UIGEA

Unfortunatly dipshit bush is pushing thru this worthless bill. If you are worried about our freedoms then you need to do whatever you can to preserve them!

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The Bush administration has chosen to push through its incomplete Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) regulations via "lame duck" midnight rulemaking. Fortunately, no one is giving up. We have many avenues for success, and you can all be assured this is being fought at many levels. So, what can we poker players do?Here are the four things we can all do right now:1.) Write to President-elect Barack ObamaBarack Obama also has a new comment site, at http://www.change.gov/. I hope every single one of will post polite, professionally worded comments on this issue to him as well. Some points to consider sharing:
The Bush administration's last minute, incomplete UIGEA regulations are reckless in that they place unreasonable requirements on our nation’s imperiled financial services industry. Bush was reckless in forcing them on the country in his 11th hour. You should introduce legislation to overturn them.
These UIGEA regulations set a dangerous precedent for broader censorship of the Internet by the federal government.
The Washington Post, at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/11/AR2008111102935.html , reported that William Wichterman, a recent lobbyist for the National Football League who now works at the White House, played a controversial role in the Bush administration's last-minute effort to implement the UIGEA regulations. His lobbying firm made $2.8 million for these efforts.
Banks should not be forced by the federal government to act as law enforcement entities.
Poker is a game of skill where players compete against each other. There is no “house” profiting from losing players like in casino games of chance.
You should support licensing and regulation of online poker. Congressman Robert Wexler, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, Senator Robert Menendez, and others have sponsored bills that do just that. These bills provide protections for participants with excessive gaming habits. Bush's UIGEA regulations offer these people nothing. 2.) Write to the GOPThe GOP has a new comment site, at http://www.republicanforareason.com/. I hope every single one of will post polite, professionally worded comments on this issue. Some points to consider sharing:
Federal Internet censorship is not a limited government position, nor is the idea that Americans need the government to protect them from themselves.
Banks should not be forced by the federal government to act as law enforcement entities.
UIGEA is reckless in that it places unreasonable requirements on our nation’s imperiled financial services industry.
Poker is a game of skill where players compete against each other. There is no “house” profiting from losing players as in casino games of chance.
The GOP should support licensing and regulation of online poker. Bills currently in Congress provide protections for participants with excessive gaming habits. UIGEA offers these people nothing.
The GOP has had an anti-online poker plank in its last three platforms (2000, 2004, and 2008). As a result, rightly or wrongly most Americans associate the party with UIGEA. This position likely costs the party far more votes than it gains. The GOP can no longer afford to give away votes 3.) Write to CongressGo to the PPA autoletter site, at http://capwiz.com/pokerplayersalliance/home/. In only 60 seconds, you can tell your congressman and both of your senators exactly what you think of UIGEA.4.) Forward this to your friendsThis isn’t just about poker. It’s about Internet freedom and freedom in general. Every American should care.