[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

The tensions didn’t end there. Along the back wall 2004 World Poker Champion Greg Raymer stood waiting for a talk radio interview. “Focus on the Family considers poker immoral,” Raymer said, gesturing towards the Focus on the Family booth down an aisle. “They have no right to tell me what to do.” Raymer is at CPAC representing the Poker Players Alliance..."

But they DO have the right to tell you that what you're doing is immoral. First amendment, and all that.

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

Exactly! We have no right to force anyone to do anything but we have EVERY right to tell them whatever we want!

[Brices Crossroads]

Focus on the Family and the National Organization for Marriage were the enemy there. Amazing. No wonder they loved Mitt Romney. Fortunately, CPAC’s influence has waned so much lately that they probably don’t have, or influence, enough votes to elect an alderman in Chicago.

Sarah Palin continues to show her savvy by giving this group a wide berth.

[windcliff]

Bill Bennett loves the cards.

[Grunthor]

“But they DO have the right to tell you that what you’re doing is immoral. First amendment, and all that.”

I think that you might be confusing a right to free speech with a right to force the target of your free speech to have to listen to it.

[Lancelot Jones]

But they DO have the right to tell you that what you're doing is immoral. First amendment, and all that.

I have no problem with the free exercise of inalienable rights.

However, the reason that people who believe in such things as the "immorality" of poker join political groups, is to seek ways to elevate their opinion to law.

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine; In memoria æterna erit justus, ab auditione mala non timebit.

Beauseant!