Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Thanks BETKING
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NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
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NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
NOTE: Congress got back to work early so it's not 100% guaranteed that they might not get to the gaming bills. But they are busy with other more important issues, and now they have a new one...Bushes $87 Billion request for Iraq.
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
Click here to VOTE against this
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Are you going to click on the link above and at least make an effort to try to HELP SAVE Online Gambling Entertainment as we know it today?
If congress doesn't meet this session about the gaming bills then we have to really get to work NOW as this delay bought us MORE time to defend our RIGHT to gamble online as our form of ENTERTAINMENT.
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Lawmakers have indicated the full Senate will vote on S. 627 when Congress returns from their August recess in September. This is why it’s so urgent you and your friends send letters to Congress telling them to vote against this attack on your freedom!
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After clicking on the link here a few weeks ago, I got this in the mail today from Senator Carl Levin (Mich):
Dear Mr. xxxx
Thank you for contacting me about Internet gambling legislation. I appreciate hearing your views.
Experts estimate that there are currently 1,800 active gambling websites on the internet. The combined projected revenue of these operations is estimated at more than $4.2 billion in 2003. Although state and federal laws are responsible for prohibiting Internet gambling, enforcement is extremely difficult under current regulations.
On June 10, 2003, the House of Representatives passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act (H.R.2143). This bill would prohibit financial institutions from knowingly accepting proceeds from internet gambling. In addition, H.R. 2143 would exempt states from federal regulations, allowing them to regulate Internet gambling that occurs within their state.
On March 13, 2003, Senator Kly (R-AR) introduced the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act(S.627). This bill is similar to H.R.2143. However, one of the major differences is that S.627 would not provide an exemption for states. S.627 was referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Should this issue come before Senate, I will be sure to keep your views in mind.
Sincerly, Carl Levin
[This message was edited by FairWarning on September 27, 2003 at 02:44 PM.]
Dear Mr. xxxx
Thank you for contacting me about Internet gambling legislation. I appreciate hearing your views.
Experts estimate that there are currently 1,800 active gambling websites on the internet. The combined projected revenue of these operations is estimated at more than $4.2 billion in 2003. Although state and federal laws are responsible for prohibiting Internet gambling, enforcement is extremely difficult under current regulations.
On June 10, 2003, the House of Representatives passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act (H.R.2143). This bill would prohibit financial institutions from knowingly accepting proceeds from internet gambling. In addition, H.R. 2143 would exempt states from federal regulations, allowing them to regulate Internet gambling that occurs within their state.
On March 13, 2003, Senator Kly (R-AR) introduced the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act(S.627). This bill is similar to H.R.2143. However, one of the major differences is that S.627 would not provide an exemption for states. S.627 was referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Should this issue come before Senate, I will be sure to keep your views in mind.
Sincerly, Carl Levin
[This message was edited by FairWarning on September 27, 2003 at 02:44 PM.]
As a congressional staff member with over 20 years experience on Capitol Hill, allow me to make the following observations:
First, sending a form email, as IntuitionBet is asking, is probably the LEAST influential way of making your feelings known on any piece of legislation, Ibet's good intentions not with standing. Instead, send a POLITE letter or email CLEARLY STATING IN YOUR OWN WORDS why you oppose the bill. DO NOT use threatening language, even threatening not to vote for the Senator. It indicates that you are already predisposed to vote against him anyway, so why should he/she worry about what you think? Again, be polite, think things out, and write clearly.
Second, the silence from most of our friends in the offshore industry about this legislation is absolutely DEAFENING. Have they banded together to organize their patrons to do a massive letter writing campaign? No. Has even Ken (the Shrink), who was very concerned about a similar bill in the last Congress, bothered to use his bully pulpit against this bill to any great extent? No. There is virtually no concern expressed by anybody on this site about it. (I'm sure everyone is following what happened with the DO NOT CALL list for telemarketers. Why did Congress react so quickly to a judge's decision nullifying the list? 'Cuz our constituents bombarded us with emails and phone calls...NOT FORM LETTERS, but communications in their own words!)
Sooo...that leads me to the following conclusions. either the industry doesn't think this bill is gonna pass (by the way, there will be 3 more votes if it does become law. First, the Senate must pass its bill, then differences between the House and Senate bills must be reconciled and a final compromise approved by BOTH the House and Senate)..OR THEY HAVE ALREADY FIGURED OUT THE LOOPHOLES AND ARE WELL PREPARED IN THE EVENT IT PASSES.
Like most other laws (should this become one), nothing will happen UNTIL GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS ACTUALLY WRITE THE REGULATIONS TO PUT IT INTO EFFECT. Read the bill and you will see the section that says so almost in these words. And those regulations, as much as the bill itself, will tell the tale about how difficult or easy it will be to live under this bill, should it becomes law.
Props to those members of the Ohio congressional delegation, particularly Republicans, who voted against this measure in the House of Representatives.
First, sending a form email, as IntuitionBet is asking, is probably the LEAST influential way of making your feelings known on any piece of legislation, Ibet's good intentions not with standing. Instead, send a POLITE letter or email CLEARLY STATING IN YOUR OWN WORDS why you oppose the bill. DO NOT use threatening language, even threatening not to vote for the Senator. It indicates that you are already predisposed to vote against him anyway, so why should he/she worry about what you think? Again, be polite, think things out, and write clearly.
Second, the silence from most of our friends in the offshore industry about this legislation is absolutely DEAFENING. Have they banded together to organize their patrons to do a massive letter writing campaign? No. Has even Ken (the Shrink), who was very concerned about a similar bill in the last Congress, bothered to use his bully pulpit against this bill to any great extent? No. There is virtually no concern expressed by anybody on this site about it. (I'm sure everyone is following what happened with the DO NOT CALL list for telemarketers. Why did Congress react so quickly to a judge's decision nullifying the list? 'Cuz our constituents bombarded us with emails and phone calls...NOT FORM LETTERS, but communications in their own words!)
Sooo...that leads me to the following conclusions. either the industry doesn't think this bill is gonna pass (by the way, there will be 3 more votes if it does become law. First, the Senate must pass its bill, then differences between the House and Senate bills must be reconciled and a final compromise approved by BOTH the House and Senate)..OR THEY HAVE ALREADY FIGURED OUT THE LOOPHOLES AND ARE WELL PREPARED IN THE EVENT IT PASSES.
Like most other laws (should this become one), nothing will happen UNTIL GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS ACTUALLY WRITE THE REGULATIONS TO PUT IT INTO EFFECT. Read the bill and you will see the section that says so almost in these words. And those regulations, as much as the bill itself, will tell the tale about how difficult or easy it will be to live under this bill, should it becomes law.
Props to those members of the Ohio congressional delegation, particularly Republicans, who voted against this measure in the House of Representatives.
nomad,
I get the felling that there are two distinct schools of thought on this.
1.Nothing is passed this year.
2.Kyl has the power to enforce his will.
If I had to handicap it from all I've read, I'd make choice no.1 a very slight (6/5) favorite. But that could change as we go along. I agree with most of what you say and thanks for your comments on the procedures!
I get the felling that there are two distinct schools of thought on this.
1.Nothing is passed this year.
2.Kyl has the power to enforce his will.
If I had to handicap it from all I've read, I'd make choice no.1 a very slight (6/5) favorite. But that could change as we go along. I agree with most of what you say and thanks for your comments on the procedures!
