I called Senator Kent Conrad to find his office had closed early. I left a voice mail, but plan to call again tomorrow. I think they're open from 1:00 to 3:00 or something crazy.
I didn't call Senator Byron Dorgan. They know my voice, as I call often.
A note to the people who run saveonlinegambling.com :
North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad does not have an email address listed. The reason is because his website has a webform to contact by email. This little detour almost deterred me from sending my email to him. I think including the URL to the webform would help. It is:
http://conrad.senate.gov/webform.html
This is the form letter I sent:
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I heard news today that Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee is attempting to pass legislation to ban online gambling to a DoD bill that will likely hit the Senate floor early next week. This is appalling to me both as someone who dispises restrictions of personal freedoms as well as someone who supports our military.
The online gaming industry is one that needs regulations not restrictions. As a moderate and independent North Dakota resident, I've been very pleased in the past that our elected Democratic Senators have always elected to side with common sense instead of emotional outbursts. I've been unable to find any documentation stating what position you take in the issue of online gambling, but I can only hope that your level headed leadership continues with this bill in which I am taking a great interest.
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