Seriously, you think an industry should be outlawed because they use adverts in a way that annoys you? That's actually amazing.
Don't get me wrong, if you don't care about it, don't sign, but don't ask to sign against poker unless you have a genuine reason for thinking it should be banned.
I hate to be "that guy", but....Where's the social media? The like buttons, official facebook group, twitter links, spam your friends? Egypt, Libya and Tunisia just used it to overthrow their governments, so we in the U.S. should at least be able to use it to get a law passed ;).
There are lots of laws that are going unenforced that have had far more severe consequences to this country than allowing people to play a game of skill for money.
So coming down on the DOJ for selective enforcement is absolutely appropriate.
Could be. Assume it is so. There's such a thing as low-hanging fruit. These web sites were flaunting the law in the most public way possible in this age of technology. And it only took paperwork to stop it.
Do petitions like this ever get results? This is an honest question - these seem pretty popular, but I can't recall any legislation getting overturned on the basis of a digital petition.
It's pretty tough to establish direct cause and effect. It's certainly possible that an online petition (facebook group, etc) contributed to the idea that lots of voters care about an issue.
I'm definitely for this cause, I just worry that signing an online petition gives people some way to vent their frustration and may cause them to not fight laws they dislike in ways that have proven effective; such as calling their congressperson.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 46.0 ms ] threadWhere is the counter-petition ?
Don't get me wrong, if you don't care about it, don't sign, but don't ask to sign against poker unless you have a genuine reason for thinking it should be banned.
Now please let others exercise theirs.
I do care about my rights as an individual in what is supposed to be a free society. Petition signed.
They're going to keep expanding their power, because that's what the power hungry do. Unless we resist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me."
- Pastor Martin Niemoller (1892–1984)
But coming down on law enforcement for doing their job? That's a little harsh.
So coming down on the DOJ for selective enforcement is absolutely appropriate.