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Please Call your Senator, September 12th
Tomorrow, your urgent action is needed! As we shared with you, on September 12th the Poker Players Alliance is organizing a “Phone March” on Capitol Hill. From 9:00 AM Eastern Time, until 5:30 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 12th, we are asking anyone interested in defending poker to call this toll free number, 800-289-1136, and ask to be patched through to one of your two US Senators in Washington DC.
Note: The 800 number will be active only between 9:00 AM EST and 5:30 PM EST on Tuesday September 12.
The threat to poker is real. Please forward this information to everyone you know who cares about poker and an American’s freedom to use the Internet. We need everyone possible to make their voice heard on September 12th!
Sincerely,
Michael Bolcerek
President
Poker Players AllianceThe good news is that the Internet Gambling Phone March on Capitol Hill yesterday seems to have been fairly successful:
Kenneth Weitzner writes;
http://www.eog.com/news/index.aspx?id=6508Quote:I spent several hours today tracking the volume of phone calls to different Senators’ offices around the United States today and here is what I came up with.In Virginia, at 3 PM EST, Senator Allen’s office told me I was the 26th person to call voicing my dissatisfaction over HR 4411 and my other Senator’s office, Senator Warner is reporting that perhaps two dozen people called to complain about the Internet gambling bill.
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Overall, it appears to me from scouting different areas of the country today that apparently, at least five thousand calls were made collectively to one hundred Senators.Could it make a difference?
Judging from the offices I spoke to on the phone today, they all believed it can (except that guy from Cornyn’s office).
It’s really anyone’s guess as to whether or not this bill is brought up before the Senate adjourns for the year which at the earliest is October 6, but may be extended.
For those who enjoy Internet Gambling, I sincerely believe that the “phone march” today was a great success but I wouldn’t stop now.
I strongly advocate repeating this process once per week until the Senate recesses for good this year.
