Good: my response from Congressman Ron Paul

[Dire]

A while back I sent out some messages expressing my support of online gambling and Barney Frank's initiative in tossing the UIGEA. Received an email today from Ron Paul.

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Hello, I am Congressman Ron Paul's legislative director. You are receiving this message because you contacted our office regarding Internet gambling. Dr. Paul intends to work with House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank to repeal the ban.

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It was titled: FW: Internet Gambling. I've never received such a sweet email. Straight and to the point. Quite different than the political BS 5-paragraph but nothing said form letters I've received from others in the past. That's at least 2 on the Financial Services Committee completely against the UIGEA. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[Infotainment]

Nicely done sir!

[RGL]

Great news! Maybe this thing is really gaining ground. And perhaps it is a bigger or more strategized issue for the Dems than has been apparent to date.

The Financial Services Committee I suspect is a major leverage point for stopping enforcement in its tracks given the emphasis on financial transactions in the legislation.

[LeapFrog]

Thanks for posting

[PBJaxx]

Great!

[Coy_Roy]

Great news!

[KotOD]

Can some republican create one of these for Paul?

http://www.abcpac.com/default.aspx

[TimTimSalabim]

Not a huge surprise that a lifelong Libertarian is against a gambling ban.

[Wahoo73]

FWIW, he is running for the Republican Party nomination for President: http://ronpaul2008.com/

[Nairb]

Wish I could get a response from my Tennessee Senators and Representatives. Have sent e-mails and letters weekly since passage of the UIGEA and have yet to get my first response.

[Tofu_boy]

looklike we get more and more great news now....

Thank You for great news post.

[whangarei]

Awesome! Thanks for the report /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[demon102]

keeeeewwwwl

[yahboohoo]

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Straight and to the point. Quite different than the political BS 5-paragraph but nothing said form letters I've received from others in the past.

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No joke. How refreshing!

[oober]

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A while back I sent out some messages expressing my support of online gambling and Barney Frank's initiative in tossing the UIGEA. Received an email today from Ron Paul.

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Hello, I am Congressman Ron Paul's legislative director. You are receiving this message because you contacted our office regarding Internet gambling. Dr. Paul intends to work with House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank to repeal the ban.

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It was titled: FW: Internet Gambling. I've never received such a sweet email. Straight and to the point. Quite different than the political BS 5-paragraph but nothing said form letters I've received from others in the past. That's at least 2 on the Financial Services Committee completely against the UIGEA. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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Reply asking him to publicly state his intentions on the issue... Explain to him how many poker players are out there...

[Skallagrim]

Did you folks know Ron Paul is also running for president?

Hes not mentioned much because he's well known as the most libertarian of all republicans and has little money. But most posters here would probably agree with most of his positions.

Check him out all of you who routinely say there is no real choice out there.

Skallagrim

[JD2WSOP]

He's got my vote, that's for sure. I'll write him in if I have to.

[Money2Burn]

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Wish I could get a response from my Tennessee Senators and Representatives. Have sent e-mails and letters weekly since passage of the UIGEA and have yet to get my first response.

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Isn't Bill Frist one of your senators? I doubt you will get a response from him other than a Cartman esque reply of "Na na na na na na, you can't play online poker! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

[Uglyowl]

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Did you folks know Ron Paul is also running for president?

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Doesn't seem to have much of a chance at the moment unfortunately. Seems like a great guy.

Quick bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul

[plasphemy]

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Wish I could get a response from my Tennessee Senators and Representatives. Have sent e-mails and letters weekly since passage of the UIGEA and have yet to get my first response.

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Isn't Bill Frist one of your senators? I doubt you will get a response from him other than a Cartman esque reply of "Na na na na na na, you can't play online poker! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

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Frist retired...

In fact, the only congressmen left that was instrumental getting the UIGEA through is John Kyl. Leach was voted out.

[andywend]

These days the republicans are separated into 2 groups:

Those that are controlled by the religious right and the true conservatives like Ron Paul (most true conservative republicans are libertarians).

While the religious right was primarily responsible for the success of the republican party dating back to 1994, the party made a deal with the devil and politicians like Bill Frist, John Kyl, Jim Leach were the result.

Thank goodness Frist and Leach are gone.

Ron Paul would make an excellent president as would any libertarian politician. Unfortunately, I don't see how the democrats can lose in 2008 and every single major democratic candidate wants to socialize medicine and have the government take almost full control of our daily lives.

Here's hoping they repeal the UIGEA before that happens.

[dlk9s]

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T every single major democratic candidate wants to socialize medicine and have the government take almost full control of our daily lives.



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On the bright side, maybe they will want the government to control (read: regulate) online poker. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[Cactus Jack]

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T every single major democratic candidate wants to socialize medicine and have the government take almost full control of our daily lives.



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On the bright side, maybe they will want the government to control (read: regulate) online poker. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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Don't bother. The idea of govt being something good just confuses them.