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Thanks everyone!

We're getting great feedback from our lobbyists that we're being heard. Lawmakers are telling them how much they are hearing from us on Facebook, Twitter, and via email and phone calls. They are also observing how few posts are made in opposition.

These items take just 30 seconds each to complete:

1. Like the main FB pages HERE and HERE.
2. Like these three pro-poker comments HERE, HERE, and HERE.
3. Tweet the prefilled, editable messages HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
   
4. Send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE.

Cliffs: 1.) Outreach to the House Energy and Commerce Committee: I'm leveraging our prior and current outreach to the House Energy and Commerce Committee with a PPA alert to the membership today. 2.) Ask Rachel Maddow to cover the online poker issue: Maddow discussed Prohibition on her show yesterday. I posted a link to an article I wrote comparing our issue to Prohibition to her FB wall, along with a request that she discuss our issue on her show.

Please reply in this thread with "posted", "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 34 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

If you wish to do more today, let's continue to reach out to the deficit super committee and others. I included prefilled tweets. They are fine as-is, but it's even better to edit them a bit before sending (so they're not all the same).

Here's the list:

House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Prefilled Tweet Facebook
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA): Prefilled Tweet Facebook
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Prefilled Tweet Facebook

Deficit super committee: Republicans

Representatives:
Co-Chair -- Jeb Hensarling: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact
Dave Camp: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook Contact
Fred Upton: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook Contact

Senators:
Rob Portman: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (site set to censor the word "poker")
Jon Kyl: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (actively deletes pro-poker posts) Contact
Patrick Toomey: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook Contact

Deficit super committee: Democrats

Representatives:
James Clyburn: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (first site set to censor the word "poker") Facebook (second site permits direct posting) Contact
Xavier Becerra: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact
Chris Van Hollen: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Contact

Senators:
Co-Chair -- Patty Murray: Prefilled Tweet (acct. #1) Prefilled Tweet (acct. #2) Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact
Max Baucus: No Twitter Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (it's not Rep. Spencer Bachus, so please don't blast him!) (site set to censor the word "poker")
John Kerry: Prefilled Tweet Facebook Facebook Contact


TruFloridaGator, Jax and many others are supporting the effort by giving away coaching to active participants. Please see Fight for Poker Rights/Free SNG Coaching Giveaway - New Prizes! for more.

Done.

Full Tilt Poker's sale is contingent on a settlement with DoJ. Let's take 30 seconds to ask the DoJ to first obtain iron-clad guarantees of player repayment and then to fast-track settlement of all outstanding issues with Full Tilt Poker to allow this sale to proceed, because I'd like my money back and I know you do too!

1. Like the main FB page HERE, then like and post pro-poker posts there.
   
2. Like these three pro-poker comments HERE, HERE, and HERE.
3. Tweet the prefilled, editable messages HERE. It's best to edit a bit, but it's not necessary. The important thing is that it's sent.
   
4. Send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE.

Please reply in this thread with "posted", "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 35 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

If you wish to do more today, let's follow up Friday's action a bit more. Participation was a bit light. If you did not have a chance to do this, please go ahead and do it now. If you have, please revisit these to post and like pro-poker posts and to send new tweets (editing the prefilled one). Thanks:

1. Like the House Energy and Commerce Committee FB page HERE then like the Rachel Maddow show page HERE (you can unlike both after completing this if you wish). Maddow discussed Prohibition on her show on Thursday, so I posted a link to an article I wrote comparing our issue to Prohibition to her FB wall, along with a request that she discuss our issue on her show.
2. Like the three pro-poker comments HERE, HERE, and HERE.
3. Tweet the prefilled, editable messages HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

TruFloridaGator and many others are supporting the effort by giving away coaching and other items to active participants. Please see Fight for Poker Rights/Free MTT/SNG/Cash Coaching/Site Sub Giveaway! Not too late to join! for more.

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liked the posts and tweeted

Done and then went back and liked all of the comments made after mine.

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Will you take a few moments to stand up for poker? These items take just 30 seconds each to complete. Click your mouse and lose your House and Senate nannies! Let's focus on Senate Republicans John Cornyn (R-TX) and John Barrasso (R-WY) today:

1. Like the Facebook posts HERE and HERE (with the new FB update, it appears we no longer have to like main pages first).
   
2. Post and like pro-poker posts HERE and HERE.
3. Send a NEW prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE.

Please reply in this thread with "posted", "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 36 actions have generated triple-digit participation, including over 400 participants this weekend, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!


If you wish to do more today, let's continue to reach out to the DoJ. Full Tilt Poker's sale is contingent on a settlement with DoJ. Let's take 30 seconds to ask the DoJ to first obtain iron-clad guarantees of player repayment and then to fast-track settlement of all outstanding issues with Full Tilt Poker to allow this sale to proceed, because I'd like my money back and I know you do too!

1. Like and post pro-poker posts on the main DoJ FB page HERE.
   
2. Like these three pro-poker comments HERE, HERE, and HERE.
3. Tweet the prefilled, editable messages HERE. It's best to edit a bit, but it's not necessary. The important thing is that it's sent.

Some contact info:

• Department of Justice Main Switchboard: (202) 514-2000
• Office of the Attorney General Public Comment Line: (202) 353-1555
• Office of the Attorney General: (202) 514-2001

The DoJ testified to Congress their opinion that Americans are not breaking federal law in playing (they believe sites themselves are not lawful, though): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTvd8...outu.be&t=2m8s.

Some tips:

• If you do not wish to identify yourself as a poker player, perhaps refer to yourself as a "poker enthusiast" or something like that.
• If you wish to state that you have a balance locked up on a site but prefer not to mention that you have played the game online for money, simply do not volunteer the extra information. State that you have money locked up on a site and leave it at that.
• I am not a lawyer, so please do not construe any of this as legal advice.

TruFloridaGator and many others are supporting the effort by giving away coaching and other items to active participants. Please see Fight for Poker Rights/Free MTT/SNG/Cash Coaching/Site Sub Giveaway! Not too late to join! for more.

Done.

Front page, please.

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Will you take a few moments to stand up for poker? These items take just 30 seconds each to complete.

1. Send a prefilled, editable pro-poker Twitter message to Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) HERE and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) HERE.
2. Try to wait at least an hour, then send these Twitter messages to Sen. Cornyn HERE and Sen. Barrasso HERE. (if you can't wait an hour, it's better to send all of these at once than not at all)
   
3. Try to wait at least another hour, then send these Twitter messages to Sen. Cornyn HERE and Sen. Barrasso HERE.
4. Send a NEW prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE.
5. The new PPA prewritten, full editable letter to Congress has just been posted. Simply click on the button below (or HERE) to send it.
   
   
   

Please reply in this thread with "posted", "done", "sent" etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 37 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!


If you wish to do more today, let's revisit yesterday's FB action:

1. Like the pro-poker post HERE and the pro-poker post HERE. Let's like the pro-poker comments there as well.
   
2. Post and like pro-poker posts on Sen. Cornyn's wall HERE and on Sen. Barrasso's wall HERE, including those made since yesterday's action.

TruFloridaGator and many others are supporting the effort by giving away coaching and other items to active participants. Please see Fight for Poker Rights/Free MTT/SNG/Cash Coaching/Site Sub Giveaway! Not too late to join! for more.

Done with first set of tweets and letter.

Done.

done with tweets+letter, very simple

Done. Simple. Painless. And I feel better.

done with all the tweets and the letter

I had an extra 30 seconds, so I did it again.