[RP TownTalk] Redistricting/gambling

[Sue Collins]

As far as I'm concerned, people can gamble away every cent they have, it's their choice. And they can do it here, Atlantic City, or anywhere else they choose.   But I seem to remember not that many years ago, when local charities were running table games, that the County and the State - who were apparently NOT getting a cut of the action - closed the games down.  Morally wrong, don't you know.  Victimizes the poor, you see.  Criminal element involved, of course.  And so on.  However, NOW, when the govt. IS getting a cut of the gambling funds, all of a sudden it's perfectly fine and good for the State, and so on, and nauseum.  And I've yet to have any politician answer my basic question - why is gambling SUCH a hot item this year, why the big push to get the casinos in?  

From: Andrew Farrington <skilletfries at yahoo.com>
To: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>; Lou King <lking at knob.com> 
Cc: Town Talk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org> 
Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2012 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Redistricting


I don't see why we should prevent table games while allowing slots, nor why we shouldn't profit here in PG County.  But, like the Cafritz thing, we've got one chance to get the best deal we can -- once we accept (if we do) we're unlikely to change it for the better -- and I don't think this is it.  We get 50% of the Lottery's take; why should we get less (half as much) for new gambling?  I am for making them come back with a better offer.


Andrew



From: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
>To: Lou King <lking at knob.com> 
>Cc: Town Talk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org> 
>Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 9:49 PM
>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Redistricting
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>Another point of view, that I just read on the HOPE list:  
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>"Redistricting - Yes, it is gerrymandering, no doubt about it.  Until they outlaw the practice for every single state, then why shouldn't Maryland play the game as well?"
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>I view this in much the same way I view the question of gambling. 
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>The argument for allowing another casino in Maryland is that if we don't, the money will just go elsewhere, and why shouldn't it stay in our county? 
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>The argument for allowing gerrymandering is that the other states are doing it to stack Congress with Republicans, so we should do it here in Maryland to increase the number of Democrats.
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>I guess it's a question of pragmatics vs. principles. I see arguments on both sides. 
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>-Sarah
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>On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Lou King <lking at knob.com> wrote:
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>And this is surly an example, reminiscent of the namesake!
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>>Lou
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>>Sarah Wayland wrote, On 10/31/2012 2:29 PM: 
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>>My personal opinion? Gerrymandering should be discouraged.
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