the government out of citizens’ personal lives – which is exactly what a vote supporting H.R. 2267 will do.
On the other end of the political spectrum, President Obama elicited comments from the American people on their top policy priorities via Change.gov. The result was the Citizen’s Briefing Book, in which boosting America’s economy with legal online poker was the number one technology issue and the 11th most popular issue overall.
Not only has the broad American public made their support for H.R. 2267 clear, but the constituents of the House Financial Services Committee members have been extremely vocal. Since the mark-up of H.R. 2267 was announced last week, thousands of voters have contacted their representatives on the Committee urging their support of this legislation.
“As Financial Services Committee member Rep. Kevin McCarthy said in an op-ed he wrote for CNN.com on May 25th, the American citizens ‘deserve a Congress and a government that puts their priorities and everyday concerns first.’ I think former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the 1.2 million member Poker Players Alliance, said it best in an op-ed last week when he asked ‘Are the politicians listening?’ Members of the Committee can prove to the voters that the answer is yes by supporting H.R. 2267.”
The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of over 1,000,000 online and offline poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights.