The U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. So, let's get to work!

1. Like and make pro-poker comments on Subcommittee Chairwoman Mary Bono Mack's (R-CA) Facebook posts HERE and HERE (you don't have to like the main non-poker post to do so).
   
2. Like the pro-poker posts on Vice Chair Marsha Blackburn's (R-TN) Facebook walls HERE and HERE (she has two separate Facebook pages). Then, go HERE and HERE to make and like pro-poker posts.
   
3. Send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE.

Please reply in this thread with "posted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 51 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!


If you wish to do more today, let's reach out to the rest of the subcommittee with respectful requests for them to support poker at the 10/25 hearing.

Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Joe Barton, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
John D. Dingell MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Edolphus Towns, NY Facebook Contact Twitter
Bobby L. Rush, IL Facebook Contact Twitter
Fred Upton, MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook Contact
G. K. Butterfield, NC Facebook Contact
Cliff Stearns, FL Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Ross, AR Facebook Contact Twitter
Jan Schakowsky, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles F. Bass, NH Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Gregg Harper, MS Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Bill Cassidy, LA Facebook Contact Twitter
Brett Guthrie, KY Facebook Contact Twitter
Pete Olson, TX Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Twitter
David McKinley, WV Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Pompeo, KS Facebook Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Adam Kinzinger, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Jim Matheson, UT Facebook Contact Twitter
Henry A. Waxman, CA Contact

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.

Just wanted to show that facebook does work:

Congressman Leonard Lance ‎@John, I am fine today. Thanks for asking. As a member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade I will be participating in an important hearing on the issue set for Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at 10:30 a.m.

I look forward to hearing testimony and will keep you informed of my position on the issue. Best wishes, Leonard.

Here's the whole dialog:

ME: Hello Mr. Lance, how are you today? I am a member of the Poker Players Alliance. We have 1 million members who all love to play online poker. Recent actions by the Department of Justice have damaged our hobby. We would appreciate it very much if you thought of us when considering the regulation and taxation of online poker. We want a safe,secure, and prosperous playing enviornment. Online po...ker has the potential to translate 100's of billions in tax revenue. I think its greastest benefit is that it speeds up the volicity of money and makes economic transactions and e-commerce even more lucrative. 90 percent of players who play online poker spend under 100 dollars per month on their hobby.

Congressman Leonard Lance ‎@ME, I am fine today. Thanks for asking. As a member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade I will be participating in an important hearing on the issue set for Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at 10:30 a.m.

I look forward to hearing testimony and will keep you informed of my position on the issue. Best wishes, Leonard.
4 hours ago ·


ME: Thank you for your response. This is a hearing that many of us are excited about. The 2plus2 poker forum will be having real time coverage of this event. I will relay your responses in regards to your position on this issue to the other memebers. Thanks again.
28 minutes ago · LikeUnlike.

Very nice Northeastbeast!

The action plans from now until the hearing will all be on hitting this subcommittee. I'll need FB posts for us to focus on, so please try to make some nice posts on these walls. I will seek out the best posts, giving preference to posts from constituents. Thanks!

Thanks Rich. It's hard to tell if he personally responded but it's just cool to know I got through. It makes the effort worth it.

Come on guys. Hit these Facebook pages up. Help make this bill a reality.

Done. My rep is not on the committee but I've liked all of the posts so far, and added my own. Good work, people!

haters hate bumpers bump idk

Round 11

Done!

Done.

done

done. posted on every facebook page and tweeted every member. keep us updated PPA.

Done and done. One time!

done

Love this. We need more of it!

Done!

done

The U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. So, let's keep working!

1. Subcommittee Chair Mary Bono Mack's (R-CA) posted a notice of this hearing to her Facebook wall HERE. This is custom made for us, so let's all like her announcement post and then continue to comment and like the pro-poker comments there. [Speed tip: Hit CTRL-F for search, then search for "poker" and "2366". Use "highlight all."]
2. Let's like the pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. If you wish to do more today, please make some pro-poker posts there as well. [Speed tip: Click these links with either your middle mouse button or CTRL + your left mouse button to open these in separate tabs. Then, go tab-by-tab to knock them out.]
3. Send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE.

Please reply in this thread with "posted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 52 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!


If you wish to do more today, let's reach out to the rest of the subcommittee with respectful requests for them to support poker at the 10/25 hearing. At a minimum, please go to the Facebook pages and like the pro-poker posts.

Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Prefilled tweet #1 Prefilled tweet #2 Prefilled tweet #3
Joe Barton, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
John D. Dingell MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Edolphus Towns, NY Facebook Contact Twitter
Bobby L. Rush, IL Facebook Contact Twitter
Fred Upton, MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook Contact
G. K. Butterfield, NC Facebook Contact
Cliff Stearns, FL Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Ross, AR Facebook Contact Twitter
Jan Schakowsky, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles F. Bass, NH Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Gregg Harper, MS Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Bill Cassidy, LA Facebook Contact Twitter
Brett Guthrie, KY Facebook Contact Twitter
Pete Olson, TX Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Twitter
David McKinley, WV Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Pompeo, KS Facebook Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Adam Kinzinger, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Jim Matheson, UT Facebook Contact Twitter
Henry A. Waxman, CA Contact

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.

Did all but step 3 for now. Click to tweet dot com is apparently down right now. At 3:25AM??? The NERVE of some people!

Posted . . . felt pretty weak that I knew the last two people to post on the last link mentioned, but not on the first several links.

Done! It really doesn't take all that long to write a message on the congressman's FB walls.

done

Posted and liked, done!

Done and liked plus tweeted Commerce sub committee members