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#41
04-29-2007, 10:35 PM
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Re: Fight for Online Gaming!! -- Plan for weeks of 4/30 & 5/7
Contact Info:
House Subcommittee on Trade Majority (Democrats) Longworth House Office Building 1104 Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-6649 Minority (Republicans) Longworth House Office Building 1106 Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-6649 (yes, same number for both) -------------------------------------------- House Committee on Financial Services Majority (Democrats) Rayburn House Office Building 2129 Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-4247 Minority (Republicans) Rayburn House Office Building B-371A Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-7502 ---------------------------------------------- House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Majority (Democrats) Rayburn House Office Building 2129D Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-4247 (same as parent committee) Minority (Republicans) Rayburn House Office Building B-301C Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-2258 --------------------------------------------- Congressman Barney Frank 2252 Rayburn H.O.B. Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-5931 Congressman Ron Paul 203 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone Number: (202) 225-2831 Other members: www.house.gov www.senate.gov 
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#43
04-30-2007, 08:23 PM
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Re: Fight for Online Gaming!! -- Plan for weeks of 4/30 & 5/7
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Eng, maybe we can start a scorecard for who is and is not supporting this, based on feedback received? [/ QUOTE ] Sure. In the House, we know of 12 (Frank + the 11 cosponsors of HR 2046) for sure. We can add to that the 77 opponents of HR 4411 who are still in the House who haven't yet sponsored/cosponsored, for 89 (out of 435). They are: Abercrombie, Neil [D] HI-1 Ackerman, Gary [D] NY-5 Andrews, Robert [D] NJ-1 Baca, Joe [D] CA-43 Baldwin, Tammy [D] WI-2 Becerra, Xavier [D] CA-31 Berkley, Shelley [D] NV-1 Berman, Howard [D] CA-28 Brown, Corrine [D] FL-3 Capps, Lois [D] CA-23 Capuano, Michael [D] MA-8 Carnahan, Russ [D] MO-3 Carson, Julia [D] IN-7 Clay, William [D] MO-1 Conyers, John [D] MI-14 Cummings, Elijah [D] MD-7 Davis, Danny [D] IL-7 Delahunt, William [D] MA-10 Dingell, John [D] MI-15 Dreier, David [R] CA-26 Engel, Eliot [D] NY-17 Eshoo, Anna [D] CA-14 Farr, Sam [D] CA-17 Filner, Bob [D] CA-51 Flake, Jeff [R] AZ-6 Fossella, Vito [R] NY-13 Frank, Barney [D] MA-4 Gonzalez, Charles [D] TX-20 Grijalva, Raul [D] AZ-7 Gutiérrez, Luis [D-IL] Hastings, Alcee [D] FL-23 Hastings, Doc [R] WA-4 Holden, Tim [D] PA-17 Honda, Michael [D] CA-15 Hoyer, Steny [D] MD-5 Inslee, Jay [D] WA-1 Israel, Steve [D] NY-2 Jackson, Jesse [D] IL-2 Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D] TX-18 Johnson, Eddie [D] TX-30 Kennedy, Patrick [D] RI-1 Kildee, Dale [D] MI-5 Kilpatrick, Carolyn [D] MI-13 Kind, Ronald [D] WI-3 King, Peter [R-NY] Kucinich, Dennis [D] OH-10 Lee, Barbara [D] CA-9 LoBiondo, Frank [R] NJ-2 Lofgren, Zoe [D] CA-16 Mack, Connie [R] FL-14 Markey, Edward [D] MA-7 Matsui, Doris [D] CA-5 McDermott, James [D] WA-7 McGovern, James [D] MA-3 Miller, George [D] CA-7 Nadler, Jerrold [D] NY-8 Napolitano, Grace [D] CA-38 Neal, Richard [D] MA-2 Olver, John [D] MA-1 Pastor, Edward [D] AZ-4 Paul, Ronald [R] TX-14 Poe, Ted [R] TX-2 Porter, Jon [R] NV-3 Rangel, Charles [D] NY-15 Reyes, Silvestre [D] TX-16 Rohrabacher, Dana [R] CA-46 Rothman, Steven [D] NJ-9 Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D] CA-34 Rush, Bobby [D] IL-1 Sanchez, Linda [D] CA-39 Sanchez, Loretta [D] CA-47 Schakowsky, Janice [D] IL-9 Schiff, Adam [D] CA-29 Scott, Robert [D] VA-3 Serrano, José [D] NY-16 Solis, Hilda [D] CA-32 Stark, Fortney [D] CA-13 Tauscher, Ellen [D] CA-10 Tiberi, Patrick [R] OH-12 Tierney, John [D] MA-6 Towns, Edolphus [D] NY-10 Udall, Tom [D] NM-3 Velazquez, Nydia [D] NY-12 Watson, Diane [D] CA-33 Watt, Melvin [D] NC-12 Weiner, Anthony [D] NY-9 Wexler, Robert [D-FL] Woolsey, Lynn [D] CA-6 Young, Donald [R] AK-0 It might be a good idea for people in these districts to write to represenatives who voted against HR 4411 but aren't yet cosponsoring HR 2046 and ask them to do so.
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#44
05-01-2007, 07:56 AM
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Re: Fight for Online Gaming!! -- Plan for weeks of 4/30 & 5/7
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It might be a good idea for people in these districts to write to represenatives who voted against HR 4411 but aren't yet cosponsoring HR 2046 and ask them to do so. [/ QUOTE ] This is a good idea... people should also post up here, responses they receive from their contact...
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#46
05-01-2007, 11:02 PM
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Re: Fight for Online Gaming!! -- Plan for weeks of 4/30 & 5/7
I found a website where you can send messages to newspaper editors in your state (and others if you wish), and your representatives.
Take Action I wrote every newspaper listed in Ohio, and my reps (again).
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#47
05-03-2007, 08:07 AM
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Re: Fight for Online Gaming!! -- Plan for weeks of 4/30 & 5/7
Rep. Spencer Bachus, the top Republican on the House Financial Committee, is an anti-Internet gambling zealot on the order of Kyl or Goodlatte. Here's a quote"
[ QUOTE ] "There have been studies by Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, McGill University in Canada, American Psychiatric Association -- all of these say the younger someone starts gambling, the more likelihood that they become a compulsive gambler. Addicted to gambling, just like addicted to drugs. So there is a correlation between drug dealers and gambling sites." - October 2006, CNN [/ QUOTE ] While I don't even hope to change this guy's mind, I do wish him to know that we're no longer his punching bags. He can no longer restrict our freedoms and speak against us with no downside. Maybe his past few months in the minority have helped clarify things in his mind. Anyway, here's my letter to him: May 3, 2007 The Honorable Spencer Bachus 2246 Rayburn Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Bachus: I’ve been following your efforts to restrict the ability of Americans to choose play Internet poker and other casino games in the privacy of their own homes. I’d like to share with you my humble opinion on the matter. By way of introduction, I’m an engineer with one of the nation’s larger companies. After a long day at work, I enjoy playing a little poker on occasion, and I prefer playing in the comfort of my own home with my wife at my side to playing in a smoky casino. I happen to be skilled enough at the game to win significantly more than I lose, but that’s not really the point. Poker is an enjoyable game of skill, much as golfing or fishing. In fact, poker is one of the great American pastimes. Presidents, generals, Supreme Court Justices, members of Congress and average Americans have enjoyed the game for more than 150 years. It’s an honorable game. As a fellow Republican, I share some of the concerns you’ve mentioned about online gambling. However, it’s not obvious that federal laws restricting our freedoms and liberties will solve these issues. After all, online gambling will continue internationally. In fact, the WTO has recently ruled the U.S. violated international trade law by prosecuting online gambling cases. As such, I urge you to support the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 (HR 2046). HR 2046 provides real regulation, rather than a porous prohibition. A regulated Internet gambling environment will facilitate age verification and collection of federal and state taxes. It will also reduce any potential vulnerability of gambling websites to being used for money laundering, drug trafficking, or terrorist financing. With regulation, potential problems can be controlled without taking freedoms from Americans. After all, Russians and Eastern Europeans can gamble online; it seems the U.S. should trust its citizens at least as much as Russia trusts theirs, right? On the topic of freedom, it seems the Republican Party has chosen to be the party of social conservatism only. The party now supports big government as long as it promotes the party’s social agenda. As such, it appears limited-government Goldwater/Reagan Republicans like myself are no longer welcome in the party. However, without us, it’s hard to see how the Republican Party can be a majority party again. Do you like being in the minority, as you are today? What happens when a libertarian-conservative Democrat runs against you on a platform of a smaller federal government? Ironic (at least at one time), but very foreseeable now. As an aside, when that does happen, the way things stand now he’ll likely receive a lot of donations from poker players around the nation. Also, many younger voters will wake up and turn out like they did against Rep. Leach. Proponents of online gambling prohibition often mention endorsements UIGEA received from some in the religious community, some family groups, some financial services groups and some professional sports organizations. I hope you’ll consider the fact that these groups do not necessarily represent the majority of voters in our nation (or even the majority of Alabama Republicans). As for religious and family groups, there is no prohibition against gambling in the Bible. As a Christian, I personally find it offensive that so many so-called religious folks are willing to give away our freedoms, especially in pursuit of a goal not even defined in the Bible. As for financial services groups, some credit card issuers may like UIGEA (due only to the risk of losing players refusing to pay up), but I don’t believe banks wish to be the enforcers of UIGEA. As a result, I think you’ll find financial services groups to be net losers as a result of UIGEA. Finally, I believe the concerns of the major professional sports organizations relate only to sports betting. A regulated online gambling environment, like the one created by HR 2046, addresses that concern. Online gambling will continue to exist with or without the participation of the United States. We’re losing our opportunity to control the games via regulation as well as the opportunities for U.S. companies to operate the games both domestically and internationally. This is costing America jobs and tax revenue. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, TheEngineer
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#48
05-03-2007, 07:55 PM
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Re: Fight for Online Gaming!! -- Plan for weeks of 4/30 & 5/7
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I found a website where you can send messages to newspaper editors in your state (and others if you wish), and your representatives. Take Action I wrote every newspaper listed in Ohio, and my reps (again). [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for posting the link. Did any of your letters get published?
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#49
05-03-2007, 08:02 PM
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Re: Fight for Online Gaming!! -- Plan for weeks of 4/30 & 5/7
Awesome letter, Engineer. The one thing I thought I would see in there was the statement that PPA's membership is 400,000+ and growing. I mentioned this when I called my congressman this week. It is a powerful number that dramatically quantifies the opposition to congressman like this.
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#50
05-03-2007, 08:07 PM
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Re: Fight for Online Gaming!! -- Plan for weeks of 4/30 & 5/7
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Awesome letter, Engineer. The one thing I thought I would see in there was the statement that PPA's membership is 400,000+ and growing. I mentioned this when I called my congressman this week. It is a powerful number that dramatically quantifies the opposition to congressman like this. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks! Good point about the PPA. I'll add that to my next letter.
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