Recommend everyone reading the WSJ article quoted in The Professor's post. If you do, please don't forget to vote on the poll there about whether internet gambling should be banned (it will take only 3 seconds and every little bit helps).
Early on in this thread some poster mentioned that the industry has been experiencing these threats numerous times and collectively staged a response. So, presumably there is know-how on how to approach the current threat collectively and in the most effective manner possible.
I just hope this thread isn't a good example of such collective action. Action type posts got buried, and overlooked, between numerous posts that had not much, or nothing, to do with this topic. Well-meaning posters have been ridiculed by people soliciting them to take action. Yeah, you really stir people into action by offending them because they make suggestions to collectively come up with a better product! This was followed by pages commenting whether the ridicule was justified or not. Many opinions were voiced that the current situation was serious only to be followed by other posts saying that there's not much to worry about it. It only creates confusion and induces readers . . . to do nothing.
You want action?
-Start with a new thread that discuss the problem (which is described in the WSJ article. The problem is NOT that Adelphia cut off access to gaming sites for a few hours last week; so don't bring it up again, please).
-Describe in this thread what action would be desired by anyone visiting
CM (don't overlook the lurkers!).
-Post a good draft of a letter/email to be used by readers and give this letter a good title for the email's subject line so that it will not be tossed by the recipient.
-Post email addresses of everyone to whom the letter/email should be/could be sent
-Closely monitor this thread and move all unnecessary posts to another thread.
-Email the link of this new thread to ALL registered
CM users, at a minimum to those from the US, and ask them to please visit the thread in view of the gravity of the situation.
-Consider the impact of passing this proposed legislation on non-US players and explain what action, if any, they could take.
If you want action, use all the resources you can get, stop bickering, leave the big ego at home, and, by all means, treat everyone with respect.