That's funny. Yeah that guy right there. He thinks I care about the 'right' for Americans to play online poker. No seriously. Yep, that's way up my administration's priority list--it's right behind our economy, Libya, and Afghanistan.

That was easy. Thanks PPA.

Earlier today, we submitted the PPA‘s letters to President Obama and our local representative through their Action Center.

We just had to make our adjustments to the messaging, because the PPA still doesn’t get it.

While their intentions are in the right place and we’ll never knock the PPA for creating some organized effort (and a no-excuses easy method for you to participate) in communicating with your elected officials, their messaging is wrong, and ultimately it hurts online poker’s credibility and legitimacy.

The PPA is primarily making online poker regulation (and subsequently, the DoJ indictments) about personal freedom and liberties. But if the information unsealed in the DoJ indictments is accurate, then laws were broken and penalties should be paid. PokerStars, Full Tilt, and AP/UB allegedly laundered a lot of money. And they allegedly committed bank fraud. So let’s go barking to U.S. Government officials about attacks and assaults on our personal freedoms, OK? The politicians don’t care.

What they do care about is money. And creating jobs for their constituents.

Here’s our take at the PPA message. First, we’re posting the PPA’s public draft to the Attorney General and President Obama. Second, we’re posting what our message is–and what we suggest you send in its place.

At the end, we’ll link to the PPA’s Action Center so you can submit to President Obama and your local rep. There is no excuse not to–and we do credit the PPA for at least providing all poker players the platform to communicate.

We just suggest copying and pasting our message instead.

More after the jump…

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