Wednesday Action Plan: Let's go meet our Congressmen in person!

[TheEngineer]

Hi everyone! I hope everyone will consider participating in this daily poker action plan each day, as it is an easy way for us to magnify our individual voices. These items take just a few minutes to complete, so we can all do these quite quickly and painlessly. Thanks!

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Let's all meet with our Congressmen over the Memorial Day Congressional recess (May 19th thru May 29th) -- when they back in their districts -- to discuss the importance of passing online poker legislation this year:

• Please call your Congressman today (click HERE to find your Member of Congress, along with his/her district office phone numbers) to schedule a face-to-face meeting at his/her district office during the recess.
  
• Talking points, a summary of HR 2366, and the recent letter from the Fraternal Order of Police in support online poker licensing are HERE for download and printing. Please use them for reference and to leave with your representative after the meeting.
• Should you have any questions prior to the meeting please feel free to contact me via a post here or a PM.
• Let's send prefilled, editable tweets to GOP lawmakers: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE,HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
• Let's send a prefilled tweet promoting today's action plan HERE and let's share today's action on our own Facebook walls HERE.

Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!

[TheEngineer]

Friday, December 9, 2011

These will take you just a few minutes! Thank you for participating:

• Let's like and make pro-poker comments on Rep. Fred Upton's (R-MI) Facebook wall HERE and HERE.
• Send NEW prefilled, editable tweets to GOP lawmakers: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE,HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
• Send NEW prefilled, editable tweets to Democratic lawmakers: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE,HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
• Venetian CEO Sheldon Adelson has come out against online poker. Let's tweet the Venetian and the Palazzo with NEW pro-poker messages HERE & HERE, and let's Facebook them HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 93 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more today, please reach out to key lawmakers via Facebook with respectful requests for them to support poker. Simply like the pro-poker posts and make a short, supportive post of your own. 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
• Rep. Frank Wolf (who testified against our right to play at the House hearing): Facebook Post on which we can comment
• Joe Barton, TX Facebook (please don't inadvertently ask him to support his own bill...let's simply encourage him or thank him)
• Jon Kyl (R-AZ): Facebook (please don't post poker stuff to his 9/11 post)
  
• Harry Reid (D-NV): Facebook
  
• Mary Bono Mack (R-CA): Facebook Post on which we can comment
• John Boehner (R-OH): Facebook Facebook
• Fred Upton (R-MI): Facebook Facebook
• Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook (be sure to thank for cosponsoring HR 2366)

[ChristaBorg]

Welcome to PTP, Rich. This should probably be stickied.

[TheEngineer]

Originally Posted by ChristaBorg

Welcome to PTP, Rich.

Thanks!

This should probably be stickied.

Thanks. I've not stickied it on other forums, as the stickied threads can get overlooked. I'll see how it goes here and will request a sticky if it appears it will help generate action.

[viper31573]

welcome rich!

[Nuttypoolog]

This feels like the Shawshank Redemption where Andy keeps writing letters.

[viper31573]

tweeted

[TheEngineer]

Thanks Viper and Nuttypoolog!

[TheEngineer]

Weekend of December 10th, 2011

These will take you just a few minutes! Thank you for participating:

1. Let's continue to like and make pro-poker comments on Rep. Fred Upton's (R-MI) Facebook wall HERE and HERE.
2. Venetian/Palazzo CEO Sheldon Adelson has come out against online poker. Let's tweet the Venetian and the Palazzo with NEW pro-poker messages HERE, HERE, and HERE, and let's Facebook them HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
3. Send NEW prefilled, editable tweets to GOP lawmakers: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, 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.
4. Send NEW prefilled, editable tweets to Democratic lawmakers: 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 94 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more this weekend, please reach out to key lawmakers via Facebook with respectful requests for them to support poker. Simply like the pro-poker posts and make a short, supportive post of your own. 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
• Rep. Frank Wolf (who testified against our right to play at the House hearing): Facebook Post on which we can comment
• Joe Barton, TX Facebook (please don't inadvertently ask him to support his own bill...let's simply encourage him or thank him)
• Jon Kyl (R-AZ): Facebook (please don't post poker stuff to his 9/11 post)
  
• Harry Reid (D-NV): Facebook
  
• Mary Bono Mack (R-CA): Facebook Post on which we can comment
• John Boehner (R-OH): Facebook Facebook
• Fred Upton (R-MI): Facebook Facebook
• Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook (be sure to thank for cosponsoring HR 2366)

[WeebsUK]

great to put pressure on politicians, but getting my money back is of higher priority tbh.

[TheEngineer]

Originally Posted by WeebsUK

great to put pressure on politicians, but getting my money back is of higher priority tbh.

I appreciate your concern on that. I have around five figures locked up on FTP myself.

PPA and the poker community are doing all we are doing all we can on the FTP situation. PPA has met with the Justice Department to assert that the frozen funds belong to players. We are all hopeful that the proposed purchase to GBT goes through, of course, as that is likely our best chance at getting 100% reimbursement.

PPA is neither a regulatory body nor an enforcement agency. We are a player advocacy group, so our ability to force these sites to comply with our calls for action is limited. In fact, this is why PPA is pushing for legislation that gives us the rights we need as players. The PPA-supported legislation now in Congress focuses strongly on consumer protection. It mandates protected and segregated player accounts, a U.S. presence (to allow for law enforcement action if needed), and many other provisions that protect our rights as players.

If you have more ideas on how we can recover our money from these sites, please post them ITT.

[WeebsUK]

Originally Posted by TheEngineer

I appreciate your concern on that. I have around five figures locked up on FTP myself.

PPA and the poker community are doing all we are doing all we can on the FTP situation. PPA has met with the Justice Department to assert that the frozen funds belong to players. We are all hopeful that the proposed purchase to GBT goes through, of course, as that is likely our best chance at getting 100% reimbursement.

PPA is neither a regulatory body nor an enforcement agency. We are a player advocacy group, so our ability to force these sites to comply with our calls for action is limited. In fact, this is why PPA is pushing for legislation that gives us the rights we need as players. The PPA-supported legislation now in Congress focuses strongly on consumer protection. It mandates protected and segregated player accounts, a U.S. presence (to allow for law enforcement action if needed), and many other provisions that protect our rights as players.

If you have more ideas on how we can recover our money from these sites, please post them ITT.

well, my ideas wouldn't really be legal, but thank you for fighting for the good of us all. i am sure common sense will reign again someday.

[TheEngineer]

There are now 843 tweets mentioning Adelson and poker: Twitter

[fear y loathing]

in your opinion rich, how close are we to regulated us online poker. I moved oversees but the government here is also legislating so i have to leave, leaves my future up in the air.

[TheEngineer]

Originally Posted by fear y loathing

in your opinion rich, how close are we to regulated us online poker. I moved oversees but the government here is also legislating so i have to leave, leaves my future up in the air.

Prospects have improved greatly over the past year, for sure. I am hopeful, for sure.

[TheEngineer]

Monday, December 12th, 2011

These will take you just a few minutes! Thank you for participating:

1. Venetian/Palazzo CEO Sheldon Adelson has come out against online poker. Let's tweet the Venetian and the Palazzo with NEW pro-poker messages HERE, HERE, and HERE, and let's Facebook them HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
2. Send NEW prefilled, editable tweets to GOP Senators: 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 95 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more today, please reach out to key lawmakers via Facebook with respectful requests for them to support poker. Simply like the pro-poker posts and make a short, supportive post of your own. 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
• Rep. Frank Wolf (who testified against our right to play at the House hearing): Facebook Post on which we can comment
• Joe Barton, TX Facebook (please don't inadvertently ask him to support his own bill...let's simply encourage him or thank him)
• Jon Kyl (R-AZ): Facebook (please don't post poker stuff to his 9/11 post)
  
• Harry Reid (D-NV): Facebook
  
• Mary Bono Mack (R-CA): Facebook Post on which we can comment
• John Boehner (R-OH): Facebook Facebook
• Fred Upton (R-MI): Facebook Facebook
• Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook (be sure to thank for cosponsoring HR 2366)

[terribleplyr]

tweeted and facebooked

[TheEngineer]

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

These will take you just a few minutes! Thank you for participating:

1. Venetian/Palazzo CEO Sheldon Adelson has come out against online poker. Let's tweet the Venetian and the Palazzo with NEW pro-poker messages HERE, HERE, and HERE, and let's Facebook them HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
2. Send NEW prefilled, editable tweets to GOP Congressmen: HERE, 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 96 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!

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If you wish to do more today, please reach out to key lawmakers via Facebook with respectful requests for them to support poker. Simply like the pro-poker posts and make a short, supportive post of your own. 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
• Rep. Frank Wolf (who testified against our right to play at the House hearing): Facebook Post on which we can comment
• Joe Barton, TX Facebook (please don't inadvertently ask him to support his own bill...let's simply encourage him or thank him)
• Jon Kyl (R-AZ): Facebook (please don't post poker stuff to his 9/11 post)
  
• Harry Reid (D-NV): Facebook
  
• Mary Bono Mack (R-CA): Facebook Post on which we can comment
• John Boehner (R-OH): Facebook Facebook
• Fred Upton (R-MI): Facebook Facebook
• Leonard Lance, NJ Facebook (be sure to thank for cosponsoring HR 2366)

[TheEngineer]

Originally Posted by terribleplyr

tweeted and facebooked

Thanks!

[joeker]

Everyone please keep posts in this thread on-topic with no trolling, violators will be SO Banned. Thank you.