Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan - Do Your Part!

[GJS70]

Done

 

[jaymfc]

done

 

[MikeShayne]

Tweeted! To Mike Pence.

 

[TheEngineer]

Thanks GJS, Jay and Mike!

 

[TheEngineer]

**** Thursday #Fight4Poker ****

• Let's send prefilled, editable poker tweets to 6 anti-poker lawmakers:
► Rep. Rob Bishop: http://spredd.it/e3T08105
► Rep. Vicky Hartzler: http://spredd.it/2h41edNf
► Rep. Jim Bridenstine: http://spredd.it/RfsWjma8
► Rep. Daniel Webster: http://spredd.it/qGZ9N7Oz
► Rep. Glenn Grothman: http://spredd.it/9Dvf709b
► Rep. Gregg Harper: http://spredd.it/95VBgq4L
► DAP Tweet: http://spredd.it/Kk8523tO

• Let's make & like pro-poker tweets in reply to three state attorneys general:
► NJ AG Christopher Porrino: https://twitter.com/cporrino/status/810970886320824321
► Anti-poker OK AG & EPA Administrator-nominee Scott Pruitt: https://twitter.com/ScottPruittOK/status/806201537026519043
► WV AG Patrick Morrisey: https://twitter.com/MorriseyWV/status/796224731242500097

• Please share & like today's action plan, and please reply here with "done", "tweeted," "posted," etc. to encourage others:
► www.facebook.com/PokerDailyActionPlan/posts/1310645165647937

Thanks for participating!

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[MikeShayne]

Tweeted WV AG - since it shares a border with Ohio, it would be a much easier move than canada. I am disheartened by the lack of progress this lobbying effort has achieved since Black Friday. Can we hire some NRA guys to help out?

 

[GJS70]

Done

 

[TheEngineer]

Tweeted WV AG - since it shares a border with Ohio, it would be a much easier move than Canada. I am disheartened by the lack of progress this lobbying effort has achieved since Black Friday. Can we hire some NRA guys to help out?

Well, it's a real fight we're in. Just as you (and I) wish we could get more states on faster, Sheldon Adelson spends $100K monthly just in baseline lobbying, with more when hearings and other things come up, and he has nothing to show for it at all. So, it's not that we lack expertise. Rather, it's the nature of this type of fight.

I do know that we could use more people taking action and donating. For what we have, we're definitely surprising people in Congress with our ability to fight this fight.

 

[TheEngineer]

Done

Thanks!

 

[TheEngineer]

**** Friday #Fight4Poker ****

• Let's send prefilled, editable poker tweets to 8 state attorneys general:
► Alabama AG Luther Strange: http://spredd.it/z91a3dn9
► Arizona AG Mark Brnovich: http://spredd.it/XrsccC60
► Arkansas AG Leslie Rutledge: http://spredd.it/kcKFyPjr
► California AG Kamala Harris: http://spredd.it/af6oX2gV
► California AG-nominee Xavier Becerra: http://spredd.it/TEc6Uu8V
► Colorado AG Cynthia Coffman: http://spredd.it/Fbw04yN2
► Connecticut AG George Jepsen: http://spredd.it/173s6w11
► Delaware AG Matthew Denn: http://spredd.it/3L281umj
► DAP Tweet: http://spredd.it/U1510W9a

• Let's keep making & liking pro-poker tweets in reply to three state AGs:
► NJ AG Christopher Porrino: https://twitter.com/cporrino/status/810970886320824321
► Anti-poker OK AG & EPA Administrator-nominee Scott Pruitt: https://twitter.com/ScottPruittOK/status/806201537026519043
► WV AG Patrick Morrisey: https://twitter.com/MorriseyWV/status/796224731242500097

• Please share & like today's action plan, and please reply here with "done", "tweeted," "posted," etc. to encourage others:
► www.facebook.com/PokerDailyActionPlan/posts/1310993392279781

Thanks for participating!

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[jaymfc]

done

you squeezed your post in while I was working so done with the one above last post.
will work on this tomorrow.

 

[MikeShayne]

Well, it's a real fight we're in. Just as you (and I) wish we could get more states on faster, Sheldon Adelson spends $100K monthly just in baseline lobbying, with more when hearings and other things come up, and he has nothing to show for it at all. So, it's not that we lack expertise. Rather, it's the nature of this type of fight.

I do know that we could use more people taking action and donating. For what we have, we're definitely surprising people in Congress with our ability to fight this fight.

Awesome. I'm going to try to be more actively involved. It's frustrating that the movement doesn't seem to be having the impact we would all like to see. And, I'm sure if we had the number of people that were playing online at Full Tilt on any given Sunday in 2006 to participate in tweets, etc you guys provide us with then elected officials would take us more seriously.

I never expected that, rapidly approaching a decade later, I still would not be able to play a $1 sit and go on Stars. While during the same period, the NRA was able to prevent Obama from pushing through any gun control with an elementary school of dead children as a back drop. Hell, it seems that, since Black Friday, the pot lobby has brought legal weed to more states than we can get to allow 0.25/0.50 online cash games.

Now, with all of the rumblings about expanding the Wire Act, there's a potential scenario where we could actually lose the little ground we have gained. Hopefully, the new year will be a better one for online poker.

 

[GJS70]

Done

 

[jaymfc]

now I'm done

 

[GJS70]

Done

 

[TheEngineer]

Thanks everyone for taking action!

 

[TheEngineer]

Awesome. I'm going to try to be more actively involved. It's frustrating that the movement doesn't seem to be having the impact we would all like to see. And, I'm sure if we had the number of people that were playing online at Full Tilt on any given Sunday in 2006 to participate in tweets, etc you guys provide us with then elected officials would take us more seriously.

I never expected that, rapidly approaching a decade later, I still would not be able to play a $1 sit and go on Stars. While during the same period, the NRA was able to prevent Obama from pushing through any gun control with an elementary school of dead children as a back drop. Hell, it seems that, since Black Friday, the pot lobby has brought legal weed to more states than we can get to allow 0.25/0.50 online cash games.

Now, with all of the rumblings about expanding the Wire Act, there's a potential scenario where we could actually lose the little ground we have gained. Hopefully, the new year will be a better one for online poker.

Sometimes it's easy to think everyone should agree with us. So, of course we should be able to play online poker. However, if you really look at the history, I am surprised some think we should be winning at all.

After all, the GOP platforms in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 all called for a nationwide ban. In 2006, the House voted 317-93 for a UIGEA. Gov. Mike Pence, now VP-elect, recently wrote a letter asking Congress to ban poker. And, several state AGs and governors want a ban. On top of all that, a major political benefactor who rarely asks for anything in return is dumping millions into his ban lobby.

The issues you mention as getting through enjoyed strong popular support to fight their opposition. The gun lobby is strong not because NRA figured out a magic shortcut to victory. Rather, millions of Americans resist restrictions on gun rights and vote on this issue. Same with marijuana. Poker, on the hand, is supported with a far smaller lobby and a lower level of activism than those major issues.

Activism is always tougher with an issue that is not seen as top-tier. There are fewer activists, and they can get burned out by the length of the fight. It's harder to get good media coverage, and lawmakers can sometimes think there's no price to pay for opposing poker players. There are many challenges. The fact that we can take on the headwinds against us and continue to push forward is testament to the perseverance of the grassroots.

So, there are no shortcuts and, unfortunately, there are no guarantees. We just have to fight the fight.

 

[TheEngineer]

**** Weekend #Fight4Poker ****

• Let's send prefilled, editable poker tweets to 8 state attorneys general:
► Florida AG Pam Bondi: http://spredd.it/b2JHc5Zd
► Georgia AG Sam Olens: http://spredd.it/6tH5FA1x
► Idaho AG Lawrence Wasden: http://spredd.it/eqcKPADO
► Illinois AG Lisa Madigan: http://spredd.it/Dy5Q917C
► Indiana AG Greg Zoeller: http://spredd.it/JfyfI9ab
► Iowa AG Tom Miller: http://spredd.it/FnyT4j0o
► Kansas AG Derek Schmidt: http://spredd.it/4Ub1lLsm
► Kentucky AG Andy Beshear: http://spredd.it/79NV3MLe
► DAP Tweet: http://spredd.it/p55PL7aV

• Let's keep making & liking pro-poker tweets in reply to three state AGs:
► NJ AG Christopher Porrino: https://twitter.com/cporrino/status/810970886320824321
► Anti-poker OK AG & EPA Administrator-nominee Scott Pruitt: https://twitter.com/ScottPruittOK/status/806201537026519043
► WV AG Patrick Morrisey: https://twitter.com/MorriseyWV/status/796224731242500097

• Please share & like today's action plan, and please reply here with "done", "tweeted," "posted," etc. to encourage others:
► www.facebook.com/PokerDailyActionPlan/posts/1311872642191856

Thanks for participating!

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[TheEngineer]

**** Monday #Fight4Poker ****

• Let's send prefilled, editable poker tweets to 8 state attorneys general:
► Louisiana AG Jeff Landry: http://spredd.it/OIg5mlda
► Maryland AG Brian Frosh: http://spredd.it/Iea6qzrg
► Massachusetts AG Maura Healey: http://spredd.it/0U056wk8
► Michigan AG Bill Schuette: http://spredd.it/bj22O4Id
► Mississippi AG Jim Hood: http://spredd.it/dVC5poJQ
► Missouri AG Chris Koster: http://spredd.it/8jDcfdU1
► Montana AG Tim Fox: http://spredd.it/Vh48eXqc
► Nebraska AG Doug Peterson: http://spredd.it/1fWf6cd7
► DAP Tweet: http://spredd.it/G5Uq5OCe

• Let's make & like pro-poker tweets in reply to three state attorneys general:
► Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel: https://twitter.com/WisDOJ/status/811256341117435904
► Alabama AG Luther Strange: https://twitter.com/AGLutherStrange/status/809523970269659137
► Maryland AG Brian Frosh: https://twitter.com/BrianFrosh/status/806153396260638720

• Please share & like today's action plan, and please reply here with "done", "tweeted," "posted," etc. to encourage others:
► www.facebook.com/PokerDailyActionPlan/posts/1313960031983117

Thanks for participating!

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[GJS70]

Done

 

[TheEngineer]

Thanks GJS!

 

[TheEngineer]

**** Tuesday #Fight4Poker ****

• Let's send prefilled, editable poker tweets to 8 state attorneys general:
► Nevada AG Adam Laxalt: http://spredd.it/0XR12e6v
► New Jersey AG Christopher Porrino: http://spredd.it/i7UczFa0
► New mexico AG Hector Balderas: http://spredd.it/dw4d87gf
► New York AG Eric Schneiderman: http://spredd.it/qNwISf0e
► North Carolina AG Roy Cooper: http://spredd.it/198RIaAg
► North Dakota AG Wayne Stenehjem: http://spredd.it/c7E53UdP
► Ohio AG Mike DeWine: http://spredd.it/5cx3ffkM
► Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt: http://spredd.it/NIe0aucd
► DAP Tweet: http://spredd.it/ddeX02Wc

• Let's keep making & liking pro-poker tweets in reply to three state attorneys general:
► Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel: https://twitter.com/WisDOJ/status/811256341117435904
► Alabama AG Luther Strange: https://twitter.com/AGLutherStrange/status/809523970269659137
► Maryland AG Brian Frosh: https://twitter.com/BrianFrosh/status/806153396260638720

• Please share & like today's action plan, and please reply here with "done", "tweeted," "posted," etc. to encourage others:
► www.facebook.com/PokerDailyActionPlan/posts/1314457655266688

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[GJS70]

Done

 

[TheEngineer]

Thanks GJS!

 

[TheEngineer]

**** Wednesday #Fight4Poker ****

• Let's send prefilled, editable poker tweets to 7 state attorneys general:
► Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum: http://spredd.it/Ev5Vq70H
► Pennsylvania AG Bruce Beemer: http://spredd.it/1DNi11Cg
► Pennsylvania AG-Elect Josh Shapiro: http://spredd.it/eh54aZzv
► Rhode Island AG Peter Kilmartin: http://spredd.it/ycE791I9
► South Carolina AG Alan Wilson: http://spredd.it/78NFacb1
► South Dakota AG Marty Jackley: http://spredd.it/aXra3fd7
► Tennessee AG Herbert Slatery: http://spredd.it/ZBuWqdbA
► DAP Tweet: http://spredd.it/7EeebftY

• Let's make & like pro-poker tweets in reply to state attorneys general:
► Republican Attorneys General Association: https://twitter.com/RepublicanAGs/status/813730443862376448
► Democratic Attorneys General Association: https://twitter.com/DemocraticAGs/status/813778398862602241
► Massachusetts AG Maura Healey: https://twitter.com/maura_healey/status/812093629686747136

• Please share & like today's action plan, and please reply here with "done", "tweeted," "posted," etc. to encourage others:
► www.facebook.com/PokerDailyActionPlan/posts/1315425551836565

Thanks for participating!

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