Saturday, July 11, 2009

The Advantage Politicians Can Get From the Internet Gambling Legislation

By Anselmo Theunis

Politics is the definitely the game played in the UIGEA legislation. The question in this legislation is that online gaming should be legalize, control or ban fully. Its also quiet famous that this policy in question is a lobbyist issue. However, it is known by the politicians themselves that this issue does not influence the general populations because it has little effect in their lives. But there are significant small groups that are very keen on this issue.

These radicals that place our Senators and members of U.S. Congress in a very awkward position; politically speaking. On one hand, they all have individual positions on the issue and a constituency to address for; and then again they have particular involvement groups -who fund their political campaign pressuring them on their choices.

Envision that you're a first term representative from an absolute Republican angling territory; but you come through the republican primary by a very thin edge. Even if you were a zealous online poker player, it would be political self-destruction for you to choose to countermand the UIGEA legislation! Largely, your constituents couldn't be troubled, but you cannot afford to drop off the support of "rightist" radicals like Focus on the Family and the Christian Coalition (both of which are vehemently contrary to online gaming). The detachment of their financial support, and resultant backing of a different prospect (who ascertains matters their way), would be adequate to guarantee you never see a 2nd term.

Either way, if you are on a neutral territories, you will still receive pressures from both sides of the legislation that will surely affect your voting decision.

In conclusion, politicians will now based their votes on politics and not on their own beliefs on this matter. Whoever holds the heaviest influence in the general population will win the heart of the lawmakers because their careers depends on making the right decisions for the right group of people. The right people will be the ones who can guarantee them another term in their political career and of course funding in their campaigns.

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