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Saturday: November 5, 2011

Let's all start reaching out to members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee via Facebook regarding their Nov. 17th hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes. Perhaps say something along the lines of:

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to license and regulate online poker. As a poker enthusiast, I encourage a competitive marketplace for Internet poker. I welcome a variety of entities to be eligible for Internet poker licensure, including Indian tribes, state lotteries, pari-mutuel racing, commercial gaming companies, and others that meet appropriate suitability requirements. By allowing for a competitive market, we can ensure the best consumer product and also ensure the greatest amount of revenue.

If you have not done so already, I urge you to please support HR 2366, the bipartisan Online Poker Act.

Let's all pick out at least four Facebook walls on which to post and like pro-poker comments this weekend. If you wish to do more, please work through all of them. When done, please reply in this thread with tweeted, posted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 67 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

Senate Indian Affairs Committee:

Daniel Akaka, HI, Chairman: HERE
John Barrasso, WY, Vice Chairman: HERE
Daniel Inouye, HI: HERE
Kent Conrad, ND: HERE
Tim Johnson, SD: HERE
Maria Cantwell: HERE
Jon Tester, MT: HERE and HERE
Tom Udall, NM: HERE
Al Franken, MN: HERE
John McCain, AZ: HERE
Lisa Murkowski, AK: HERE
John Hoeven, ND: HERE
Michael Crapo, ID: HERE
Mike Johanns, NE: HERE

Monday: November 7, 2011

Let's all take today to send our elected representatives snail mail letters telling them that we wish for them to support our right to play. It will take just a couple of minutes!

-Go HERE to open PPA's prewritten, editable letter.
- Choose Printed Letter as your delivery option, edit if you care to, and then click send letter.
- The option to open as an .RTF file will open the letters in Word (or your default word processing program).
- Simply print, sign and send!
- Have your friends, family, spouse, significant other, and everyone else send their own letters as well.

When done, please reply in this thread with sent, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 68 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more, let's continue reaching out to members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee via Facebook regarding their Nov. 17th hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes. Perhaps say something along the lines of:

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to license and regulate online poker. As a poker enthusiast, I encourage a competitive marketplace for Internet poker. I welcome a variety of entities to be eligible for Internet poker licensure, including Indian tribes, state lotteries, parimutuel racing, commercial gaming companies, and others that meet appropriate suitability requirements. By allowing for a competitive market, we can ensure the best consumer product and also ensure the greatest amount of revenue.

If you have not done so already, I urge you to please support HR 2366, the bipartisan Online Poker Act, at the November 17th hearing on the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes. Thank you

Senate Indian Affairs Committee:

Daniel Akaka, HI, Chairman: HERE
John Barrasso, WY, Vice Chairman: HERE
Daniel Inouye, HI: HERE
Kent Conrad, ND: HERE
Tim Johnson, SD: HERE
Maria Cantwell: HERE
Jon Tester, MT: HERE and HERE
Tom Udall, NM: HERE
Al Franken, MN: HERE
John McCain, AZ: HERE
Lisa Murkowski, AK: HERE
John Hoeven, ND: HERE
Michael Crapo, ID: HERE
Mike Johanns, NE: HERE

Ok. I did this. With real paper, real stamps, and real envelopes.

Tuesday: November 8, 2011

Let's all ensure that our elected representatives get plenty of snail mail letters telling them that we wish for them to support our right to play. It will take just a couple of minutes!

-If you didn't yesterday, please go HERE for PPA's prewritten, editable letter. Choose Printed Letter as your delivery option, edit if you care to, and then click send letter. The option to open as an .RTF file will open the letters in Word (or your default word processing program). Simply print, sign and send!
- For today, please ask your friends, family, spouse, significant other, and everyone else send their own letters. I'm having this sent out to the PPA membership today, so we'll have a big crowd joining us. Let's take full advantage!

When done, please reply in this thread with sent, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 68 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more, let's continue reaching out to members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee via Facebook regarding their Nov. 17th hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes. Perhaps say something along the lines of:

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to license and regulate online poker. As a poker enthusiast, I encourage a competitive marketplace for Internet poker. I welcome a variety of entities to be eligible for Internet poker licensure, including Indian tribes, state lotteries, parimutuel racing, commercial gaming companies, and others that meet appropriate suitability requirements. By allowing for a competitive market, we can ensure the best consumer product and also ensure the greatest amount of revenue.

If you have not done so already, I urge you to please support HR 2366, the bipartisan Online Poker Act, at the November 17th hearing on the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes. Thank you.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee:

Daniel Akaka, HI, Chairman: HERE
John Barrasso, WY, Vice Chairman: HERE
Daniel Inouye, HI: HERE
Kent Conrad, ND: HERE
Tim Johnson, SD: HERE
Maria Cantwell: HERE
Jon Tester, MT: HERE and HERE
Tom Udall, NM: HERE
Al Franken, MN: HERE
John McCain, AZ: HERE
Lisa Murkowski, AK: HERE
John Hoeven, ND: HERE
Michael Crapo, ID: HERE
Mike Johanns, NE: HERE

Ok. I did this. With real paper, real stamps, and real envelopes.

Thanks!

[IMG]http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/4868/realenvelope2s.jpg[/IMG]

Done!

Wednesday: November 9, 2011

Let's reach out to the U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today. Simply send the following new prefilled, fully editable tweets. Thanks!

- Tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [speed tip: use either the middle mouse button or the left one + CTRL to open each tweet in a new tab]

Please reply in this thread with tweeted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 69 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more, let's continue reaching out to members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee via Facebook regarding their Nov. 17th hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes. Perhaps say something along the lines of:

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to license and regulate online poker. As a poker enthusiast, I encourage a competitive marketplace for Internet poker. I welcome a variety of entities to be eligible for Internet poker licensure, including Indian tribes, state lotteries, parimutuel racing, commercial gaming companies, and others that meet appropriate suitability requirements. By allowing for a competitive market, we can ensure the best consumer product and also ensure the greatest amount of revenue.

If you have not done so already, I urge you to please support HR 2366, the bipartisan Online Poker Act, at the November 17th hearing on the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes. Thank you.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee:

Daniel Akaka, HI, Chairman: HERE
John Barrasso, WY, Vice Chairman: HERE
Daniel Inouye, HI: HERE
Kent Conrad, ND: HERE
Tim Johnson, SD: HERE
Maria Cantwell: HERE
Jon Tester, MT: HERE and HERE
Tom Udall, NM: HERE
Al Franken, MN: HERE
John McCain, AZ: HERE
Lisa Murkowski, AK: HERE
John Hoeven, ND: HERE
Michael Crapo, ID: HERE
Mike Johanns, NE: HERE

Thursday: November 9, 2011

Let's reach out to the U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today. There are rumors of another hearing before this committee, so let's ensure they hear from all of us! Simply send the following NEW prefilled, fully editable tweets. Thanks.

- Tweets: HERE,HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [speed tip: use either the middle mouse button or the left one + CTRL to open each tweet in a new tab]

Please reply in this thread with tweeted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 70 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more, let's continue reaching out to members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee via Facebook regarding their Nov. 17th hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes. Perhaps say something along the lines of:

The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to license and regulate online poker. As a poker enthusiast, I encourage a competitive marketplace for Internet poker. I welcome a variety of entities to be eligible for Internet poker licensure, including Indian tribes, state lotteries, parimutuel racing, commercial gaming companies, and others that meet appropriate suitability requirements. By allowing for a competitive market, we can ensure the best consumer product and also ensure the greatest amount of revenue.

If you have not done so already, I urge you to please support HR 2366, the bipartisan Online Poker Act, at the November 17th hearing on the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes. Thank you.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee:

Daniel Akaka, HI, Chairman: HERE
John Barrasso, WY, Vice Chairman: HERE
Daniel Inouye, HI: HERE
Kent Conrad, ND: HERE
Tim Johnson, SD: HERE
Maria Cantwell: HERE
Jon Tester, MT: HERE and HERE
Tom Udall, NM: HERE
Al Franken, MN: HERE
John McCain, AZ: HERE
Lisa Murkowski, AK: HERE
John Hoeven, ND: HERE
Michael Crapo, ID: HERE
Mike Johanns, NE: HERE

Monday, November 14, 2011

We have a busy week. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes on Thursday, Nov. 17th. Sen. D'Amato has been invited to testify for PPA. The U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold another hearing on Internet gaming on Friday, November 18th. So, let's all take a few minutes to take action in support of these important hearings!

- Let's send the Senate committee members prefilled, editable pro-poker tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [Speed tip: Click these links with either your middle mouse button or CTRL + your left mouse button to open these in separate tabs. Then, go tab-by-tab to knock them out.]

- Let's send the House committee members pro-poker tweets as well: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Please reply in this thread with tweeted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 72 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more today, let's continue to reach out to both committees via Facebook with respectful requests for them to support poker. When commenting on preexisting posts, please be sure the post is appropriate for pro-poker comments.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Facebook
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA): Facebook
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Facebook

Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade:
Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Facebook Contact Twitter
Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Joe Barton, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
John D. Dingell MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Edolphus Towns, NY Facebook Contact Twitter
Bobby L. Rush, IL Facebook Contact Twitter
Fred Upton, MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook Contact
G. K. Butterfield, NC Facebook Contact
Cliff Stearns, FL Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Ross, AR Facebook Contact Twitter
Jan Schakowsky, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles F. Bass, NH Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Gregg Harper, MS Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Bill Cassidy, LA Facebook Contact Twitter
Brett Guthrie, KY Facebook Contact Twitter
Pete Olson, TX Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Twitter
David McKinley, WV Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Pompeo, KS Facebook Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Adam Kinzinger, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Jim Matheson, UT Facebook Contact Twitter
Henry A. Waxman, CA Contact

Senate Indian Affairs Committee:
Daniel Akaka, HI, Chairman: Facebook
John Barrasso, WY, Vice Chairman: Facebook
Daniel Inouye, HI: Facebook
Kent Conrad, ND: Facebook
Tim Johnson, SD: Facebook
Maria Cantwell: Facebook
Jon Tester, MT: Facebook and Facebook
Tom Udall, NM: Facebook
Al Franken, MN: Facebook
John McCain, AZ: Facebook
Lisa Murkowski, AK: Facebook
John Hoeven, ND: Facebook
Michael Crapo, ID: Facebook
Mike Johanns, NE: Facebook

Done with tweets. Will do some facebooking again later.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes on Thursday, Nov. 17th (updated link) at 2:15 PM ET. PPA Chairman former Sen. D'Amato will testify for PPA, to be accompanied by Executive Director John Pappas.

The U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold another hearing on Internet gaming on Friday, November 18th at 9 AM ET. So, let's all take a few minutes to take action in support of these important hearings!

- Let's send the Senate committee members prefilled, editable NEW pro-poker tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [Speed tip: Click these links with either your middle mouse button or CTRL + your left mouse button to open these in separate tabs. Then, go tab-by-tab to knock them out.]
- Let's send the House committee members these NEW pro-poker tweets as well: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Please reply in this thread with tweeted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 73 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more today, let's continue to reach out to both committees via Facebook with respectful requests for them to support poker. When commenting on preexisting posts, please be sure the post is appropriate for pro-poker comments.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Facebook
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA): Facebook
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Facebook
Anti-poker Rep. Frank Wolf: Facebook Post where we can comment

Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade:
Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Facebook Contact Twitter
Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Joe Barton, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
John D. Dingell MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Edolphus Towns, NY Facebook Contact Twitter
Bobby L. Rush, IL Facebook Contact Twitter
Fred Upton, MI Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook Contact
G. K. Butterfield, NC Facebook Contact
Cliff Stearns, FL Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Ross, AR Facebook Contact Twitter
Jan Schakowsky, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Facebook Contact Twitter
Charles F. Bass, NH Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Gregg Harper, MS Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Bill Cassidy, LA Facebook Contact Twitter
Brett Guthrie, KY Facebook Contact Twitter
Pete Olson, TX Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter Twitter
David McKinley, WV Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Mike Pompeo, KS Facebook Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Adam Kinzinger, IL Facebook Facebook Contact Twitter
Jim Matheson, UT Facebook Contact Twitter
Henry A. Waxman, CA Contact

Senate Indian Affairs Committee:
Daniel Akaka, HI, Chairman: Facebook
John Barrasso, WY, Vice Chairman: Facebook
Daniel Inouye, HI: Facebook
Kent Conrad, ND: Facebook
Tim Johnson, SD: Facebook
Maria Cantwell: Facebook
Jon Tester, MT: Facebook and Facebook
Tom Udall, NM: Facebook
Al Franken, MN: Facebook
John McCain, AZ: Facebook
Lisa Murkowski, AK: Facebook
John Hoeven, ND: Facebook
Michael Crapo, ID: Facebook
Mike Johanns, NE: Facebook

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes on Thursday, Nov. 17th at 2:15 PM ET. PPA Chairman former Sen. D'Amato will testify for PPA, to be accompanied by Executive Director John Pappas.

The U.S. House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold another hearing on Internet gaming on Friday, November 18th at 9 AM ET. So, let's all take a few minutes to take action in support of these important hearings!

- Let's send the Senate committee members prefilled, editable NEW pro-poker tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. [Speed tip: Click these links with either your middle mouse button or CTRL + your left mouse button to open these in separate tabs. Then, go tab-by-tab to knock them out.]
- Let's send the House committee members these NEW pro-poker tweets as well: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- Continue to reach out to both committees via Facebook with respectful requests for them to support poker. When commenting on preexisting posts, please be sure the post is appropriate for pro-poker comments. [Speed tip: Search for poker and 2366 with CTRL-F, then choose highlight, to identify poker posts quickly.]

-United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Facebook
-House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Facebook
-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA): Facebook
-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Facebook
-Rep. Frank Wolf, who will testify against our right to play at the Friday hearing (anti-gaming statement on his website): Facebook FB post where we can comment

Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade:

-Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chair) Facebook
-Marsha Blackburn, TN (Vice Chair) Facebook Facebook
-Joe Barton, TX Facebook
-John D. Dingell MI Facebook Facebook
-Edolphus Towns, NY Facebook
-Bobby L. Rush, IL Facebook
-Fred Upton, MI Facebook Facebook
-Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook
-G. K. Butterfield, NC Facebook
-Cliff Stearns, FL Facebook
-Mike Ross, AR Facebook
-Jan Schakowsky, IL Facebook
-Charles A. Gonzalez, TX Facebook
-Charles F. Bass, NH Facebook Facebook
-Gregg Harper, MS Facebook Facebook
-Bill Cassidy, LA Facebook
-Brett Guthrie, KY Facebook
-Pete Olson, TX Facebook Facebook
-David McKinley, WV Facebook Facebook
-Mike Pompeo, KS Facebook Facebook
-Adam Kinzinger, IL Facebook Facebook
-Jim Matheson, UT Facebook
-Henry A. Waxman, CA No Facebook

Senate Indian Affairs Committee:

-Daniel Akaka, HI (Chair): Facebook
-John Barrasso, WY (Vice Chair): Facebook
-Daniel Inouye, HI: Facebook
-Kent Conrad, ND: Facebook
-Tim Johnson, SD: Facebook
-Maria Cantwell: Facebook
-Jon Tester, MT: Facebook and Facebook
-Tom Udall, NM: Facebook
-Al Franken, MN: Facebook
-John McCain, AZ: Facebook
-Lisa Murkowski, AK: Facebook
-John Hoeven, ND: Facebook
-Michael Crapo, ID: Facebook
-Mike Johanns, NE: Facebook

Please reply in this thread with tweeted, done, etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 74 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

Done with tweets. Will do some facebooking again later.

Thanks!

VERY important to do this today!

I did it ALL -- every tweet and added some, and every facebook page.

Please join me in DOING IT ALL. Really doing it all took me about 90 minutes. (I'm not as fast as many of you though.)