As much as I want pro online poker legislation passed, there are many, many, more important, issues facing our country to be considered when choosing a President. It's been said that a majority of the online poker players are conservatives and if that is the case, then you should stay true to your conservative beliefs when voting for a President. Please don't be sucked in to believing all the hype the media and others are spewing about how great things will be if Obama were to get elected. History has proven otherwise when Liberals are in the Oval Office. Do your own research, find the truth (it is out there, but you won't find the networks telling it), and then vote for what is best for your country.
We live in the greatest country in the world and we don't need to change our country so that it fits the mold of others. We do have issues, but we are not broken, and we can fix what needs to be fixed. Why do you think so many people immigrate here? It is because of the freedoms and way of life that exists in the United States. It is because of our capitalistic opportunities that they can open their own thriving businesses. It is because anyone, and I do mean anyone, can come to the United States, go to college, become an attorney, and then spew forth the Liberal bunk about what is wrong with our country and what they are entitled to receive from the government...all entirely based upon so-called facts that they have scewed to try to justify their point of view. It's time for each of you to stand up and tell the Liberals that you love your country and it's freedoms and if they don't, then they can go live in the other countries that they are trying to turn ours into. It will be true disaster for the United States (in many more ways than just online poker) if the ultra-Liberal Democrat with questionable intentions is elected.
That being said, I also believe that the congressional elections are where we, as online poker players, need to focus our attention. Electing supportive congress men and women to change the legislation is what we need and the only true way to make an impact. Voting a straight ticket is doing a disservice to all Americans and is not an effective use of your votes. Any suggestion otherwise is ill-conceived and based upon a false sense of entitlement. Targeting specific non-supporters in Congress is the best answer. Once you are able to replace a few key Congressmen, the others take notice and get the message very quickly. This sort of grass-roots approach is what will eventually allow us to realize our goals. That is how our system was designed to work and it still proves to be the most effective and efficient means of doing so.
I'll refrain from addressing any comments about the religious right, or moralists, or anything else along those lines as that discussion probably would be best conducted in a different forum.