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10-12-2006, 07:52 PM
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Online petition against gambling ban has more than 8,000 signatures
3:05 PM, Thursday, October 12, 2006 by Sarah Polson
Jim Perkins, a corporate/finance attorney in Santa Monica, Calif., is helping poker players take a stand against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), recently passed as part of the SAFE Port Act in Congress, with an online petition. Since its posting on Oct. 2, the petition has garnered more than 8,000 signatures from around the United States. Perkins, who has played poker online since 1998, said he's been watching this and similar legislation for years going back to the Leach bill. Though he opted not to post a petition in the past because he didn't want to become a "target" by those supporting the legislation, he's now changed his mind. "When the legislation finally did pass, I had had enough and wanted to make sure that the voice of everyone that enjoys online poker and other gambling was heard," he said. The petition is addressed to all members of the Congress and Senate and reads as follows: "We would like to register our strong disagreement with and disapproval of the recently enacted bill regarding the prohibition and/or regulation of internet gambling. The bill was originally introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Goodlatte and was attached to 'must pass' legislation in the Senate by Senator Frist. "We strongly believe that the government should not attempt to prohibit online gambling by adults. We favor legalization, regulation and taxation of online gambling by the government of the United States." As of the writing of this article, the petition had signatures from 8,214 people from more than three-fourths of the 50 states. U.S. residents and citizens who would like to sign the petition can do so at www.petitiononline.com/LOGNOW/petition.html. "People who want to gamble online will gamble online," Perkins said. "By passing a bill that attempts to prohibit people from engaging in an activity that many millions of people clearly want to engage in, the government is driving the activity underground and creating the likelihood of greater harm." It is his opinion that if the government is truly concerned about the evils of addictive or underage gambling or money laundering, the better solution is to legalize online gambling and regulate it to address potential problems. "Ideally, I would like to see legislation passed that specifically legalizes online gaming (of all varieties) and creates safeguards to keep underage gamblers from playing, to identify problem gamblers and encourage them to get help, and to resolve the money laundering issues," Perkins said. "I honestly believe that legalization could actually go a good deal further toward identifying and solving the last two problems than any other approach as the gaming sites have the capability of creating tremendous banks of data and powerful analytical tools." Perkins said he's had support from various Internet news groups and communities to help get the word out about the survey, but was surprised by the lack of support from online gaming sites, organizations such as the Poker Players' Alliance, and other groups and businesses that would have a vested interest in supporting online gaming. "I have been surprised that no businesses or organizations that would seem to be most interested in promoting online gambling have stepped in to promote this drive," Perkins said. "I wrote to all the major online poker sites and got back a message that basically their official position was 'no comment.'" Perkins plans to keep the petition up as long as the Petition Online has their site up and running. Once the signing volume slows down to "more of a trickle," the petition will be forwarded to California's senators and representatives in Congress as well as the five members of Congress who stood up against the legislation. "I would hope that we could get an organized voice for the legality of online gaming together that would include some of the people who have been making tons of money off the industry, or some of the companies that stand to make even more if Congress were to explicitly legalize online gaming," Perkins said. 
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10-13-2006, 07:18 AM
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Signed
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10-16-2006, 02:50 PM
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Nice idea...except I am singlehandedly going to save the offshore gaming industry...
...it was me, after all, who produced on this forum the doctored photos showing Israel murdered 34 of the crew of the USS Liberty... ...and shut up all the CM neocons with the free $500 challenge which NONE have availed themselves of. In the political forum, I'll be addressing an aquaintance of mine;to wit, Gregory A. White, The US Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio ...as well as, the Chief of Squad 3 of the Cleveland, Ohio FBI To think that there is at least one attorney on this board who never thought of a constitutionally-compliant,lawful,peaceful argument to lay at the feet of the US Attorney of any Judicial District.
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10-16-2006, 03:16 PM
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10-17-2006, 07:17 AM
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...in and of itself, evidence of an expansive mental paradigm;to wit, "thinking outside the box" ...and again, i agree, "blah, blah, blah"...but my "blah, blah,blah" has SECONDLY delivered the unthinkable.... ...the CIA Director stating Israel murdered Americans COUPLED WITH Israel TWICE doctoring PHOTOGRAPHIC evidence in those 34 murders of your fellow Americans It was the Athenian statesman, Solon(died 439 BC), who stated "there can be no democracy if an injustice against one is not suffered by all". You see the "pining" and "whining" that has occurred here among neocons about the government not respecting gambling privacy by legislative enactment of an intrusive measure... ...right after you all ignored/"cut-and-run" from the GREATER CRIME of an attack on the US Flag, the murder of 34 of those in the US Military and the horrible maiming for life of a good subset of the 170 + injured.... My virtual SOLON "democratic ideals" software package is telling you all you CM neocons to "kwithyerbellyaching"...you have no room to complain about anything just because IN THIS INSTANCE it is you all who happen to be the victims of the US Government. "Kwitchyerbellyaching" is not out of the appropriate considering the profanity that has spewed from your mouths. On the other hand, I've walked away from neither the USS Liberty murders.... ...nor the "Internet gambling ban" fiasco. I've used no profanity. I've been accused of "racism"....but when challenged---all those who used the slur to help the murderers of their fellow Americans cover up their crime---could not hyperlink Dr. Jack to ANY offending words. So who on this board OTHER THAN ME has the right to gripe...there are indeed some----but none from the subset known as the "bellyaching CM Neocons" Your submoniker is "nothing but the truth", Judge. Okay, then...take issue with the veracity of ANY of what I've stated above... ...yes... it is "blah, blah, blah"...but with TWO demonstrated "deliverables".... ...be prepared for the lawful, constitutionally-compliant delivery of a third.... ...and in the meantime-----in between time--- consider the thought of having yourself kwitchyerbellyaching about the US Government intruding on the individual's privacy. The Political Mall of this forum could quite possibly make history...turning a "senseless slaughter" of the murdered 34 into some kind of "meaningful sacrifice".... ....and lawfully rendering the Internet Gambling Ban "unenforceable". 
Last edited by kahlmyishmael; 10-17-2006 at 07:22 AM.
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10-17-2006, 07:37 AM
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Well spoken as always.I do enjoy reading your posts Ted. (if I may)
Good luck with your quest to bring justice to those honerable men who died not for flag or country but as victims of evil, powerful madmen.
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10-17-2006, 08:32 AM
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"Dave" not "Ted"
...and i have delayed the post/reply I owe ghandhi for so long that it is getting ridiculous... Quote:
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10-17-2006, 09:33 AM
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10-17-2006, 09:44 AM
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10-17-2006, 09:52 AM
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As the great scholar Ralph Wiggum once declared... "Me fail English? That's unpossible!"
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10-17-2006, 12:04 PM
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you're discussing the politics of the internet gambling ban for certain in this section.... ...so the legitimacy of your complaints goes straight to the issue of what you are as individuals...your "moral fiber" ...but I'll of course honor your request.... with the exuent that "blah, blah, blah" was about as evasive as the quoted text by you above
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10-17-2006, 12:06 PM
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10-17-2006, 12:10 PM
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I look forward to it.
Just to clear something up – Your post about the contests was very good. It’s not that I didn’t remember the post. Also you still have not emailed me your address for your shirt, etc
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10-17-2006, 01:09 PM
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Just be careful not to break your arm patting yourself on the back for a single post that I happened to agree with. Many here will tell you that my opinion is not worth all of the accolades that you continue to give yourself over this.
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10-17-2006, 02:48 PM
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You will be one of the 8,000 that the feds are going to investigate LOL.
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