Posted on 06/02/2009 8:00:36 PM PDT by GoreNoMore
Republican Senators neuter Federal Reserve Transparency bill
Things like this are examples of why I am apolitical. I am not an advocate of a single party system. These blame those and those blame these, and round and round we go. The name of the game is "keep the sheep fat and happy". And it does not help that I am in Alabama myself and have been all my life. It helps to remember thou that those in Washington truly do not represent their constituents.
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HR 1207, the bill to Audit the Fed, now has 179 co-sponsors. Currently the leadership of the two parties has not addressed this legislation until recently. A Senate audit bill that is unrelated to HR 1207 titled “HC-45” was introduced to audit the Fed and was promptly amended to limit the scope. It appears now that a so-called limited government Republican by the name of Richard Shelby did the watering down of the bill. Apparently he has written into the margins of the bill in pencil "with respect to a single and specific partnership or corporation." That means that the scope of the GAO’s audit has been severely limited. This modified version of the amendment does not give GAO authority to look at all of the additional taxpayer risk. Why the secrecy congressmen? Senator Charles Grassley conceded to the amendments, and has therefore shown his stripes as willing to compromise the financial security of the United States citizenry for his own political gain.
Voters would do well to remember Senator Grassley and Shelby as people who do not support oversight or transparency into the monetary system of the United States. These Senators have abdicated their responsibility to the people and should immediately step down.
http://www.lp.org/blogs/austin-petersen/republican-senators-neuter-federal-reserve-transparency-bill
The tea parties could be the platform from which to launch grassroot campaigns to recall senators like Shelby Grassley and Lindsey.
“Honorable” Senator Shelby,
We have today launched a campaign to recall your sorry ass for attempting to obstruct the will of the people to have transparency in govt. We the people have a right to know what is going on in the federal reserve involving our taxes, our economy, and our monetary system. We the people have demanded a complete and thorough audit of the federal reserve system. While you Senator, in flagrant fashion, are attempting to obstruct such an audit in order, we must assume, to protect someone, or some group, or perhaps even yourself, from disclosure of illegal activities perhaps involving corruption at the highest levels of govt. Nothing else can explain your attempt to limit the scope of an audit of the federal reserve.
We ask you Senator, when the IRS audits one of your constituents, have you introduced legislation to limit it’s scope?
The comments, read the comments. :o)
They put a lot of effort to keeping things evenly divided. It keeps us all yelling at each other than taking pitchforks to those truely responsible for what is going on.
...Let the de-balling of congress begin...
“Those who sell their liberty for security are understandable, if pitiable, creatures. Those who sell the liberty of others for wealth, power, or even a moment’s respite, deserve only the end of a rope... America’s historic misfortune is that her people have seldom been equal to the ideals upon which their nation was established. “— L. Neil Smith, The American Zone (2001)
Very well spoken. That’s one of his I haven’t yet gotten. Thanks!
Quite a few of these are expounded upon in his book Lever Action.
huh...sounds like absolute frustration...
-as expected, this bill isn’t going anywhere, is it?
Absolutely. ;^)
"-as expected, this bill isn’t going anywhere, is it?"
Nope, as expected.
It was the thought that counts, though. :o)
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