the laws are unlikely to be re-written, having watched this issue for 30 years; the trend has only been to strengthen them. 17,000 people worked in the casinos in Biloxi. Nothing strange in the people wanting to get back to work. John Willkie ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:36 AM Subject: [opendtv] Re: How Bush Blew It > Laws are made to be overridden by Congress. New Orleans will be rebuilt, no > matter how dubious that is from a technical standpoint. > > There is also talk in Mississippi to move the Casino Barges inland. Strange > to me that in Biloxi they are most worried about getting the Casinos back > into operation. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Unmentioned so far by the stupid press: under federal law, EVERY inundated > > house (Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida) can only be built -- if > > at > > all -- ABOVE the proven storm surge line. New Orleans will not be rebuilt > > below sea level, and Waveland MS and elsewhere, the coastal houses and > > businesses will be rebuilt on stilts. Or, not at all. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.