Rep. Barney Frank - Hero

All hail Rep Barney Frank, democrat from Massachusetts! Frank, from what I can tell, is one of the clearest thinkers out on the hill, and your last best hope for being able to play a little poker online. Never heard of the guy?

Read his statements against the then proposed ban on internet gambling.

This Congress is well on the way to getting it absolutely backwards. In areas where we need to act together to protect the quality of our life, in the environment, in transportation, in public safety, we abstain; but in those areas where individuals ought to be allowed to make their own choices, we intervene. And that is what this is.

Now here is a guy who knows which end of the stick smells funny and is saying to Congress, "...stop poking the people with it." Better still, Rep. Frank is introducing legislation to repeal that very same ban. See? Hero.

Support from Congress, even the democratic party, may be hard to come by, but he's pushing forward because it's the right thing to do. I encourage you to push your reps in the right direction as well. If you've not yet raised your voice in support of this new legislation, do it. Tell the folks in DC to:

Repeal the ban on Internet gambling!