This one act has unfairly been put into place to entrap honest Americans. Government agencies can eavesdrop on conversations in the homes of Americans. Wiretap their phones and place of work, to try and uncover some act of illegality. This is all done because government officials believe that these decent and patriotic citizens of the United States are allegedly involved in 'corrupt' acts. What happend to 'innocent until proven guilty'? This is the reverse, presumed guilty, spied upon, and innocence vanishes. Gambling can be done in casinos with no prosecution but in the privacy of ones home, one can be tried and imprisoned. The only reason that law enforcement is aware of leisurely gambling is because the F.B.I resides in the phones and lamps.
Cosa Nostra existed to protect the rights of immigrants in a new land. They had lotteries for the immigrants to play to win extra money and some vendors left soup on the stove after hours to feed the hungry. These men were men of honor, who took care of their own people and that is still what occurs today. Joe Bonnano's father assisted new Americans to start anew in a foreign place. Now they are labeled as 'criminals', society never hears the other side of this American dream.






