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Originally Posted by lowgearman
Okay I dont know where to start, but there seems to be(or is it me) alot of sympathy here for the powers of the state over that of individual American citizens.
We've gotten over the fact that some things "are not fair." Unfortunately, there is no court of fairness to overturn laws some find unfair. Rather, we have a defined process through which to work.
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First, regarding Repealing the UIGEA, it has to be repealed in order to have regulated and licensed online gaming. No Repeal No Online Poker, No Pokerstars, no Party Poker, No 888Poker None, Nein, Zero, Zilch.
No repeal is needed for online poker. UIGEA is an enforcement measure that applies to some online gaming that is unlawful under other laws.
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Its an unpopular law and we live in a democracy and we the poker playing public must make it our priority to repeal it.
UIGEA passed the House as a freestanding bill by a wide margin. It (or at least the anti-gaming sentiments behind it) is becoming less popular because many poker players have been speaking out, which we need to keep up. Still, while I see a good shot at a system where licensed online poker is permitted, I see no real shot for an outright repeal of UIGEA.
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If we could repeal prohibition we can repeal the UIEGA.
Second, no law will pass Congress unless we let states Opt Out We repealed prohibition and we didnt let states Opt Out of that
Some states opted out of the repeal of Prohibition. Mississippi was dry until 1966.
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And the Federal Legal drinking age is 21 whether states like or not.
Not so. States can choose their own drinking age, but will lose some of their share of federal highway funds if they choose an age below 21.
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And finally this is not about giving the Federal government more power its about reclaiming our rights as citizens, I want both Federal and State governments to less inluence over our rights not more. And before you get teary eyed over the rights of the states, right now many state legislature are hard at work trying to take away your rights when they should be more worried about schools, roads, and bridges instead of banning online poker, abortion, contraception, pornography, or restricting your right to vote.
People here are simply posting about reality. Again, posting about why you feel the current system is unfair doesn't move the ball. Instead, let's think about how the actions we choose will bring about the change we desire.