My apologies to former Arizona Governor Fife Symington, whose leadership I have often derided. I only recently discovered that the Governor refused to follow the command of Congress and negotiate in “good faith” with the outlawed gambling industry. Obviously, the Governor Symington supports the legal theory that such an order from Congress exceeds the powers of Congress, while directly impinging upon the civil rights of Arizona voters, both on and off of our government reservations. He was certainly cognizant that the slot machine industry had recently been overwhelmingly rejected by the voters of Arizona.
Congress, along with the vigorous support of the mainstream mass media have forsaken the rule of law along with the people of Arizona, in order to lure tourist into the gambling cartel’s banished casinos. They have been joined in their irresponsible civic behavior by professional sports franchises and the mainstream business community, most of who are blindly following after uninformed political leaders unwilling to rock the boat. Far too many of these influential institutions are now simply laundering money for a universally banned crime artel. These institutions are crucial to the freedom and liberties of the American people that we must demand they follow the dictates of the State and Federal Constitutions. Read more
This is one of many 1st Amendment Petitions I have proffered to state enforcement authorities. This particular one is simply to remind authorities that Arizona poker players served a petition directly to Arizona’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer in May of 2005; pursuant to our civil right to demand that the State redress our grievances.
Among our demands was that the State recognize that existing Arizona law allows for the sport of Poker to self-regulate and open off-reservation poker rooms. The ACL Membership submitted an uncontested legal opinion asserting the right to defend the sport from the international gambling cartel’s rigged slot-machine Empire. Only one government entity has ever denied our right to petition the government: The Arizona Department of Gaming (DoG) whose badges are soiled by the proceeds of that banished industry.
Please read and consider the following, it is simply the truth:
The international sport of poker is not bound by the State gambling Statute. Read more
To: Mr. Todd “O’Mighty” Lawson, Esquire
From: The Pied Piper of Poker
RE: The Bill of Rights and the 1st Amendment
I have decided to lighten my burden by joining in your hijinks and petty name calling. As the State’s Deputy Persecutor you flippantly mocked my struggle to defend my First Amendment Right to redress the government via a petition, when you refered to me as the Pied Piper of Poker. Therefore, in a case of turnabout is fair play, I have christened you Todd O’Mighty. I like the name so much that I may even adopt it as my non de plume.
Todd O, in the presence of one of my associates (one of those very few not too intimidated to be seen with me in public) you informed your lady companion that I fancied myself the Pied Piper of Poker. Clearly, you are clueless regarding the seriousness of the decade long Arizona Poker War, which I began circa 2002 and launched by invoking my 1st Amendment right to petition the Government with a written notice.
Here is a legal riddle for you Todd O’Mighty: Read more
(This quote was extracted from a list of complaints filed with the F.B.I. in April of 2009)
“…1. In May of 2005 our union of poker players (The Arizona Card League) received prosecutorial nullification of the state’s gambling law; allowing our union to form and organize it own affairs. Those affairs include the right to open our own sanctioned poker rooms and arenas; essential to providing safe and secure venues for our membership and our growing fan base.”
December 2011, complaint is refiled with the F.B.I. offering new evidence of extortion.
Thank you for your duty officers’ “thank you” regarding the email I sent to your office last week. I apologize for not being more direct in explaining why I sent you a copy of Mr. Horne’s letter. I was attempting to renew my original complaint against the Arizona Department of Gaming (DoG) for continuing to violate my civil rights. Read more