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Message: [QUOTE="StormRaven, post: 1258607, member: 53047"] I am from Michigan. Below is the letter I sent to: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Senator Carl Levin (D), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) & Representative Dave Camp (R) I've added a couple of personal touches, I've written many letters, have received a few responses (mostly about school funding, busing and second amendment rights) and I usually received responses on the letters that I added some personal touches to. Hello, my name is ........ and I reside in Grand Traverse County. I am writing to you today to encourage you to support H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act. Legislation is clearly needed to create a practical and enforceable framework to license and regulate Internet poker in the U.S. As a person with physical disabilities, I enjoy the freedom to play poker online, in the safety and security of my home, as is my right. Rather than legislate an individual's leisure activities, contradictory to our country's concept of personal freedoms, Congress should regulate internet poker and implement controls to protect consumers and ensure safe internet transactions. I also enjoy the freedom of playing poker live at my local casino (Turtle Creek Casino) and for some charity events as well as contributing to some wonderful charities through my online poker playing. I understand that there are some fears of a few becoming addicted and developing a gambling problem. These fears should not be argument enough to revoke the personal freedoms of millions of Americans due to a small percentage of those who are unable to demonstrate good judgment or self control. This argument is as weak as suggesting all alcohol should be banned due to a small percentage of the population who become alcoholics. As Congress works to find funding for critical government programs; and as Michigan struggles with the highest unemployment rate in the country, the regulation of Internet poker is expected to generate for the U.S. Treasury from $48.6 billion (excluding online sports gambling) to $62.7 billion (including online sports gambling) in new revenue. I implore you to support H.R. 2267. As an avid poker player (mainly Texas Hold 'Em) who has played over a million hands of poker and has countless hours of studies into its intricacies and strategies, I can attest that poker is indeed a game of skill. Luck is only a small factor as it is in most other sporting activities. Current efforts to prohibit internet poker are futile. Americans are still playing poker and gambling via other avenues online: right now they are doing so in an unregulated and potentially unsafe environment. We should be afforded the highest standard of consumer protection while helping our state and country to generate millions to billions of dollars in revenue. This is an easy win - win scenario for all. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, ............ *OKay fellow Michiganders - I want to hear from you that you to have written a letter! **If I receive a response from any of the above I will share it in this thread. [/QUOTE]

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