Bill Frist puts a ban on Internet gambling at the top of his list of priorities:

With little more than 20 working days left before the November mid-term elections, the Senate faces a crowded agenda including 13 different funding bills to keep the government functioning when its new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1.

Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have a tentative Oct. 9 adjournment date.

In its first session Tuesday since the August recess, Frist prioritized the appropriation bills, judicial nominee confirmations and halting Internet gambling as his top issues.

“Internet gambling threatens our families by bringing addictive behavior right into our living rooms,” Frist said in floor remarks.

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To make room on the jammed Senate calendar, Weyforth said Frist hopes to bring up the bill for a vote “with very little debate” by limiting the time available for floor discussion of the legislation.

These buffoons really do want to control every facet of your life. I hope they get absolutely slaughtered come November.

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