US pulls a bitch move – tries to pass UIGEA in the dark of night
US pulls a bitch move – tries to pass UIGEA in the dark of night
In a move similar to the Bill Frist last minute shenanigans when he was able to pass the original UIGEA bill by attaching to the Port Security Act, those rascals are at it again. According to an email that’s going to be sent to the PPA member base tomorrow, the Bush adminstration is trying to finalize the jacked up rules in the latest version of the UIGEA in a last ditch effort to screw all online poker players.
According to the email, this is what they’re trying to accomplish –
“Just one week after a historic election the Poker Players Alliance is pitted in a fight to keep anti-Internet poker regulations from being enacted and we NEED YOUR HELP!
The current Administration is hastily finalizing a number of “midnight rules” before they leave office and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) is on the list. See the 11/06 story in Dow Jones. Just like UIGEA was snuck into legislation in the dark of night in 2006, our opponents are again trying an 11th hour sneak job. We need you to help us expose and stop this reckless rulemaking.
Please call the U.S. Federal Reserve and tell them not to approve the UIGEA regulations — Consumer Complaints, 888-851-1920 or Public Affairs, 202-452-2955.
Tell them:
• The federal agencies responsible for our nation’s economy should not be focused on Internet poker regulations.
• Finalization of the UIGEA rules will add additional burdens on our already crippled financial systems.
• Internet poker is a game of skill and form of recreation for millions of Americans; it should be exempted from the UIGEA.
• Please do not finalize the UIGEA regulations until their impact on our banking systems and average Americans has been fully studied.
Your call will make a huge difference and will add the public’s voice to these last minute policy decisions our government is poised to make. We can’t stand idly by while they make decisions that will impact our right to play America’s card game. PLEASE CALL TODAY!”
You can use this link to let these morons know that they have bigger fish to fry right now. With the banks in bad shape already, do they really need to get squeezed out of more credit card fees? http://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ElectronicCommentForm.cfm?doc_id=R-1298&doc_ver=1&name=Prohibition%20on%20Funding%20of%20Unlawful%20Internet%20Gambling&date=20071001a
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