a liberal was Governor when the lotto went public ..
Thanks again Gov Ann, RIP.
Actually, they can now have it both ways. A vote to abolish the Lottery Commission in favor of stricter morals duly recorded and part of the record AND a vote to save Texas from "financial ruin," also duly recorded.True, and you can no longer call them rigid, uncompromising, and unwilling to admit when they were wrong, and make it right. They might be a tad smarter than you think, eh?
Unfortunately, most of the native sons and daughters of tejas can't tell the difference and won't be able to remember it by the time the next election rolls around. Originally Posted by Randy4Candy
You liberals can't make up your minds can you? First liberals chastised the implementation of the lottery saying that it unfairly hurt the poor because the poor spent their money on a system that has very poor odds of ever winning. Liberals cried that the poor were spending money on false hopes and could better use the money on feeding their children.I'd like to see where Texas Liberals opposed the lottery. Please provide something other than your own weak bullshit to this discussion. Both Democratic candidates for Governor campaigned on implementing the lottery in 1990.
Now when a republican suggests doing away with what the liberals have been bitching about, the liberals have a problem with it.
Fucking hypocrits. Originally Posted by satexasguy
True, and you can no longer call them rigid, uncompromising, and unwilling to admit when they were wrong, and make it right. They might be a tad smarter than you think, eh? Originally Posted by Jewish LawyerNope, they're not (that smart, that is). Their methods are that transparent - just not to the locally born. Besides, it's the tejas legislature we're talking about not Congress, so my term for them is, "dumbasses."
AssupUrHead, since you are too fucking lazy to do any research, here is one article from back in 1998 discussing the inclusion of Powerball into the Texas Lottery. There is one part of the article about a democrat (who not surprisingly changes his mind):The lottery debate took place in the 1980s and early 90s, douchebag. It was passed into law while Ann Richards was government. You honestly believe that an editorial from Amarillo written almost a decade after it was passed corroborates your generalization that liberals opposed the implementation of the lottery? In other words, you aren't proving your point, you're trying to revise it. Your statement was bullshit and we ALL know it.
"My favorite justification for approving the lottery in Texas came from a one-time Democratic state legislator from Beaumont, Al Price, who used to oppose the lottery, but reversed himself on the belief that it would keep money in Texas that otherwise would subsidize the casino gambling industry in neighboring Louisiana. Price had it right when he opposed the lottery, saying it preyed on people who could least afford to spend money on it. That principle no longer mattered, apparently, when he saw that money going across the Sabine River piling up in the riverboat casinos in Lake Charles." The full article is here: http://amarillo.com/stories/122798/opi_kanelis.shtml
Or how about a more recent article about the NAACP (which is a Democrat leaning organization) in Dallas wanting to shut down the lotto because the poor are wasting their money on it: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/06/27/n...ery-shut-down/
Now go back to sucking the shit out of your asshole you fucking moron. Originally Posted by satexasguy
The Democrats went to a great deal of trouble to say that the lottery money would be dedicated for education, so they could get it passed. Once it was passed and running, the money went straight into the general funds. Originally Posted by SidewinderUhh, we have had Republican control of the Texas Governor's Mansion since shortly after the lottery was first signed into law. The Texas Legislature meets for 140 days every two years and the Governor always has the ability to call a Special Session at any time that he/she desires. If you do the math, we are in the 10th consecutive Texas Legislative Session with a Republican occupying the Governor's Mansion.
The lottery debate took place in the 1980s and early 90s, douchebag. It was passed into law while Ann Richards was government. You honestly believe that an editorial from Amarillo written almost a decade after it was passed corroborates your generalization that liberals opposed the implementation of the lottery? In other words, you aren't proving your point, you're trying to revise it. Your statement was bullshit and we ALL know it.I guess you didn't read the part about the NAACP either you dip shit. If you want, I will go back to the when the legislation was being debated and find articles from that time frame since you are such a fucking moron.
You're a fool. And this proves it. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider