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TAKE ACTION: Tell Obama to reverse the DoJ online poker players' fund freeze

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  1. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:41pm)

    Outraged by the freezing of our funds??? I sure hope so! Let's take a stand and fight back.

    OldBookGuy put together a nice action plan. Simply:
    1. Got to http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact to send a letter to Obama.
    2. Cut and paste the letter text below (editing to suit, of course).
    3. Click here to Twitter an announcement of this alert.
    4. Reply to the thread with "sent" "Twittered", etc to encourage others (you know the drill).
    Takes less than 60 seconds!

    Also, please sign the PPA petition to Obama at www.pokerpetition.com.<span title="processed" id="ptFirstEntry"><span>


    </span></span>

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    <span>Dear President Obama, </span>

    <span> It seems your White House has not taken the Government Briefing Book very seriously. The number one issue in Technology is Online Poker. </span>

    <span> Politics and political support as we all know permeates from the bottom up. So it is with issues. Though many pressing issues face you and me, more often than not it is the little -- and, to most in Washington, insignificant -- issues that personally affect the individual that matters most. </span>

    <span> This technology issue, online poker, is VERY important to many Americans -- Americans who supported you and the Democratic party, both locally and nationally -- in the belief your administration would treat poker players at least equally to those who play other online games such as Spades, Hearts, Solitaire and dozens of other games who enjoy the right of privacy in their own homes to play online games of skill both for real money and for fun. </span>

    <span> Last week, YOUR Department of Justice continued the Bush era assault on poker players' privacy by freezing the personal funds of an estimated TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND (24,000) American Citizens in the estimated amount of THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS ($30,000,000) of your American Citizen supporters' money. </span>

    <span> However, given the current action, if this belief was misplaced then support for Democratic candidates AND your administration will likely suffer. </span>

    <span> I implore you to direct action be taken addressing this issue and treat me, a poker player with respect and equality.

    Thank you for your consideration. </span>
     
  2. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:41pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Fellow mods: please keep this thread free-standing. Thanks!
     
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  3. TheEngineer TheEngineer is offline Rich Muny - PPA Board VP

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:43pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Sent!
     
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  4. jeppg1111 jeppg1111 is offline Disabled account

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:45pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    sent...take less than 60 seconds like engineer said....so FUCKIN DO IT
     
  5. 36crazyfists 36crazyfists is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:47pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Sent
     
  6. elusively elusively is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:49pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Sent and I think I speak for all online players when I say thanks for all your hard work. This is super important and we apprecaite it.
  7. MrEstate MrEstate is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:49pm) in reply to 36crazyfists

    Sent..... Keep up the good work.
  8. bef99hwk bef99hwk is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:50pm) in reply to 36crazyfists

    Sent
  9. Joshole Joshole is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:53pm) in reply to elusively

    sent
  10. cloudyspirits cloudyspirits is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:54pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    sent
  11. kwoods kwoods is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:55pm) in reply to 36crazyfists

    sent
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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:55pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    sent
     
  13. kice32 kice32 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:56pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    sent, twittered Is there going to be a new congressional letter any time soon? The reason I ask is because the Republican Congressman that was ousted in my district was replaced by a Democrat that has not responded to any poker related bills or emails. I think it's time we heat up the pressure on Dina Titus, especially those who live in her Las Vegas district.
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  14. tacoman98 tacoman98 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:56pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    sent
  15. GoPack27 GoPack27 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:57pm) in reply to bef99hwk

    Sent!
  16. weeminer weeminer is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 12:57pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    sent
     
  17. libertad73 libertad73 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:01pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Sent. Thanks for the hard work
  18. Jims14 Jims14 is online now

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:02pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Sent!!!!

    This is the thread that should have 100 pages of responses. Send and forward to your friends
  19. JWeb777 JWeb777 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:05pm) in reply to tacoman98

     
    Originally Posted by tacoman98 View Post

    sent

     
  20. MangosPapa MangosPapa is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:06pm) in reply to GoPack27

    sent..go go go everyone
  21. TwystedPair TwystedPair is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:08pm) in reply to GoPack27

    Sent
  22. 33mikemcg 33mikemcg is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:14pm) in reply to TwystedPair

    SENT. Thank you for your help.
     
  23. Spymaster21 Spymaster21 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:14pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    sent!
  24. thaikev thaikev is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:16pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    Have sent the letter with a few added comments about the Govrnment acting
    like the rulers of the old Soviet Union.
  25. TheFirm53 TheFirm53 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:18pm) in reply to thaikev

    Sent!
  26. poisoneye1986 poisoneye1986 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:23pm) in reply to GoPack27

    sent
  27. squintster squintster is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:23pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    sent
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  28. PETERK4 PETERK4 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:23pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    SENT
  29. fly44 fly44 is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:23pm) in reply to TheEngineer

    This is what I wrote with a little help from TheEngineer:

    President Obama,

    Last week, your Department of Justice continued the Bush agenda of restricting citizen's rights and poker player's rights by freezing the personal funds of an estimated twenty-four thousand (24,000) American Citizens in the estimated amount of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) that belongs to Americans.

    The actions of the DoJ are wrong. By doing this they are keeping $30,000,000 out of the economy and out of the hands of tax paying Americans. More importantly though, you are legislating what people can or can't do with their own money. By freezing these funds you are saying that people cannot be trusted in their own homes with their own money.

    I ask you to order the DoJ to desist with their assault on poker players. I also suggest that you support Barney Frank's bill on online poker which fairly offers solutions to most of the current problems with online poker.

    Thank You
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  30. Slingtownorbust Slingtownorbust is offline

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    Jun 10th, 2009 (6/10/2009 1:25pm) in reply to GoPack27

    I think I might send a more personal letter gonna get a little creative
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