I think it is extremely important to remember that it was the Republican party that sponsered, pushed thru, and passed the anti-gaming legislation that is such a hot topic right now. So if you want to do something about it, register to vote and vote Democratic in the upcoming election. If you want to do more, talk with everyone you encounter about how the Republican party is responsible for this and maybe they will register too. It isn't a quick solution, but given time, it will work. Republicans will always be trying to legislate their base's morality on the rest of us...Stand up for your rights people!!!!

VOTE

If I were going to pick one (and only one) issue to base my vote on, it certainly would not be poker. Online poker is a passion of mine and a second income, but I think it is extremely important to remember that there are more important things in this world than online gaming. Obviously, I will continue to lobby my reps to represent my wishes and beliefs, but I will not vote for someone of any party who I believe will do way more damage to my country simply because their opponent voted for this or any other anti-gambling bill.

It seems obvious that you have some agenda beyond poker online, or you would advise people to simply vote out the politicians from both parties that have supported anti-online gambling measures. Also, if you had no agenda you would not automatically urge support for one particular party (there are more than two). In fact, the party that would be most receptive to our side on this issue is the Libertarian Party, in general. The only thing that would make me consider voting for a Democrat if I were a single-issue online poker voter (ie, an idiot who can't be bothered with any of the more important issues in this country) is the fact that if a Democrat can find any way to regulate something in order to tax it, he will.

There are many much more important issues that make me not want to vote republican, but since this is a poker site, I posted about poker. Other issues include being mislead into a war with Iraq, giving tax breaks to companies that move their plants out of the country, Dubai controlled port security, money for access scandals like Abramhoff, Delay etc. the list goes on. But some people don't care about politics, until it affects them, or their hobbies, like poker. So I wanted to let all poker players which party pushed this bill through. It sounds as if you would prefer to not have people know it was a Republican bill thru and thru.

As far as voting for Liberttarian Party, yall can waste all the votes you want on them. Sure their platform is appealing, but face it, the US is a two party system and voting the third party is throwing your vote away...

Is the idea of online sites paying taxes on their profits that abhorent to you smartplays? Seems like a minor thing to ensure the continuation of a profitable industry.

Again, I urge everyone to get out and vote Democratic in the upcoming election.

q-_-p

PS. Republicans Suck

Agenda boy signing out....

Ahh so terrorists dont piss you off

Thats nice

republicans do not equal anti-gaming. The ports bill was passed by both sides. No politician would dare vote against the ports bill unless they are stupid. Frist was smart. Called in some favors. Got his legistlation attached to the legistlative royal flush. Nobody would dare to go against it. It would be be going all in on a one outer.

Just remember that the democrats you love also voted for the ban.

This is not a Democrat vs. Republican issue.

Holy cow, I don't know how many times I have to post this same thing, but here goes again:

Democrat Republican Independent
Aye 115 200 1
Nay 76 17 0
Absent 10 12 0

That is for the actual gaming bill, HR4411. I do agree that this port security act was sleezy by the republicans, but, this is CLEARLY a non-partisian issue as far as you can see from the vote tally above. BOTH parties dropped the ball as far as I am concerned; the republican's just dropped it a little more then the dems.

More details: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2006-363

they can't hear you over the sucking sound of the Republicans freedom vacuum.

"I aint never had"

maybe thats why you lost your job, hillbilly

Too freakin funny Beanie.....

you are missing the point brianyut, attacking the Repuclicans and the Christian Right Wing is exactly what we need to do. They are taking over our country and trampling over our freedoms. I agree with you not all Republicans are bad but when you sleep with dogs you will get fleas.

Do you guys know for sure if we were to all vote democrat and they win. Will Online poker then be regulated or fixed? I doubt it.

This questions needs to be brought up at a debate between the politicians that are running for this coming presidency.

beanie is on the right track...---call out the republicans for teaming up with the Christian Right wings LUNATICS...i mean that...

this needs to be a public call out, like Mike Sexton on Leno...something similar, maybe not that grand, but it must be very public. A line needs to be made between republicans and these wacked out Right wing Christians, because that christian faction is getting much too powerful in our country where religion and politics should not mix.

brianyut do not try to convince beanie-hes pretty delusional about this bullshit and this whole republicans vs democrats stance is the one is tearing this country apart. You are dead on when you say this is an individual thing.

Why would you try to reason with someone who is more concerned with his ability to gamble than terrorists killing thousands of his fellow innocent citizens?

i'm going under the assumption that a large majority of the people on this forum aren't right wing fundamentalist christians...there may be a few. i'm not suggesting that Sexton call the right wing christians lunatics on television, i'm merely suggesting that an attempt is made to help the public recognize that differences between the two and that the original goals of the two groups are at odds with each other.--> this can be done in a way that is not offensive to religious lunatics