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Originally Posted by wiffleball whizz
Never happens is correct.....
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Not so fast. I think NJ goes ahead with the legislation now proposed that has found a loophole in the federal law.
The way I see it is that SCOTUS refused to hear the case. Therefore it leaves the existing federal law intact. Since NJ attorneys theorize the law is unconstitutional, hence the reason they attempted to get SCOTUS to hear the case, they can move forward and implement the wagering.
The federal government would then have to proceed with a suit against NJ, most likely beginning with a complaint to a federal court asking for a temporary restraining order to cease and desist.
Of course I am not an attorney and I just guessing at all of this.
I believe the federal law can be challenged because it does not apply to all 50 states.
The Marijuana laws apply nationwide but 4 ( I think ) states have gone ahead and defied the federal government. So far the feds have not done anything to challenge those states. Why wagering is treated differently is a mystery to me.
http://www.covers.com/articles/artic...?theArt=377063
http://casinowatch.wordpress.com/cat...-casedecision/
One note....I think the federal government has no business getting into this fray. Those knuckleheads have far larger fish to fry.
