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I'll be the first to admit I just don't get politics. Not so much the shady actions of politicians, but why we except this shady actions as if its what we want.

In reading the Hutch web site this morning I noticed an article on the Dodge City casino/County tax repeal. Unless I'm just misunderstanding it says something to the effect that they were trying to "hamstring" the vote on the repeal of the county tax for the events center with the vote for a casino.

Please tell me I'm just getting the wrong impression, but it almost seems as if they can put the tax repeal on with the casino vote so that people that want the casino would also have to OK the tax repeal. Surely this can't be right. I mean I'm not surprised to see such underhanded actions by politicians, but for the voter to allow this just seems completely stupid.