It looks like the wealth of Wall Street may have once again reared its ugly, favor-buying head. While 109 other U.S. House Representatives have co-sponsored H.R. 1207, none of NYC’s representatives have done the same. Could it be that Wall Street, which is just a few miles from all their districts, is pulling more than a few strings?
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Right now it’s 9:30AM and the team is already hard at work for today’s Rally. The stage crew is at City Hall Park setting up for the event and the rally crew is downtown at a secret location (Starbucks) making the last minute preparations necessary to kick off the event at 11:00AM.
Come down and let your voice be heard: No More Secrecy In Government! Audit the Federal Reserve! Support H.R. 1207.
So here you are. You’ve decided to take the plunge and learn more about H.R. 1207 – The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. Don’t worry. This isn’t a long article with tons of financial jargon, nor should it be. The basic premise is this: in a free society, government is answerable to an enlightened people and keeps no secrets from the many for the benefit of a few well-connected individuals.
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“The House Financial Services Committee voted 48-19 to approve a bill to clamp down on rates and fees; nine Republicans joined the panel’s Democrats in voting for it.
“The House bill would, among other things, ban ‘arbitrary’ interest rate increases, prohibit excessive fees and order more disclosure.”
Good for you, right? Wrong!
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http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/maps.html
Download the PDFs before it’s illegal.
Helene Jnane, C4L New York County Coordinator, was mentioned and quoted in a CBS news article today:
Helene Jnane, a Ron Paul supporter upset by spending under both Mr. Obama and Mr. Bush, said she was thrilled with the existence of the rallies, though somewhat wary of the embrace of the mainstream GOP.
“We don’t want our message of sound money and a non-interventionist foreign policy to be corrupted through compromise or coalition,” she said.
Still, she added, “the more people that come out in support of sound money, the better.”
This new site has been months in the making. And now we are proud to present to you the new www.nyccfl.com, your home for the r3VOLution in NYC.
Please take the time to explore the site. More importantly, send it to as many people as you know! Americans are fed up with intrusive government and corporate bailouts. Now is the time not only to send messages by attending protests, but to take back government by hitting the streets, hitting the phones and taking direct action that reminds politicians that We the People permit them whatever power they have.
Get involved today!
People often respond to any suggestion that our monetary system is broken with this: without the Federal Reserve dollar our currency wouldn’t be “flexible enough” to meet investment demand. Unemployment would be rampant and savings gluts would feed on themselves becoming full-on depressions! It’s this kind of economic fear-mongering that liberals exploit for their own purposes as they run around screaming about government spending being the only cure for economic malaise.
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