Done.

 

Originally Posted by wackyJaxon

Tweeted 5 randomly on the list.

We'll take it! Thanks!

 

Originally Posted by xxbossmanxx

Sent my letters out. Bump for supportage. TY!

Great! Thanks!

 

Originally Posted by gjschiff

Done. Hope your clean-up day went well, sajeffe :)

Thanks, gjs. It did go well and the car is now squeezed into the garage and I'm resting for several days of payback pain. That's just the way it goes.

Friday done.

Done.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Let's keep telling GOP House leadership to support poker!

• Let's send prefilled, editable tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
• Let's keep making and liking pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls of GOP congressmen Fred Upton HERE & HERE, Tom Cole HERE, Nan Hayworth HERE, Mike Rogers HERE, Bill Shuster HERE & HERE, and Pat Tiberi HERE.
• Let's send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE, and let's share today's action on our own Facebook walls HERE (and please "like" this FB wall...thanks!).

If you wish to do more today:

• Let's make and like pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls of Sen. Reid HERE, Sen. Kyl HERE, Rep. Boehner HERE, Rep. Cantor HERE, Subcommittee Chair Bono Mack HERE, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton HERE & HERE, the Democratic party Election Site HERE, NJ Gov. Chris Christie HERE, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee HERE & HERE, Rep. Charlie Bass HERE & HERE, Rep. Sean Duffy HERE, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick HERE, Rep. Patrick Meehan HERE, Rep. Judy Biggert HERE, Rep. Robert Dold HERE, Rep. Jim Renacci HERE, Rep. Jon Runyan HERE, and the House Commerce Committee HERE. There are new posts and comments to like since we did these as part of recent action plans.

Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!

Done. Come on y'all.

Monday, May 14, 2012

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has been deleting posts advocating for online poker licensing and regulation (and banning the posters who make such posts). As the online poker issue is before the committee, including two recent hearings, I feel this is outrageous and I hope you do as well!

• Let's send the committee an email to HERE (comments@indian.senate.gov) to tell them that we should be allowed to exercise our rights to freedom of speech and to petition the government for redress of grievances -- rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. Let's also send them a prefilled, editable tweet HERE.
• Let's post to the committee's FB wall HERE, and let's like the posts HERE and HERE.
• Let's reach out to the U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today as well with prefilled, fully editable tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [speed tip: use either the middle mouse button or the left one + CTRL to open each tweet in a new tab]
• Let's send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE, and let's share today's action on our own Facebook walls HERE (and please "like" this FB wall...thanks!).

If you wish to do more today:

• Let's keep making and liking pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls of GOP congressmen Fred Upton HERE & HERE, Tom Cole HERE, Nan Hayworth HERE, Mike Rogers HERE, Bill Shuster HERE & HERE, and Pat Tiberi HERE. There are new posts and comments to like since we did these as part of recent action plans.

Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!

Thanks Jaxon, Sheryl, GJS, and Halstad!

I added a line to today's plan: Let's post to the committee's FB wall HERE, and let's like the posts HERE and HERE.

Here's the letter I sent to the committee:

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Dear Senators,

Many people who made posts in favor of legislation to license and regulate online poker to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee Facebook page were subsequently banned from that page. Can you please provide an explanation for this? After all, online poker licensing is a legitimate issue before the committee. You held two hearings on it recently, in fact. I had the privilege of attending the second hearing and the honor of meeting Chairman Akaka afterward (I’m on the right):

I urge you to please allow Americans to exercise their rights to freedom of speech and to petition government for redress of grievances as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Thank you.

Best regards,

Rich Muny

 

Originally Posted by TheEngineer

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee unbanned me from their FB wall. I guess they're hearing from us. :-)

This was all quite surprising to see from the beginning. Rich gave PocketFives a few solid comments for a feature article about the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs issuing ban-hammers:
http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/...layers-587381/

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Following yesterday's action plan (which targeted the Senate Indian Affairs Committee for banning pro-poker posters from their Facebook wall), the committee relented and reinstated previously banned posters! We're clearly being heard here, so let's keep it up.

• Let's post and like respectful comments to the committee's FB wall HERE. Let's let them know the best way to get rid of us is not to ban us, but to pass pro-poker legislation. Let's also mention that legislation is good for tribal interests.
• Let's send the prefilled tweet HERE to the committee.
  
• Let's send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE and let's share today's action on our own Facebook walls HERE.

If you wish to do more today:

• Let's keep making and liking pro-poker posts on the Facebook walls of GOP congressmen Fred Upton HERE & HERE, Tom Cole HERE, Nan Hayworth HERE, Mike Rogers HERE, Bill Shuster HERE & HERE, and Pat Tiberi HERE. There are new posts and comments to like since we did these as part of recent action plans.

Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!

 

Originally Posted by gjschiff

Your letter worked well, Rich. I am unbanned, and we are all able to post there again. Thanks!

& done for Monday.

Thanks! Glad we're all back.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Let's all meet with our Congressmen over the Memorial Day Congressional recess (May 19th thru May 29th) -- when they back in their districts -- to discuss the importance of passing online poker legislation this year:

• Please call your Congressman today (click HERE to find your Member of Congress, along with his/her district office phone numbers) to schedule a face-to-face meeting at his/her district office during the recess.
  
• Talking points, a summary of HR 2366, and the recent letter from the Fraternal Order of Police in support online poker licensing are HERE for download and printing. Please use them for reference and to leave with your representative after the meeting.
• Should you have any questions prior to the meeting please feel free to contact me via a post here or a PM.
• Let's send prefilled, editable tweets to GOP lawmakers: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE,HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
• Let's send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE and let's share today's action on our own Facebook walls HERE.

Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!

Done.

Done!