Republicans and Poker: Like Oil and Water?

Recent political polls have shown high public interest in regulating and taxing online gambling, in order to legalize online gambling in the States. However, that pesky UIGEA bill refuses to lay down to sleep like a good child.

Grassroots movements have begun in full steam with Republican voters. Their ideology is that if more people let those who represent them know this is a major issue to be contended with in the upcoming election, these representatives may just garner the votes necessary to remain or be elected into office.

US-based Poker Players Alliance (PPA) are encouraging members to write posts on the Republican Party's Platform online website, letting them know that loyal Republicans are very upset with the current situation. Flooding the representatives has worked before with various political agendas and the citizen's voices are loud and clear.

Get the numbers straight
In 2004, the Republican Party stated unfounded results regarding the number of problem gamblers in the US and supported the rejection of online gambling. The PPA hopes that by writing in their actual beliefs and correct numbers, this type of support and thinking will be eradicated when November's elections roll around.

For a political party that traditionally thinks governmental power should be limited and totes the individual's rights, what are they so dead set against online gambling?