I joined the Poker Players Alliance when all the recent hoopla around the Goodlatte Internet Gambling ban was proposed. They emailed me a form letter to pass on to my congressman along with a link to his email address. I emailed my congressman even though I know he is a Right Wing Puppet that would never oppose this bill. (I think both Bush and Cheney visited Orlando when he was running for the House seat.)
To my surprise he responded to my email. I wasn't surprised by the content though.
Response from Ric Keller (R) - Orlando:
Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns. I appreciate hearing from you on this issue.
As you may know, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (H.R. 4777) was introduced by Congressman Bob Goodlatte on February 16, 2006. H.R. 4777 was referred to the House Judiciary Committee where it awaits further action.
While I understand your concerns regarding this issue, I must inform you that I support HR 4777. I believe internet gambling serves no legitimate purpose in our society, but instead is a danger to our society and families. Internet gambling is a growing cause of debt collection problems for banks and the consumer credit industry. This cost is ultimately passed on to the American citizens since banks are federally insured and the credit industry can pass its costs on to consumers. Unregulated gambling websites are a direct pipeline of dollars out of the United States into virtually unknown hands, making the financial services industry susceptible to criminal and terrorist activity and U.S. citizens vulnerable to identify theft and other personal scams.
Again, thank you for contacting my office. Please do not hesitate to contact me again at any time should you have any additional comments about this or any other legislative issue. Also, please visit my Web site at http://keller.house.gov/ for regular updates.
Sincerely,
Ric Keller
Member of Congress
What a crock!!
Ric - How is censoring Poker sites not comparable to China censoring any websites that speak out against the Chinese government?
Where do we stop? Can I no longer send personal emails with pcitures/content that Ric or Goodlatte find offensive? Will Yahoo and Google start showing results where we can only click 50% of the links because we are located in the US?
Write your Congressman and let him know what you think about this bill!! You can go to Poker Players Alliance for more information.
cmitch
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Read here about why Congressman Bob Goodlatte has no chin -- No Chin on Goodlatte
How United States Congressman Bob Goodlatte Lost His Chin
Ok, this is only a theory.
But . . . we believe that United States Congressman Bob Goodlatte is suffering from a rare condition known as REVERSE PINNOCHIO SYNDROME.
You know how Pinnochio's nose grew each time he told a lie?
We believe that Bob Goodlatte's chin shrinks every time he takes another lobbyist dollar.
In photos lately, his chin appears to have completely disappeared and he looks like he has been staying up all night drinking. We think it was the money from Amazon.com PAC, American Bankers Association PAC, American Crystal Sugar Company PAC, Allstates Insurance PAC, Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative PAC, and over 100 other corporate and special interest PACs that finished off Bob's chin.
Bob started out as quite the starry eyed political debutante in the early nineties, but seems to have found political prostitution more to his liking, and appears willing to bend over his desk (squeal like a pig) for any lobbyist who flashes a bankroll.
Not exactly Larry Craig, but from a distance who can tell them apart?
Craig betrayed his constituents by his personal behavior -- Goodlatte is simply for sale. But we love you, Bob Goodlatte. Good luck in your upcoming campaign.
Don't forget to talk about Term Limits, buddy boy.
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How You Can Help Congressman Goodlatte
When you see United States Congressman Bob Goodlatte out and about in the 6th Virginia District, please remember, he needs your support.
Just crook your index finger (not your middle finger), and point to your own chin as if to say "We're sorry about what all those PAC and Special Interest Dollars did to your chin, Bob."
Then we can all click our chins together and say, "there's no money like special interest money . . . there's no money like special interest money . . . there's no money like special interest money . . . "
That'll mean a lot to the Congressman.
Anonymous
5:46 AM