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Though nearly 70 Years apart from each other that being Prohibition and Online Poker,
Edited By: Bizzaro Aug 19th, 2011 at 06:15 AM
And oh how we laugh today to think liquor, beer or any type of alcohol consumption and sales there of were illegal until governed.
Take everything in stride: especially the word “inevitable”
And Oh How we will laugh again one day and not only for when Online Poker is made legal, But for when we all realize how very similarly these comparisons are in making YOU & I a real part of history!
(“You & I” refers solely to those who used to enjoy playing poker for real money in the U.S. and to all of those who are now not allowed to play online poker from the privacy of there own homes, and to all of us who have joined the fight for the right to do so again! We stand together; our number of online players equals a lot of strength when the Government starts listening)
(And to add a Quote from Annie Duke)
And if you really want to compare the outcome of either, I am sure it would be plain to see that Online Poker may not have any worse the outcome than legalizing alcohol did?
When you think about it this way, Quote: “I’ve never heard of anyone getting behind the wheel of an automobile after losing at poker and mowing someone down or getting into an accident because they were impaired in some way”?
LET’S MAKE SOME NOISE!!!! JOIN US @THEPPA.ORG TODAY! -
Well said Rob!
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If you wish to do more today:
Tuesday's Action: Tell Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) to Push the Debt Super Committee to Include Online Poker Legislation
Simply click HERE and HERE to post your messages asking Rep. Dave Camp to protect our right to play online poker by supporting HR 2366 (please try to get the bill number correct in your posts)! Please "like" the other pro-poker posts there as well.
The last three actions generated over 100 likes each. Let's all to our part to bump this action to triple digits as well!
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Recurring action:Tell the Debt Super Committee to Include Online Poker Legislation
U.S. House and Senate leaders have appointed twelve members of Congress to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. This “super committee" is charged with developing policies to reduce the U.S. deficit and then make specific recommendations to Congress which will be voted on. This is a great opportunity for us to make our voices heard. Let's go to their Facebook pages and let them know that we want them to take action on the online poker issue!
The names with an “x” in front of them are those who do not allow direct posting on their Facebook wall. Simply post a comment in response to an appropriate post (i.e., one suitable for a pro-poker comment) already on the page. PLEASE remember to say please and thank you. Courtesy goes a long way.
Let's all also remember to revisit these walls to like the pro-poker posts and comments made since your last visit. Thanks!
Here's the Super Committee:
Republicans
Dave Camp: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact
x Jeb Hensarling: Facebook Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Fred Upton: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact
Senators:
x Rob Portman: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact (site set to censor the word "poker")
x Jon Kyl: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (actively deletes pro-poker posts) Contact
Patrick Toomey: Facebook Facebook (second site was actively deleting pro-poker posts, but now appears to be allowing them to stay) Twitter Contact
Democrats
Representatives:
x James Clyburn: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (first site set to censor the word "poker") Facebook (second site permits direct posting) Twitter Contact
x Xavier Becerra: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Chris Van Hollen: Facebook Twitter Contact
Senators:
x Patty Murray: Facebook Twitter Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (the post for us to use to post comments is a few weeks old...might be better to use Twitter here)
x Max Baucus: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (it's not Rep. Spencer Bachus, so please don't blast him!
) (site set to censor the word "poker")
John Kerry: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact -
The PPA hasn't accomplished jack shit!! Online poker will be regulated and taxed (heavily) in the US whether the PPA exists or not. It's all about the $$$$ nobody in any real position of power gives a fuck about the minimal influence of the PPA. If the PPA actually threw some $$$$ to members of congress then maybe they could get something done. $$$$$ is what gets shit done in politics congress is bought and paid for by lobbyists.
Edited By: slizza420 Aug 19th, 2011 at 08:05 PM
The US political system is broken. We need to clean house and get rid of the corruption that has seeped into congress. -
17 Minutes Ago (8/19/2011 3:01pm) in reply to TheEngineer
Edited By: Bizzaro Aug 20th, 2011 at 02:06 AM>>> "If the PPA actually threw some $$$$ to members of congress then maybe they could get something done".<<<
HOW CAN a non-profit organization throw money any where?,
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:Mission Statement
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is a non-profit membership organization comprised of online and offline poker players. Our membership consists of enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and protect the right to play poker in all its forms.
The PPA’s mission is to establish favorable laws that provide poker players with a secure, safe and regulated place to play. Through education and awareness the PPA will keep this game of skill, one of America’s oldest recreational activities, free from egregious government intervention and misguided laws.
Thank you for all your support and help! -
PPA has had success in:
Originally Posted by slizza420
The PPA hasn't accomplished jack ****!! Online poker will be regulated and taxed (heavily) in the US whether the PPA exists or not. It's all about the $$$$ nobody in any real position of power gives a **** about the minimal influence of the PPA.
- Creating an organization in DC where none formerly existed. We saw the result of that in Congress a few weeks ago, when Attorney General Eric Holder was grilled by a few congressmen about Black Friday at a hearing on an unrelated matter. We see it every day, in fact, as only anti-poker legislation was introduced to Congress from 1995-2006, while only pro-poker legislation has been introduced since.
- Raising the public image and perception of poker as an honorable game, not a degenerate vice.
- Defensively fighting federal legislative action that sought to harm further the interests of poker players.
- Defending against the implementation of Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) regulations, successfully delaying for six months implementation of those regulations.
- Giving a voice to poker players in states where poker activity has attracted law enforcement or other negative notice.
- Jumpstarting state action. PPA’s actions at the federal level have woken up some states that are now concerned that Congress will authorize online poker before these states can.
For a reminder of the dark days before we poker players organized for the fight back, please take a look at the UIGEA House Testimony from July 11, 2006 and observe how lawmakers were tripping over one another to condemn online poker.
Anti-online poker folks built a loose coalition against us prior to UIGEA’s passage. The GOP even put a plank in its platform advocating a ban on online gaming. Additionally, when UIGEA passed, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) promised to introduce new legislation to finish what UIGEA started.
With this starting point, it was not reasonable to think poker players could turn this around overnight. PPA certainly never promised to. Rather, PPA started a process by which we could build support for our position. Initiating this fight, even as underdogs, was the maximum EV option of the choices available to us.
So, what has happened since? Well, Congress had certainly heard from America’s poker players. We are on offense in Congress, which is our best defense. Again, no bills have been proposed against us since 2006, after years of anti-poker bills.
PPA organized letter-writing and phone call campaigns while lobbying federal agencies and Congress. PPA also set up and organized testimony at Congressional hearings that went very well for us. Poker players wrote and called Congress by the hundreds of thousands. With these efforts, PPA stopped — and reversed — the momentum of the anti-poker forces. I believe we are fortunate to have someone as savvy on the Hill as Executive Director John Pappas at the helm, as navigating that arena is a skill all its own.
At the state level, the PPA twice stopped Massachusetts from criminalizing playing of online poker. PPA also fought the Kentucky governor’s efforts to seize online poker domain names. That effort included recruiting the ACLU and EFF to aid the fight, including a joint press conference to condemn the governor’s attack on the game. PPA worked with state and national media very effectively to communicate the players’ position in the Kentucky fight.
PPA got very involved in elections as well. Players helped push UIGEA sponsor Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA) from office – a fact he readily admits. PPA also contributed greatly to anti-poker CO Senate candidate Ken Buck’s loss to Michael Bennet. PPA’s PAC, PokerPAC, is an active participant in national elections.
On the media front, coverage of poker issues was often negative prior to passage of UIGEA. Thanks to the efforts of PPA, we now get our opinion mentioned in almost every mainstream article on the topic. I write a column myself, at http://biggovernment.com/rmuny.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of inertia in DC. Some politicians still think the anti-gaming types enjoy the support they did twenty years ago. We are chipping away at this every single day.
PPA continues to keep pressure on Capitol Hill. A poker-only bill will be introduced in the next couple of weeks. It will be introduced by a conservative Republican, Rep. Joe Barton of Texas. This bipartisanship will help the bill’s prospects greatly. Here’s a good article.
Why all the anger? I'm sorry that the world doesn't work as you may imagine from the comfort of your couch, but we really are in a tough fight.If the PPA actually threw some $$$$ to members of congress then maybe they could get something done. $$$$$ is what gets **** done in politics congress is bought and paid for by lobbyists.
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Hear!-Hear! AND THATS AS REAL AS IT GETS!!!
Edited By: Bizzaro Aug 19th, 2011 at 11:48 PM
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And The BATTLE Continues!!!! FOR US ALL TO ENJOY SOMETHING WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO, Thanks again TO THE theppa.org for making it All possible for OUR/THE online poker players voices to be heard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lastly: We personally have a lot of Respect for those who have worked on this, and for those who continue to work on this, the fight for the right to play poker online legally in the United States! And have done it all VOULUNTARILY with no financial gain or salary what so ever!!,WOW!
We Tip our hats to guys like John Pappas (Executive Director) @theppa.org
& Rich Muny (Vice President of Player Relations) @theppa.org
, with the utmost highest regards !!! and again, Thank you & Keep up the Great Work!!! -
Your Welcome! ;-)
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Edited By: TheEngineer Aug 20th, 2011 at 09:10 AMWill you take a few moments to stand up for poker? It will take you just ten seconds. Thank you for participating!====================
If you wish to do more today:
Tuesday's Action: Tell Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) to Push the Debt Super Committee to Include Online Poker Legislation
Simply click HERE to post your Facebook message asking Sen. Pat Toomey to protect our right to play online poker by supporting HR 2366 (please try to get the bill number correct in your posts)! Please "like" the other pro-poker posts there as well.
The last four actions generated over 100 likes each. Let's all to our part to bump this action to triple digits as well!
====================
Recurring action:Tell the Debt Super Committee to Include Online Poker Legislation
U.S. House and Senate leaders have appointed twelve members of Congress to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. This “super committee" is charged with developing policies to reduce the U.S. deficit. This is a great opportunity for us to make our voices heard. Let's go to their Facebook pages and let them know that we want them to take action on the online poker issue!
The names with an “x” in front of them are those who do not allow direct posting on their Facebook wall. Simply post a comment in response to an appropriate post (i.e., one suitable for a pro-poker comment) already on the page. PLEASE remember to say please and thank you. Courtesy goes a long way.
Let's all also remember to revisit these walls to like the pro-poker posts and comments made since your last visit. Thanks!
Here's the Super Committee:
Republicans
Dave Camp: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact
x Jeb Hensarling: Facebook Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Fred Upton: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact
Senators:
x Rob Portman: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact (site set to censor the word "poker")
x Jon Kyl: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (actively deletes pro-poker posts) Contact
Patrick Toomey: Facebook Facebook (second site was actively deleting pro-poker posts, but now appears to be allowing them to stay) Twitter Contact
Democrats
Representatives:
x James Clyburn: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (first site set to censor the word "poker") Facebook (second site permits direct posting) Twitter Contact
x Xavier Becerra: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Chris Van Hollen: Facebook Twitter Contact
Senators:
x Patty Murray: Facebook Twitter Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (the post for us to use to post comments is a few weeks old...might be better to use Twitter here)
x Max Baucus: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (it's not Rep. Spencer Bachus, so please don't blast him!
) (site set to censor the word "poker")
John Kerry: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact -
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Done, guys please take one minute out of your day and help with this campaign to freeee poker. So many people on this site play the game, and B#$ch about how they cant play now. Start by doing something about it, and do it daily.
Mad props to TheEngineer who seems to be working for us pretty much around the clock! -
done keep up the fight rich
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====================Monday, August 22, 2011
Will you take a few moments to stand up for poker? It will take you just ten seconds. Thank you for participating!
- If you didn't over the weekend, "like" Sen. Pat Toomey's main Facebook page HERE (you can unlike it when you're done) then
- Like the pro-poker post HERE (it's a different post from the weekend one...it's more conservatively themed for a conservative lawmaker), then
- Vote YES HERE and HERE on pro-poker YouTube Town Hall questions.
If you wish to do more today:
Today's Action: Tell Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) to Push the Debt Super Committee to Include Online Poker Legislation
Simply click HERE to post your Facebook message asking Sen. Pat Toomey to protect our right to play online poker by supporting HR 2366 (please try to get the bill number correct in your posts)! Please "like" the other pro-poker posts there as well.
The last FIVE actions generated over 100 likes each. Let's all to our part to bump this action to triple digits as well!
====================
Recurring action: Tell the Debt Super Committee to Include Online Poker Legislation
U.S. House and Senate leaders have appointed twelve members of Congress to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. This “super committee" is charged with developing policies to reduce the U.S. deficit. This is a great opportunity for us to make our voices heard. Let's go to their Facebook pages and let them know that we want them to take action on the online poker issue!
The names with an “x” in front of them are those who do not allow direct posting on their Facebook wall. Simply post a comment in response to an appropriate post (i.e., one suitable for a pro-poker comment) already on the page. PLEASE remember to say please and thank you. Courtesy goes a long way.
Let's all also remember to revisit these walls to like the pro-poker posts and comments made since your last visit. Thanks!
Here's the Super Committee:
Republicans
Dave Camp: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact
x Jeb Hensarling: Facebook Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Fred Upton: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact
Senators:
x Rob Portman: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact (site set to censor the word "poker")
x Jon Kyl: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (actively deletes pro-poker posts) Contact
Patrick Toomey: Facebook Facebook (second site was actively deleting pro-poker posts, but now appears to be allowing them to stay) Twitter Contact
Democrats
Representatives:
x James Clyburn: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (first site set to censor the word "poker") Facebook (second site permits direct posting) Twitter Contact
x Xavier Becerra: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Chris Van Hollen: Facebook Twitter Contact
Senators:
x Patty Murray: Facebook Twitter Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (the post for us to use to post comments is a few weeks old...might be better to use Twitter here)
x Max Baucus: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (it's not Rep. Spencer Bachus, so please don't blast him!
) (site set to censor the word "poker")
John Kerry: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact - If you didn't over the weekend, "like" Sen. Pat Toomey's main Facebook page HERE (you can unlike it when you're done) then
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We're closing in on a sixth day of triple-digit participation! We need just 26 more "likes" for http://www.facebook.com/patricktoome...22526784513340 to get there.
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Hey Rich , really appreciate what your doing here... Ive been clicking everything I can on FB for a few days and will keep doing so.
I can see us gaining traction...
Well done to you and the PPA for a long hard battle, I owe you a pint if I ever seeya :D :d -
This all could be like a Movie;
We’ll call it,
KILL BILL HR2366 VOL.3 “The Resurrection into A LAW”
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Edited By: Bizzaro Aug 23rd, 2011 at 12:13 AMThis all could be like a Movie;
We’ll call it,
KILL BILL HR2366 VOL.3 “The Resurrection into A LAW”
;-)
See the whole 3 part series,
Vol.1 “Muny on the Bounty”,
Vol.2 “The Caine Muny”
Nominated for 7 Academy awards, Best Picture, Best Cinematography,Best Story Line,
Best Narration, Best Wardrobe, Best Director, & Best Supporting Cast.
The Herald/Times gives this one 2 thumbs up; “An incredible trilogy of one epic crusade”
;-D
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Thanks for that RSO and 0zone0!
Tomorrow's action will be to return to Sen. Kerry's wall. A 2+2er from Mass. made a good post. As he's a constituent, I think it's a good one to bring attention to: http://www.facebook.com/johnkerry/po...50243144192294.
Let's send Sen. Kerry a prefilled Twitter message HERE.
The message: @JohnKerry PLZ ask the debt super cmte to support HR 2366, Rep. Barton's (R-TX) online #poker bill -
====================Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Will you take a few moments to stand up for poker? It will take you just ten seconds. Thank you for participating!
If you wish to do more today:
Today's Action: Tell Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) to Push the Debt Super Committee to Include Online Poker Legislation
Simply click HERE to post your Facebook message asking Sen. Kerry to protect our right to play online poker by supporting HR 2366 (please try to get the bill number correct in your posts)! Please "like" the other pro-poker posts there as well.
The last SIX actions generated over 100 likes each. Let's all to our part to bump this action to triple digits as well!
====================
Recurring action: Tell the Debt Super Committee to Include Online Poker Legislation
U.S. House and Senate leaders have appointed twelve members of Congress to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. This “super committee" is charged with developing policies to reduce the U.S. deficit. This is a great opportunity for us to make our voices heard. Let's go to their Facebook pages and let them know that we want them to take action on the online poker issue!
The names with an “x” in front of them are those who do not allow direct posting on their Facebook wall. Simply post a comment in response to an appropriate post (i.e., one suitable for a pro-poker comment) already on the page. PLEASE remember to say please and thank you. Courtesy goes a long way.
Let's all also remember to revisit these walls to like the pro-poker posts and comments made since your last visit. Thanks!
Here's the Super Committee:
Republicans
Dave Camp: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact
x Jeb Hensarling: Facebook Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Fred Upton: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact
Senators:
x Rob Portman: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact (site set to censor the word "poker")
x Jon Kyl: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (actively deletes pro-poker posts) Contact
Patrick Toomey: Facebook Facebook (second site was actively deleting pro-poker posts, but now appears to be allowing them to stay) Twitter Contact
Democrats
Representatives:
x James Clyburn: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (first site set to censor the word "poker") Facebook (second site permits direct posting) Twitter Contact
x Xavier Becerra: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Chris Van Hollen: Facebook Twitter Contact
Senators:
x Patty Murray: Facebook Twitter Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (the post for us to use to post comments is a few weeks old...might be better to use Twitter here)
x Max Baucus: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (it's not Rep. Spencer Bachus, so please don't blast him!
) (site set to censor the word "poker")
John Kerry: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact -
We can check how many Twitter messages are going to Sen. Kerry here: http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtim...20%40JohnKerry










