking in, one might find it incredibly contradictory that the United States holds state-by-state lotteries, where a player’s odds of winning a jackpot are literally longer than one in a million, yet gambling that isn’t state-sponsored is pushed out into the desert or outright restricted over the Internet. In fact, the view […]