[JPFisher55]

Beanie, without the WTO, no bill will have a chance until at least 2009. Even then, the Frank bill would be less than 50/50 and I agree with you that it does not improve the situation.
So the backup plan to the WTO is litigation. The iMEGA case, the BetOnSports case and the case by Mr. Rousso against the State of Washington's ban on Internet gambling are the beginning of this litigation. I think that if the WTO fails to cause positive change and the present litigation fails, then by 2009-2010, the PPA should iniate an action for declaratory judgment that seeks to have online poker declared legal under federal law.
However, the work that the PPA is doing in the political arena, especially at the state level, is very important to keep the situation from getting worse. Thus, in the beginning of 2008, I will be renewing and upgrading my membership to a higher level than my current full membership.