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  1. dblock112 dblock112 is offline

    Salt Lake City, UT
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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 5:42am)

    I urge you to oppose pending legislation that would limit the rights of individuals to play poker online. <A target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://capwiz.com/keep_it_legal/issues/alert/?alertid=8637406&type=CO">

    http://capwiz.com/keep_it_legal/issues/alert/?alertid=8637406&type=CO</A>
  2. muddywater muddywater is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 6:15am) in reply to dblock112

    I had been putting off sending my congressman a letter because I'm lazy. This is entirely automated and does the hard work for you. I ask that everyone please take 2-3 minutes to fill this out. We will all lose if online poker is made illegal in the states.

    Cheers,

    Andrew
  3. JohnnyBax JohnnyBax is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 7:30am) in reply to muddywater

    Very easy to do.

    DONE.

    Bax
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  4. Aruba_mc Aruba_mc is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 7:51am) in reply to dblock112

    This morning, our local news ran a short piece on this ... with Lederer, Raymer and others appearing before a House subcommittee (I believe it was this week; they didn't expressly say that -- it could have been old footage, I guess).

    I doubt the fact that so many people play B&M and online, as Howard stated, made for a particularly compelling reason to drop this bill ... because, of course, footage of their testimony was immediately followed by the obligatory "high school kid runs up $80K gambling debt using Mom & Pop's credit card" piece.

    OK, time to go watch Bax win a PS rebuy on X factor.
  5. kyle943 kyle943 is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 7:56am) in reply to Aruba_mc

    I have done that many times and the donation deal on party...hope everyone else takes the time to also
  6. jackaaron jackaaron is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 9:01am) in reply to kyle943

    Done. This is way too easy. I actually sent an additional msg with my own words as well. When I was growing up in the 70's,80's, my grandfather was a die-hard republican. I was really close to him, and so obviously I became a republican too. When I see this bill, however, it changes my stance. Without even playing poker I would say this...the one thing the repubs have always campaigned on was getting government out of people's lives. And, then we see this. Ideologically, I would say I'm moderate, but in terms of party I couldn't pick right now. I hate putting up political views, so I want to stress that I respect all views, and always attempt to keep an open mind.
  7. jtown1010 jtown1010 is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 9:46am) in reply to jackaaron

    This is literaly 2 minutes out of your day. If enough people voice their opinions about keeping online poker from becomming illegal congress has to give us consideration. These are elected officials that should make laws based on the people's opinions, not their own feelings.
  8. JDogg 20 JDogg 20 is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 10:34am) in reply to dblock112

    I've written twice. What I can't believe is, I've received NO RESPONSE from either my senators or my representative. Not even a form letter "thanks for your input." That seriously pisses me off.
  9. PocketHeadies PocketHeadies is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 11:18am) in reply to JDogg 20

    Done.....it really doesn't take that long a minute if that....EVERY P5s MEMBER SHOULD DO THIS!

    -PocketHeadies
  10. kyle943 kyle943 is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 11:30am) in reply to JDogg 20

    yeah they haven't sent me jack either
  11. phidelt799 phidelt799 is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 11:32am) in reply to dblock112

    Done, again. This time my brother who lives up the street sent it.
  12. phidelt799 phidelt799 is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 11:35am) in reply to kyle943

    You should have gotten a generic "thanks for your concern" email. Keep in mind, when you write your elected officials, one of their interns reads all the constituent letters and tallies them up. The official usually only sees the tallies. That being said, it does make a difference if an official gets 10,000 emails for or against something and only 20 the other way. Let them know there are constituents who care about this issue.
  13. PocketHeadies PocketHeadies is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 12:39pm) in reply to phidelt799

    Adam or Cal is there any way we can keep this post at top of the main discussion page SO MORE POCKETFIVERS CAN SEE IT.....like the UB promotion for p5s thing.....or is this something thtat we shouldn't worry about.....or don't have to worry about for awhile?..
  14. at_a_2d at_a_2d is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 12:45pm) in reply to dblock112

    Done...it was painfree
  15. HighVoltage HighVoltage is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 2:06pm) in reply to dblock112

    Nice to see not all of the elected officials are utter morons.

    xHVx

    Dear Mr. Wolfe:

    Thank you for taking the time to contact my office with your thoughts and concerns regarding internet gambling. I agree with you that whether or not a person participates in online gambling is none of the federal government's business. As a United States Congressman, I am committed to the Constitution, which I swore to uphold. This country's founders recognized the genius of separating power among federal, state and local governments as a means to maximize individual liberty and make government most responsive to those persons who might most responsibly influence it. This separation of powers and system of federalism strictly limited the role of the federal government and anticipated that laws restricting gambling would exclusively be the province and responsibility of state and local governments (as stated in the ninth and tenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution).

    Constitutionally, there are only three federal crimes. These are: treason against the United States, piracy on the high seas, and counterfeiting. Despite the problems sometimes associated with gambling, it is simply not the constitutional right of the U.S. Congress to act upon this matter. I will vote against any bill that seeks to prohibit online gambling at the federal level.

    Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts and concerns on this important issue with me.

    Sincerely,

    Ron Paul

    Confirmation # 1151726

    I cannot guarantee the integrity of the text of this letter if it was not sent to you directly from my Congressional Email Account: rep.paul@mail.house.gov. If you have any questions about the validity of this message, please email me at: rep.paul@mail.house.gov or call my Washington, DC office at: (202) 225-2831.
  16. hess hess is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 2:20pm) in reply to dblock112

    I agree with the above poster.

    <span>PLEASE MAKE THIS LINK A PERMANENT FIXTURE ON POCKETFIVES, WHERE IT WILL BE NOTICED BY ALL. THIS IS VERY EASY TO DO AND IMPORTANT.</span>
  17. buckslayer80 buckslayer80 is offline

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    Apr 5th, 2006 (4/5/2006 3:21pm) in reply to hess

    I've posted a link twice to the Poker Players Alliance's form letter generator. That was weeks ago, but hardly anyone replied.............
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