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04-03-2015 , 11:02 AM

Nick_AA

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,458

Not sure how much it helps, but literally only takes 2 minutes.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...r-gaming-sites

04-03-2015 , 11:05 AM

orangejuicesucks

banned

Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 145

So was RAWA voted for or something..?

04-03-2015 , 11:09 AM

namisgr11

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,504

Signed. Every little bit helps. Thanks for the heads-up.

04-03-2015 , 11:24 AM

unlucky4me

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,079

I signed it earlier, they wanted 100 thousand and it had 1600 then

04-03-2015 , 11:33 AM

Nick_AA

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,458

Quote:

Originally Posted by orangejuicesucks

So was RAWA voted for or something..?

Not sure the current status, seems like the geniuses are still weighing Adelson dollars vs. compromising our civil liberties.

Quote:

Originally Posted by namisgr11

Signed. Every little bit helps. Thanks for the heads-up.

Awesome! I wonder if non-US people can sign too? lol Would be funny considering the benefit to the international poker community.

04-03-2015 , 11:36 AM

kgbking

grinder

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 504

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick_AA

I wonder if non-US people can sign too? lol Would be funny considering the benefit to the international poker community.

signed

04-03-2015 , 11:36 AM

plzd0nate

veteran

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,407

Done

04-03-2015 , 11:47 AM

Jtalon

stranger

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 8

signed

04-03-2015 , 12:00 PM

sauce123

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,428

Signed

04-03-2015 , 12:06 PM

#10

Kid 'n Play

centurion

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 115

Signed. Pass this on to everyone you know

04-03-2015 , 12:08 PM

#11

whatthejish

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 9,974

Signed.

04-03-2015 , 12:19 PM

#12

p2 dog, p2

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 7,536

wife and i both signed. u guys have to be sure to confirm the signature in the email they send

04-03-2015 , 12:41 PM

#13

Shast44

grinder

Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 607

Sign the fricking petition guys. Easier than pouring piss out of a boot.

04-03-2015 , 12:44 PM

#14

+rep_lol

banned

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 14,900

signed and forwarded to my lawyer mother-

[9:29:11 AM] Mom: Done. Also started new petition and am sending it to tons of unrelated people who will do the same.

04-03-2015 , 12:48 PM

#15

mcc3504

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,889

signed

people make sure you confirm your sign in the email they send after you sign

04-03-2015 , 02:10 PM

#16

Brilliant27

will autograph for free

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,390

Signed

04-03-2015 , 02:16 PM

#17

EmilioChekshevez

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 486

I tweeted Jason Somerville about this petition while he was streaming just now, with like 7k ppl watching. He basically said online petitions dont do **** and are a waste of time, also admitting he didn't really know what he was talking about, but convinced people in his channel it was just a waste of time.

it might be a waste of time, it might not be. Whatever. It takes less than 1 minute. Its not like you have to go hold a sign up on a busy street corner in the middle of winter for hours at a time.

smh, dude. I'm not gonna lie. That pissed me off

Last edited by EmilioChekshevez; 04-03-2015 at 02:22 PM.

04-03-2015 , 02:26 PM

#18

mike1270

adept

Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,078

signed, FB shared link, and tweeted

hope everyone does same

04-03-2015 , 04:10 PM

#19

Nick_AA

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,458

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmilioChekshevez

Yeah that's pretty irritating. Classic selfish/short sighted mentality - "things are good for me right now (because of Twitch).....no need to think about or put energy towards anything else, no matter how easy or how good of a cause."

The petition might not mean much...but if the decision makers actually do happen to see that the online poker movement can't even come up with the minimum threshold of support from its hard core supporters...what does that say? I think it makes the politician say, "**** it, no one really cares, might as well take the campaign money and not go out on a limb to help those lazy ass holes."

04-03-2015 , 04:12 PM

#20

+rep_lol

banned

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 14,900

^^^+1, nailed it

04-03-2015 , 04:47 PM

#21

EmilioChekshevez

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 486

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick_AA

yep. well said

04-03-2015 , 04:54 PM

#22

suspectdevice

grinder

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 405

signed and so did my gf

04-03-2015 , 05:18 PM

#23

tique

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 40

Even I signed!

So Jason admits not knowing exactly what he was talking about and still influenced 7000 people not to sign? He doesn't understand that popularity brings power, which brings responsibility.

04-03-2015 , 05:39 PM

#24

EmilioChekshevez

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 486

To be fair, he wasn't saying not to sign it. He was just saying its probably a waste of time and wont accomplish anything. Then a handful of people in the chat started repeating what he said.

I understand if he's busy playing poker and can't put some thought into the situation, but then please just ignore the tweet and don't spread rumors to people that cling on to your every word.

04-03-2015 , 06:24 PM

#25

ImIIawesome

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 196

It's important to reach out to those outside of the poker community. I explained the petitions reason regarding online poker, but also its purpose to protect people from the government controlling online commerce. This seemed to ring home a little more than poker did with some of my non-poker friends.

I agree with the above posters, this is probably more important than we think because it does truly show our dedication or lack of dedication regarding this cause as a poker community.

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