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Repeal The Uigea
A key element in Congressman Frank's plan
to repeal the UIGEA is public support
When he announced his plan to propose the repeal of the Unlawful
Internet Gambing Enforcement Act recently, Congressman Barney Frank
said that a significant public outcry against the Act, which disrupts
the ability of American online gamblers to make financial transactions
in their legal pastime of choice, would be a critical element.
Soon after that, online gambling portals and operators began taking
the initiative to mobilise player support for Frank's efforts, providing
contact details for politicians and a petition at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/306149419?ltl=1177341828
The petition reads:
Repeal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
Dear Members of Congress,
As an American, I am outraged to learn that Congress has passed
legislation that will severely restrict my ability to have certain
freedoms in my own home.
Unfair passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
is clearly designed to restrict the freedoms of voters who sent
you to office to represent them, and prevent us from making mature
decisions about how we spend our leisure time and money.
I am further outraged to learn that the bill was added at a late
hour to the Safe Port Security Bill without the ability of debate
and only 15 minutes prior to a vote on a must pass bill.
It is improper for Congress to declare itself the overseer of American
Morals and to enact legislation that dictates ideology instead of
common sense.
The United States, in so enacting this law, has willfully violated
World Trade Organization rules and the WTO has ruled against the
United States on this issue, in favor of the country of Antigua.
Now the European Union is considering similar action as this is
seen globally as protectionism.
I urge you to use your considerable power and influence to ensure
that this unfair legislation is repealed post haste, and our right
to freedom is preserved.
I understand and agree that by signing this petition, I am in favor
of the repeal of the UIGEA
The petition does not highlight the hypocrisy of the Act, which
discriminates against online gambling with the exception of horse
racing, state lottery and fantasy sports carve-outs against a background
of a country where many other forms of gambling are widely accepted
and regulated, benefitting state tax coffers.
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