Merkley: Ruling to Allow Betting on U.S. Congressional Elections is a Disaster for Democracy
September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after a federal judge refused to pause a decision overturning the Commodity Future Trading Commission's (CFTC) rejection of a proposal by a private prediction market operator to allow legal gambling on U.S. elections:
"When big bets are cast on elections and dark money can smear candidates, you have the perf . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after a federal judge refused to pause a decision overturning the Commodity Future Trading Commission's (CFTC) rejection of a proposal by a private prediction market operator to allow legal gambling on U.S. elections:
"When big bets are cast on elections and dark money can smear candidates, you have the perf . . .