OK, here you go … click the link below to ping the House Licensing and Procedures Committee with your support for HB 222. And for those of you griping that the bill itself isn\’t perfect … STFU! don\’t worry, we can work on that … one step at a time … but first we have to get over today\’s hump.
I\’ll be letting them know that I am happy they are giving HB 222 it\’s due consideration and that I\’d like to weigh in with my enthusiastic support. I seriously hope you\’ll do the same before opponents to our bill see this post and hijack this link for their own purposes.
Here\’s the text I\’ve included for you … but feel free to customize it however you feel necessary:
To: Edmund Kuempel, Jose Menendez
CC: Senfronia Thompson, Warren Chisum, Charlie Geren, Roland Gutierrez, Delwin Jones, Mike Hamilton, Chente Quintanilla
BCC: Pokerati
SUBJ: 222: please vote YESHi there your honors,
I know you have many important votes today. I recognize that HB 222 is a bill about personal freedom that protects Texas citizens while bringing economic benefits to our state. I hope you too will support this sensible government measure and let the voice of hundreds of thousands of Texas poker players be heard and given due consideration in the House of Representatives.
Thank you for your service,
UPDATE: Had Kuempel\’s name spelled wrong in the first go at this … it\’s been corrected … but just an fyi, in case you were a super-early sender whose email to the chairman bounced.
REMINDER: Don\’t forget to add your name (and Texas city if relevant). One-click … type your name … click again … done — you have done your duty as an engaged citizen and contributed toward expanding gambling in Texas the betterment of the recognized skill game that is Texas Hold\’em/making the world a better place.
