I edited the letter slightly, based on comments made. Hopefully we'll have this online soon.

 

Originally Posted by TheEngineer

 

Originally Posted by pokerpoker69

hasnt everyone done this x103892489234? i think they get the point(not being a dick, im all for helping..)

1. It's a new letter complaining specifically about the fund seizure.
2. It will be the new letter in the PPA system. We can all edit it prior to that, so it will reflect the community.
3. Unfortunately, not every PPA member has sent a letter.
4. If they got the point, the DoJ would not have seized our money.

5. A bunch of poker players ignored this issue before but are motivated by the recent events. They will pitch in (from here, other forums, and Twitter).
6. Congress REALLY needs to know we're unhappy about the fund seizure.

 

Originally Posted by pokerpoker69

hasnt everyone done this x103892489234? i think they get the point(not being a dick, im all for helping..)

The more letters/petitions/information pro online poker from different people the more the doj will realize that a LOT of people are affected by this and don't agree with it. Please, EVERYONE send a letter reflecting how outrageous the seizure is, they'll realize soon enough how many people they will be dealing with who are pro online poker.

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Originally Posted by jcpeace

are the Feds really going to take any of this shit seriously? I mean how the fuck are they gonna regulate online poker if all these sites are offshore? GTFO

It's the lack of clear legalization that keeps these sites offshore. Make it clearly legal and the sites are on U.S. soil. Also, the legislation mentioned in the letter provides for licensing of sites by the U.S.

sent. thank you, TE.

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Can't wait until this is legal/regulated.

shipped

Sent second letter.

Hopefully this is my last trip to the library to Digg during lunch (my employer filters things like this, and I'm waiting for the new iPhone to get restocked so I can do this remotely). However,this is a big article in Politico and I wanted to do my best to push it forward. So, please Digg and Twitter. Thanks!

Read/Digg: http://digg.com/d1uWzx
Direct Digg: http://digg.com/politics/Politico_Su...er_legislation
Twitter (cut and paste the following): RT TheEngineer2008: <SPAN class=EC_entry-content>'Politico: Support grows for online #poker legislation' Read/#Digg: http://digg.com/d1uWzx #nation #c4l PLZ RT</SPAN>

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Politico: Support grows for gambling law change
Rep. Barney Frank sees the odds improving for repealing a long-sought <SPAN class=EC_kLink>Internet </SPAN><SPAN class=EC_kLink>gambling</SPAN> ban.

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee believes the recent seizure of millions of dollars in online poker receipts only strengthens his hand because it reminds voters and politicians how sweeping — and potentially unclear — the existing law is.

“It helps,” Frank said after the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York seized, or froze, $34 million in bank accounts belonging to 27,000 online poker players.

The eloquently acerbic Massachusetts Democrat will spend the bulk of this year helping the Obama administration reregulate Wall Street in response to last fall’s financial collapse. But he also wants another crack at rewriting the ban on <SPAN class=EC_kLink>Internet </SPAN><SPAN class=EC_kLink>gambling</SPAN>.

Even his Republican counterpart, who led a charge last year to defeat legislation gutting the law, believes Frank is holding much better cards in the current Congress than he had in the last one.

“It’s going to be an uphill battle to stop it this time,” said Alabama Rep. Spencer Bachus, the ranking Republican on the Financial Services Committee and a longtime gambling opponent who calls the pastime the nation’s “fastest-growing addiction.”

“We caught them off guard last time,” he said. “This time, they won’t be off guard.”

The question is how far Frank wants to go in rewriting the current law. Banks, credit card companies and other financial institutions he oversees are asking Congress for more clarity in how to police the current ban, since they bear the onus for blocking payments to gambling websites overseas.

Frank, though, introduced legislation last month that goes much further. It would create a licensing and regulatory framework that would allow Americans to play poker and place other bets on government-approved websites — an ambitious proposal that could eventually generate billions of dollars in much-needed revenues for states or the federal government.

Whatever path he pursues, any rewrite faces stiff resistance in the Senate from Jon Kyl, the Arizona Republican who worked for years to enact the current law....

Check out Andy Bloch's Tweet:

@Andy_Bloch: Meant to say I beat @ppapoker & @TheEngineer2008 to the tweet! RT "Support grows for gambling law change" http://bit.ly/1LUy9

sent. thanks for all the hard work TE

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Sent. That was really easy. Keep up the good work sir.