Why Won't Republicans Go All In?

There is a very fascinating article in CQ Politics this morning that everyone who is a lover of freedom and individual rights ought to read. Poker players know this already, but the GOP has not been doing its part to advocate individual freedom here at home. Instead, they have caved to social conservatives who want to ban everything they deem to be sinful.

Poker pro Greg Raymer says it best in the article:

“My point is simple. Is the Republican Party no longer the party of personal freedom and individual responsibility?” wrote Greg Raymer, a professional player who won the 2004 World Series of Poker. “Why has this party, that used to protect my rights, now become the party that wants to create a nanny-state?”

It is an embarrassment that the Democrats have been leading the charge on this. The GOP should really get its act together and work this out.

The Poker Players Alliance is doing their part...they are using the GOP Convention's Platform Committee website to urge a change in direction.