Who is this John Shimkus a-hole who just posts bible verses? I assume we can put him in the "no" column.

well, just posted on everybody's page that's on the list. took ~10 minutes. get to work folks.

Yes it's very easy, just finished the daily action plan myself.

+1

I just got blocked by facebook for using the like button too much while spamming the pages of government officials listed on the front page.

FB doesn't like me "liking" so much for now (Blocked). Will pick back up ASAP.

Btw - be sure to invade NC Rep. Sue Myrick's page. A couple of the diehard Obama hating clowns are talking crap about all of the pro-poker commentors being paid lobbyists and not genuine individuals. I even saw a couple of comments from the same people that stated that we should be focusing our efforts on the economic recovery and our Communist President rather than trying to feed our gambling addictions. Help prove we're real and light that page up!

I'm trolling this dude to the max.

Need as many people as possible here to fend off troll:
http://www.facebook.com/SueMyrickNC

Truth be told, fending off the troll is probably -EV for the cause. However, if you're bored and need to kill some time, pwning people with the IQ of Forrest Gump is always fun.

WTF. That Frank Cee guy is a total moron. There are uneducated opponents and then there are stupidassed people. He is in the latter category.

Think I got him to go away. Only took 100 posts.

he has a sexy ass profile pic though

Lots of these new links take me to the same page instead of the persons page it says. Just an fyi

The page for John Boozman from Arkansas who is anti pokah is getting hardly no love.

Also there is a troll on that page Pa trica Sl ice plz tell it
he/she has issues.. Edit: this is on the Government official page not the politician page.

it has something to do with your browser or the order you are trying to view the pages or someting, I'm not real sure, but I've run into the same problem too went back and changed something and the links work fine.

^^^that was one of my worst posts, but I'm saying I think the links are good

Yeah, in that profile pic it looks like is his attending his high school prom with his mother. Seriously.

A few days ago he moved the poker posts to a single thread/note/discussion topic and asked that we keep the discussion there. We should respect that request.

With the introduction of the Barton online poker bill, let's all make sure we are respectfully telling Congress that we demand our rights! Let's continue to hit this on Facebook this morning, following up with emails and phone calls starting this afternoon (I'll post a new action plan at that time).

Let's also be sure to get page views for articles on the issue. I submitted a good article to digg.com, where I am a top 30 "digger". If you like the article, please upvote it here.

Let's focus on members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (The ones with an x in front of their names means they don't have open posting. Just respond to a post already on the page.) As we have a new event with the introduction of this poker bill, let's go ahead and continue to own these pages.

For manageability, I subdivided them into subgroups:

Group A

• Henry A. Waxman (CA) NO FACEBOOK
• John D. Dingell (MI) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/johndingell
• x Edward J. Markey (MA) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/EdJMarkey
• Edolphus Towns (NY) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/EdTowns
• x Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/...-Jr/6517277731
• Bobby L. Rush (IL) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...ssmanbobbyrush
• Anna G. Eshoo (CA) NO FACEBOOK
• Eliot L. Engel (NY) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...l/103355984852
• Gene Green (TX) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...!/RepGeneGreen
• Diana DeGette (CO) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...!/DianaDeGette
• Lois Capps (CA) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...ll#!/loiscapps
• x Michael F. Doyle (PA) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...usrepmikedoyle
• Jan Schakowsky (IL) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-.../janschakowsky
• x Charles A. Gonzalez (TX) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frank-...ez/55174583605
• Jay Inslee (WA) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?ref=ts
• Tammy Baldwin (WI) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?ref=ts#!/TammyBaldwin
• Mike Ross (AR) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?ref=ts#!/RepMikeRoss
• x Jim Matheson (UT) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?re...RepJimMatheson
• G. K. Butterfield (NC) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?re...=wall&filter=1
• x John Barrow (GA) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?re...smanJohnBarrow
• Doris O. Matsui (CA) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?ref=ts#!/doris.matsui
• Donna Christensen (VI) http://www.facebook.com/jayinslee?re...n/138013351189

Group B

• Kathy Castor (FL) http://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCa...=wall&filter=1
• Fred Upton (MI) http://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCa...on/68563629337
  and http://www.facebook.com/RepFredUpton?sk=wall&filter=1
• Joe Barton (TX) THANK HIM http://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCa...!/RepJoeBarton
• Cliff Stearns (FL) http://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCa...epCliffStearns
• x Ed Whitfield (KY) http://www.facebook.com/RepEdWhitfie...tfield?sk=wall
• John Shimkus (IL) http://www.facebook.com/repshimkus?r...himkus?sk=wall
• Joseph R. Pitts (PA) NO FACEBOOK
• x Mary Bono Mack (CA) http://www.facebook.com/bonomack?ref...nomack?sk=wall
• Greg Walden (OR) NO FACEBOOK
• x Lee Terry (NE) http://www.facebook.com/leeterry?sk=wall
• x Mike Rogers (MI) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...203416?sk=wall
• Sue Myrick (NC) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...#!/SueMyrickNC
• John Sullivan (OK) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...n/170752815378
• Tim Murphy (PA) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...=wall&filter=1
• Michael Burgess (TX) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-J...ichaelcburgess

Group C

• Marsha Blackburn (TN) http://www.facebook.com/marshablackburn?ref=ts&sk=wall
• x Brian P. Bilbray (CA) http://www.facebook.com/marshablackb...ay/88915587007
• Charles F. Bass (NH) http://www.facebook.com/RepCharlesBass?ref=ts&sk=wall
• x Phil Gingrey (GA) http://www.facebook.com/RepCharlesBa...RepPhilGingrey
• Steve Scalise (LA) http://www.facebook.com/RepSteveScalise?ref=ts&sk=wall
• Bob Latta (OH) NO FACEBOOK
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) http://www.facebook.com/RepSteveScal...cmorrisrodgers
• Gregg Harper (MS) http://www.facebook.com/GreggHarper?...=wall&filter=1
• Leonard Lance (NJ) http://www.facebook.com/CongressmanLance?ref=ts&sk=wall
• Bill Cassidy (LA) http://www.facebook.com/billcassidy?sk=wall
• x Brett Guthrie (KY) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brett-...ref=ts&sk=wall
• x Pete Olson (TX) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pete-O...ref=ts&sk=wall
• David McKinley (WV) http://www.facebook.com/RepMcKinley?ref=ts&sk=wall
• Cory Gardner (CO) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/CongressmanGardner
• x Mike Pompeo (KS) (his facebook is maintained by his old campaign) http://www.facebook.com/pompeoforcongress?sk=wall
• x Adam Kinzinger (IL) http://www.facebook.com/RepKinzinger?ref=ts&sk=wall
• Morgan Griffith (VA) http://www.facebook.com/morgangriffi...ref=ts&sk=wall

* Thanks Sajeffe for putting this list together

Here is the list of cosponsers if you want to specifically thank them on their facebook pages:

Shelley Berkley [D-NV1]
John Campbell [R-CA48]
Steve Cohen [D-TN9]
John Conyers [D-MI14]
Barney Frank [D-MA4]
Michael Grimm [R-NY13]
Michael Honda [D-CA15]
Peter King [R-NY3]
Ronald Paul [R-TX14]
Ed Perlmutter [D-CO7]
Linda Sánchez [D-CA39]

with links:

Here is the list of cosponsers if you want to specifically thank them on their facebook pages:

Shelley Berkley [D-NV1]
John Campbell [R-CA48]
Steve Cohen [D-TN9]
John Conyers [D-MI14]
Barney Frank [D-MA4]
Michael Grimm [R-NY13]
Michael Honda [D-CA15]
Peter King [R-NY3]
Ronald Paul [R-TX14]
Ed Perlmutter [D-CO7]
Linda Sánchez [D-CA39]

I finished the new PPA prewritten letter. It should be up on the site later today:

As a voter, constituent, and poker enthusiast, I am writing to ask you to support legislation that licenses Internet poker in the U.S.

In the House, in response to the demands of millions of Americans for licensed online poker, Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) and a bipartisan group of his House colleagues recently introduced H.R. 2366, the Online Poker Act of 2011. This bill does not authorize video poker or any other house-banked casino-style game. Rather, it provides for sensible regulation of the game of online poker -- the electronic version of the game families across America play at the kitchen table -- and is limited to this person-to-person game of skill.

Another bipartisan House bill -- H.R. 1174, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act -- was introduced by Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) earlier this year. It provides for licensing and regulation of both online poker and online casino gaming.

Both bills put the U.S. in charge of safeguarding its citizens by mandating rigorous safeguards against underage participation and protections for those with excessive gaming habits while providing consumer protections for the millions of Americans who responsibly enjoy the game of online poker. Licensed and regulated U.S.-based horse race wagering sites have proven through years of experience that online betting sites can successfully implement these important protections. The game of poker deserves no less.

Additionally, WiredSafety, the world's largest Internet safety group, commissioned an in-depth study of this issue. The study, which was conducted by Harvard University, examined issues like blocking of underage participation, prevention of money laundering, and providing of consumer protections against fraud and abuse. The study concluded that “combining a thoughtful regulatory scheme with education, technology tools, and support appears to be the most effective means of handling the realities and risks” of online poker. This groundbreaking study can be found at www.theppa.org/harvardstudy.

Both bills serve to bring American companies into the Internet poker market, bringing needed jobs to our economy with them. As a benefit of this good public policy, these bills would raise significant revenue for both state and federal governments without raising taxes.

I look forward to your response on this issue. I hope that I, along with my over one million fellow Poker Players Alliance members, can count on your support for sensible legislation like H.R. 2366 and H.R. 1174.

Thank you for your consideration.

With the introduction of the Rep. Barton's Online Poker Act of 2011, let's all make sure we are respectfully telling Congress that we demand our rights!

I wrote an all-new letter to President Obama and Congress that everyone can send in under 60 seconds. Let's all send these three letters now. Once done, please reply ITT with "done", "sent", etc. to encourage others. Thanks!



Recurring actions:

Let's continue to own a lot of Facebook pages (senators, Congressmen, Congressional committees, etc.). Rep. Barton has cited our Facebook posts, so we know it works.

• The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Facebook page is here.
• The House Financial Services Committee's Facebook page is here.
• The Dept. of Justice's Facebook page is here.
• We need lots of posts on the issue of poker and lots of "liking" of pro-poker comments.

Finally, let's recruit others. Our personal recommendations of this effort will go far. The daily action plan takes very little time and there's no denying it's way +EV for the time invested. Once done, please post here that you made the request, along with posting your personal commitment to participate in the action plan. I created a short URL for this thread that should help with sharing: http://******/takeaction

Thanks!

Sent

sent!

Shipped the letter.....it took literally 30 seconds max.