A Libertarian for President? George Phillies wants to end the Internet Poker Ban! :D
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Recently, Congress took a radical step toward protecting our nation. Under the guise of protecting our country from terrorists trying to attack our harbors, it passed a ban on internet poker players. Of course, it may be the case that someplace, somewhere, someone actually believes that internet poker players are third-world terrorists out to destroy our way of life. Unfortunately, one of these people is a United States Senator.
Real Americans know: Internet poker players are not terrorists. They are regular Americans, just like you and me. They have a hobby. They play cards. To meet more opponents, they play over the internet: On the internet, they can meet thousands of new opponents, from the safety of their own living rooms.
Real Americans know: Poker is as American as apple pie. It's a game that has been played by tens of millions of your fellow citizens since before living memory. Poker is no more a terrorist threat than the Statue of Liberty is a terrorist threat.
Americans recognize: The Poker ban had nothing to do with stopping terrorism. The Poker ban was passed because too many Congressmen are ready to go down on their knees before their political allies. Unfortunately, those political allies are well meaning Americans who think they should use the Federal government to impose their moral ideas on you.
My position on the Internet Poker Ban is simple: Even for Congress, the internet poker ban was an unusually dumb idea. Congress should stick with things it understands, like renaming French Fries. They've done that twice now. The internet poker ban should be repealed immediately. Don't quibble about the details. Repeal the whole law the ban was attached to. Start over with a clean piece of paper.
more: http://phillies2008.org/end_the_internet_poker_ban
http://phillies2008.org/issues
A guy who wants to give Americans the right to play poker online can't be all bad
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Recently, Congress took a radical step toward protecting our nation. Under the guise of protecting our country from terrorists trying to attack our harbors, it passed a ban on internet poker players. Of course, it may be the case that someplace, somewhere, someone actually believes that internet poker players are third-world terrorists out to destroy our way of life. Unfortunately, one of these people is a United States Senator.
Real Americans know: Internet poker players are not terrorists. They are regular Americans, just like you and me. They have a hobby. They play cards. To meet more opponents, they play over the internet: On the internet, they can meet thousands of new opponents, from the safety of their own living rooms.
Real Americans know: Poker is as American as apple pie. It's a game that has been played by tens of millions of your fellow citizens since before living memory. Poker is no more a terrorist threat than the Statue of Liberty is a terrorist threat.
Americans recognize: The Poker ban had nothing to do with stopping terrorism. The Poker ban was passed because too many Congressmen are ready to go down on their knees before their political allies. Unfortunately, those political allies are well meaning Americans who think they should use the Federal government to impose their moral ideas on you.
My position on the Internet Poker Ban is simple: Even for Congress, the internet poker ban was an unusually dumb idea. Congress should stick with things it understands, like renaming French Fries. They've done that twice now. The internet poker ban should be repealed immediately. Don't quibble about the details. Repeal the whole law the ban was attached to. Start over with a clean piece of paper.
more: http://phillies2008.org/end_the_internet_poker_ban
http://phillies2008.org/issues
A guy who wants to give Americans the right to play poker online can't be all bad
