Fight UIGEA!! -- Action plan for week of 3/5

[TheEngineer]

Over at BJ21.com and here, we got tired of having our rights trampled on, so we decided to do what we can to fight back. We plan to do something every week until we win the repeal of UIGEA. I hope everyone here will join in to help with the fight. Here's our plan for the week of 3/5:

Let's focus on members of the House Financial Services Committee. The committee chairman, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), is a good friend to our cause. We should ensure he receives plenty of support from us to use as ammo in his fights on Capitol Hill. Additionally, let's target Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), chairwoman of the Financial Institutions Subcommittee (responsibilities of this subcommittee includes banks) of the House Financial Services Committee. Maloney voted in favor of HR 4411 (the precursor of UIGEA), so we have an opportunity to give her sufficient facts to change her mind.

Actions:
- (snail) mail Barney Frank and Carolyn Maloney one letter each
- call Frank and Maloney twice
- email Frank and Maloney daily from 3/5 though 3/11
- if feeling ambitious, select members of the Financial Institutions Subcommittee closest to your home address to contact.

Some discussion points:

- This bill forces U.S. banks to act as the moral police of America; it shifts the costs to them as well.

- Stockholders in banks should complain about being forced to foot the bill for this.

- The issue with Neteller holding Americans' money in limbo.

- American companies are at risk of being completely shut out of the Internet gaming market. Existing Internet companies have already developed business models that don't rely on American players. America is losing a lot of potential revenue.

- The U.S. should desire a regulated market. That way, the U.S. can set and enforce the age limits. Also, money-laundering issues can be monitored.

- WTO compliance

Don't throw out your letters....we're going to focus on this subcommittee for the next three weeks (unless the WTO rules against the U.S. in the trade dispute during that time...if that occurs we'll likely respond to that by targeting members of the House Subcommittee on Trade), and we'll be able to reuse most of our words. I don't want us to work any harder than we have to. Our goal is to maximize our effectiveness.

Thanks to everyone who participates. I'm looking forward to fighting for our rights. Please reply to this thread if you participate. Thanks!

[TheEngineer]

Congressman Barney Frank
2252 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515-2104
(202) 225-5931
email: http://www.house.gov/frank/contact.html (not accepted for non-constituents)

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
2331 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515-3214
202.225.7944 phone
202.225.4709 fax
email: http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?o...&Itemid=73

Members of the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bi...e=hfs_financial

[TomG]

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Actions:
- (snail) mail Barney Frank and Carolyn Maloney one letter each

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Done. Thanks for helping us organize.

[TheEngineer]

Here's a list of the members of the Financial Institutions Subcommittee. We have our work cut out for us, but we do have support within the subcommittee.

Majority Members (Democrats)
Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), [Chairwoman], Voted for HR 4411
Melvin L. Watt (D-NC), Voted against HR 4411
Gary L. Ackerman (D-NY), Voted against HR 4411
Brad Sherman (D-CA), Voted for HR 4411
Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL), No vote on HR 4411, voted against credit card Internet gaming restrictions in '03
Dennis Moore (D-KS), Voted for HR 4411
Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Voted for HR 4411
Maxine Waters (D-CA), Voted for HR 4411, Nanny-state liberal….likes laws that protect people from themselves
Julia Carson (D-IN), Voted against HR 4411
Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), No vote on HR 4411
Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Voted for HR 4411
Joe Baca (D-CA), Voted against HR 4411
Al Green (D-TX), Voted for HR 4411
William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Jr. (D-MO), Voted against HR 4411
Brad Miller (D-NC), Voted for HR 4411
David Scott (D-GA), Voted for HR 4411
Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Voted for HR 4411
Melissa Bean (D-IL), Voted for HR 4411
Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Voted for HR 4411
Paul Hodes, II (D-NH), Elected after HR 4411 vote
Keith Ellison (D-MN), Elected after HR 4411 vote
Ron J. Klein (D-FL), Elected after HR 4411 vote
Tim Edward Mahoney (D-FL), Elected after HR 4411 vote
Charles Wilson (D-OH), Elected after HR 4411 vote
Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Elected after HR 4411 vote

Minority Members (Republicans)
Paul E. Gillmor (R-OH) [Ranking Member], Cosponsored HR 4411 and 4477, Moderate, member of the Republican Main St. Partnership
Tom Price (R-GA), Voted for HR 4411
Richard H. Baker (R-LA), Voted for HR 4411
Deborah Pryce (R-OH), Voted for HR 4411
Michael N. Castle (R-DE), Voted for HR 4411
Peter T. King (R-NY), Voted for HR 4411
Edward R. Royce (R-CA), Voted for HR 4411
Steve C. LaTourette (R-OH), Voted for HR 4411
Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R-NC), Voted for HR 4411
Judy Biggert (R-IL), Voted for HR 4411, Moderate, member of the Republican Main St. Partnership
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Voted for HR 4411, Moderate, member of the Republican Main St. Partnership
Tom Feeney (R-FL), Voted for HR 4411
Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Voted for HR 4411
E. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Voted for HR 4411
Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Voted for HR 4411, Moderate, member of the Republican Main St. Partnership
Gresham Barrett (R-SC), Cosponsored HR 4411
Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Voted for HR 4411
Steve Pearce (R-NM), Voted for HR 4411
Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Voted for HR 4411
Geoff Davis (R-KY), Voted for HR 4411
Patrick McHenry (R-NC), No vote on HR 4411
John Campbell (R-CA), Voted for HR 4411

[TheEngineer]

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Actions:
- (snail) mail Barney Frank and Carolyn Maloney one letter each

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Done. Thanks for helping us organize.

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Thanks. I'm glad to do what I can. Also, thanks for getting the mail out so quickly. Nice job!

[TehPokarKing]

Yeah, thanks a lot for getting this stuff together sir.

I've written letters that will be going out monday to Reps. Frank and Maloney and will write again to my local representative, Steve LaTourette, an RMSP member.

[Grey]

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Julia Carson (D-IN), Voted against HR 4411

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[Statutory]

Can we get form letters? Are those substantially less effective?

[TheEngineer]

Barney Frank speaking out for our rights on House floor.

Ron Paul speaking up

Video showing hypocracy of Goodlette and Frist (you've all seen it before, but it's a good one)

[TheEngineer]

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Yeah, thanks a lot for getting this stuff together sir.

I've written letters that will be going out monday to Reps. Frank and Maloney and will write again to my local representative, Steve LaTourette, an RMSP member.

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Thanks. Glad to help. Thank you for getting your letters out so quickly.