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04-19-2012 , 10:38 AM
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04-19-2012 , 02:49 PM
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04-19-2012 , 08:22 PM
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04-20-2012 , 02:53 AM
Friday, April 20, 2012

Let's keep telling lawmakers to support our rights and make sure they know we'll never fold in this fight. The Cybersecurity Act (S. 2105) is still our next chance for inclusion. We're clearly germane to that discussion, so let's push here:
  1. Let's send members of the House Committee on Homeland Security NEW tweets requesting inclusion of online poker licensing into the House Cybersecurity Act: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. Let's also post to the committee's FB wall HERE.
  2. Let's send Sen. Reid, Sen. McConnell, Sen. Kyl, Rep. Boehner, and Rep. Cantor NEW tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
  3. Let's tell the White House to respond to the poker petition via the tweet HERE and via a short note to the petition feedback site HERE.
  4. Let's send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE, and let's share today's action on our own Facebook walls HERE.
Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 206 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!


Last edited by Rich Muny; 04-20-2012 at 01:47 PM.
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04-20-2012 , 08:19 AM
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04-20-2012 , 10:55 AM
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04-20-2012 , 01:30 PM
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04-20-2012 , 05:19 PM
Waste of time. If the fat cat 1%'ers (the people who REALLY run this country) and the politicians in their pockets dont want online poker...never going to happen. You can get 2 million people doing this. Doesnt matter.

Sorry.
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04-21-2012 , 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by WickedAngry
Waste of time. If the fat cat 1%'ers (the people who REALLY run this country) and the politicians in their pockets dont want online poker...never going to happen. You can get 2 million people doing this. Doesnt matter.

Sorry.
LOL at this "wisdom" you gained from the comfort of your couch.
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04-21-2012 , 05:33 AM
Weekend of April 21st, 2012

Six years ago, the Dec. DoJ interpretation of the scope of the Wire Act as not applying to poker would have resulted in a mad dash on Capitol Hill to see who could be first to introduce legislation expanding the Wire Act to include (i.e., ban) online poker. Black Friday would have resulted in the same rush to pass anti-poker legislation. After all, in that era who'd not wish to be part of the effort to stop the "scourge on online gambling"? If you doubt that, check here and here for how things were.

So, what's different now? Why aren't anti-gaming forces lining up against us? Why are B&M casinos now willing to take a chance at advocating for online poker legislation, rather than going for a ban on all online gaming. Why did three more lawmakers just sign onto HR 2366, the Online Poker Act? It's because the poker community stood up, organized, and fought back, that's why! I'm proud we're fighting together and am looking forward to our ultimate victory.

So, why am I so optimistic? Well, with the DoJ determination of the Wire Act's limited scope, it's very likely that either the federal government or individual states will move to authorize online poker in the near future. If we all keep pushing for our rights, we'll help our case here both in getting legislation and in getting player-friendly provisions added to it.

So, let's all keep up the pressure on the Hill. Don't be one of those spineless posters who won't take a stand or -- worse -- tries to talk others out of fighting back. Instead, let's keep telling lawmakers that they cannot stop us and that they need to move on legislation. Let's also let them know that they have to listen to the poker community while they formulate the bills!
  1. Let's send members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee NEW tweets requesting addition of online poker licensing to the Cybersecurity Act: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
  2. Let's send House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Chair Mary Bono Mack and the rest of the subcommittee NEW tweets requesting a markup for HR 2366: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
  3. Let's email the House Energy & Commerce Committee again to ask for a markup of HR 2366, the Online Poker Act, HERE. For some text for a starting point, simply copy-and-paste the text from the PPA prewritten letter to Congress here.
  4. Let's post and like pro-poker comments to the Facebook walls of Rep. Cynthia Lummis HERE, Rep. Connie Mack HERE, Rep. Doris O. Matsui HERE, Rep. Jim McDermott HERE, Rep. Jim McGovern HERE, and Rep. Jeff Miller HERE.
  5. Let's send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE, and let's share today's action on our own Facebook walls HERE.
Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 207 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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04-21-2012 , 02:14 PM
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04-21-2012 , 03:06 PM
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Don't be one of those spineless posters who won't take a stand or -- worse -- tries to talk others out of fighting back.
Exactly. You know what has a 100% chance of getting absolutely nothing accomplished? Doing nothing. Do you know what the best way to make sure the status quo remains intact is? Doing nothing.

Going around believing that we the people can never change anything is simply sad and cynical; if that's how you want to live your life though, no one is going to be able to stop you. But going around and telling other people that they shouldn't even try is just dumb, and it's irresponsible. It's counter productive and really it's the one way to insure that we never make a difference at all. You're doing exactly what they want you to do.

It's a self fulfilling prophecy. You go around saying, "Oh no we can never win this fight. Let's not even try." And then you don't win the fight and you go around telling people how smart you were with your 'I told you so's'. But in reality the reason that you didn't win is because you didn't try.

I would rather try and fail than not try at all. Anyone who doesn't feel that way might as well just give it all up. Seems like a really pathetic way to waste a lifetime though.

Oh yeah, tweeted and emailed. Bang. Done.
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04-21-2012 , 08:08 PM
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04-21-2012 , 08:10 PM
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04-21-2012 , 08:21 PM
done,tweeted, etc
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04-21-2012 , 11:51 PM
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04-22-2012 , 12:01 AM
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04-22-2012 , 01:07 AM
Book it.
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04-22-2012 , 01:33 AM
TWEETED 4/21
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04-22-2012 , 08:29 AM
Saturday, tweeted and done
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04-22-2012 , 09:59 AM
done/gl USA lets 1 outter the DOJ 1 time.
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04-22-2012 , 11:17 PM
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04-22-2012 , 11:52 PM
Monday, April 23, 2012

Let's keep telling lawmakers to support our rights and make sure they know we'll never fold in this fight. PPA has plenty of lobbyists on the Hill, as do other pro-poker interests, so let's do our part to empower them. The Cybersecurity Act (S. 2105) is still our next chance for inclusion. We're clearly germane to that discussion, so let's push here. Today's action:
  • Let's send Sen. Reid, Sen. McConnell, Sen. Kyl, Rep. Boehner, and Rep. Cantor NEW tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
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If you wish to do more today, please consider the following:
  1. Let's send members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee NEW tweets requesting addition of online poker licensing to the Cybersecurity Act: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
  2. Let's post to the House Homeland Security Committee's FB wall HERE.
  3. Let's send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE, and let's share today's action on our own Facebook walls HERE.
Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!

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04-23-2012 , 12:24 AM
Done w/Monday
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04-23-2012 , 02:54 AM
tweeted 4/22 for Monday
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