HR 1207 UPDATES "The Federal Reserve Transparency Act"

[Humble Janitor]

Sheesh, only 7 Democrats?

Was not surprised to see a large amount of Republicans. Bachmann's a hatemonger though. Not surprised that she'd support it either.

[peaceandlove]

Update on HR 1207

In his latest video, Dr. Paul gives an update on HR 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, which would thoroughly audit the Federal Reserve System.

Video (3:56): http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=14126

[peaceandlove]

Three More Co-Sponsors Today!

Posted by Jesse Benton on 03/24/09 3:43 PM

Good news - Reps. Nathan Deal (GA), Trent Franks (AZ) and Pete Sessions (TX) all joined H.R. 1207 yesterday. Cosponsors now stand at 42.

All three are respected and have seniority. Rep. Sessions, as head of the NRCC, is in particular a power player.

Comments at source: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=14147


HAVEN'T HEARD WHO THE 43rd CO-SPONSOR IS YET!
Just found the 43rd co-sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff (FL-1) - 3/24/2009


44th Co-Sponsor for 'Audit the Fed' (that number sounds familiar )

Former Republican Whip Roy Blunt (MO) signed on yesterday. The momentum continues!

Comments at source: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/bl...cpg=1#comments

[peaceandlove]

It is now up to 50 co-sponsors!
Co-Sponsors: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquer...1:HR01207:@@@N


Alameda County GOP Supports HR 1207

Posted by Matt Hawes on 03/31/09 2:43 PM

As you may recall, back last summer we did a few posts on the Alameda County, California GOP, as several Ron Paul supporters had won election to the Central Committee but were sued in an attempt to prevent them from taking their seats (under the claim that they hadn't been Republicans long enough.) Despite the challenges, they went on to defend themselves successfully and take their places on the Central Committee.

Now, the Alameda County GOP has passed a resolution in support of HR 1207, and they have been working hard to get other organizations to do the same. They also lobbied Democrat Representative Pete Stark, who is now a cosponsor. Keep up the good work, guys!

The text of their resolution is as follows:

Here: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/bl...cpg=1#comments

[peaceandlove]

55 and Alive!!!

Posted by Matt Hawes on 04/02/09 1:00 PM

HR 1207 now has 55 co-sponsors, including the newly signed Henry Waxman, who is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

In addition to our Audit the Fed slimjim, check out our new Audit Fact Sheet, which is a quick rundown on why the bill is needed and what it will do.

Source: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/bl...cpg=1#comments

Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8] - 2/26/2009
Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] - 2/26/2009
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 2/26/2009
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 2/26/2009
Rep Rehberg, Denny [MT] - 2/26/2009
Rep Posey, Bill [FL-15] - 2/26/2009
Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] - 2/26/2009
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 2/26/2009
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 2/26/2009
Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 2/26/2009
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 2/26/2009
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 3/5/2009
Rep Chaffetz, Jason [UT-3] - 3/6/2009
Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 3/6/2009
Rep Young, Don [AK] - 3/6/2009
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 3/6/2009
Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] - 3/6/2009
Rep McClintock, Tom [CA-4] - 3/6/2009
Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] - 3/6/2009
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 3/6/2009
Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-4] - 3/6/2009
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 3/9/2009
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 3/10/2009
Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] - 3/10/2009
Rep Petri, Thomas E. [WI-6] - 3/10/2009
Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] - 3/10/2009
Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] - 3/11/2009
Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] - 3/11/2009
Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] - 3/16/2009
Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] - 3/16/2009
Rep Buchanan, Vern [FL-13] - 3/17/2009
Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] - 3/17/2009
Rep Fleming, John [LA-4] - 3/18/2009
Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] - 3/19/2009
Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] - 3/19/2009
Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 3/19/2009
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 3/19/2009
Rep Lummis, Cynthia M. [WY] - 3/19/2009
Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 3/19/2009
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 3/23/2009
Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] - 3/23/2009
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] - 3/23/2009
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 3/24/2009
Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 3/24/2009
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 3/26/2009
Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] - 3/26/2009
Rep Paulsen, Erik [MN-3] - 3/30/2009
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 3/30/2009
Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] - 3/30/2009
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] - 3/31/2009
Rep Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2] - 4/1/2009
Rep Wittman, Robert J. [VA-1] - 4/1/2009
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 4/1/2009
Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 4/1/2009
Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 4/1/2009

Number of States: 29
(Someone else did this compilation. I have not verified it!) PaL

Co-sponsors per State:

TX:6
FL:5
CA:5
GA:5
MN:4
TN:3
NC:2
WI:2
LA:2
MO:2
MT:1
MD:1
IN:1
MS:1
MI:1
HI:1
NE:1
NJ:1
NV:1
NY:1
OR:1
PA:1
DE:1
AK:1
UT:1
VA:1
AZ:1
WV:1
WY:1

[mntruthseeker]

Originally Posted by Humble Janitor

Sheesh, only 7 Democrats?

Was not surprised to see a large amount of Republicans. Bachmann's a hatemonger though. Not surprised that she'd support it either.

Mischelle is kissing butt big time because she is up for re-election and she truly is a big embarrassment for minnesota. I would of thought Amy Klobuchar would of been up there. That bothers me the most

[peaceandlove]

Originally Posted by mntruthseeker

Mischelle is kissing butt big time because she is up for re-election and she truly is a big embarrassment for minnesota. I would of thought Amy Klobuchar would of been up there. That bothers me the most

Blessings Mntruthseeker,

GOT KLOBUCHAR'S NUMBER....give her a call. OH, HERE IT IS: Klobuchar, Amy - (D - MN) (202) 224-3244 SEE NEXT POST

We need more signatures and more significant effort. There will always be those with their own agendas, please encourage more action, not more animosity.

Liberty Lover,

PaL


RON PAUL UPDATE ON HR1207 6/12/09

Posted by minnesotachris on 06/12/09 3:15 PM

Video (5:33): http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=19883



NOW 224 including Dennis Kucinich #218

GOOGLE MAP OF CO-SPONSORS DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...186.328125&z=3

CURRENT LIST OF CO-SPONSORS: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquer...1:HR01207:@@@P

[peaceandlove]

Now I think I understand why Dennis Kucinich didn't co-sponsor earlier, he wanted to be #218, the tipping point.

Important Information Regarding HR 1207

Posted by John Tate on 06/12/09

As you've no doubt heard by now, Ron Paul's Audit the Fed Bill (H.R. 1207) has now passed 218 co-sponsors, giving this vital reform the support of a majority on the U.S. House.

That's the good news. But here's the rest of the story.

I've seen a lot of well-intentioned news stories and posts over the last 24 hours incorrectly noting that this means it is out of Committee, on the House floor, or worse, assured of passage.

Please note that none of this is true - yet.

There is still MUCH work to be done, even in the House. You and I both know that the Fed and its allies will stop at nothing to hold onto their power. And there are a lot of tricks people can use even at this stage of the battle.

So please know - there's a long way to go, but thanks to you, we're getting closer every day to passing Audit the Fed!

The next step is hearings and a vote in the House Financial Services Committee. This has not been scheduled yet. After that the House can consider the bill.

We're optimistic with its bipartisan support in the House, that the Audit the Fed bill will proceed through Committee and to the House floor in the near future. And rest assured, Campaign for Liberty and Ron Paul are prepared to keep up the pressure - and use any available means - to pass Audit the Fed through the House.

More on this in the future, but for now, KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!

SOURCE and COMMENTS: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=19873



From Senator Jim DeMint's Facebook: Will the Federal Reserve Be Audited?

Posted by MattJarfi on 06/16/09 11:56 AM

This came straight from Senator Jim DeMint's Facebook!!! What a true champ!

Will the Federal Reserve Be Audited?

Today at 10:15am

It will come as a surprise to many Americans to know: 1) the Federal Reserve is not part of the U.S. government, but is a private organization; and 2) it has never been audited. But more than half of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become cosponsors of Congressman Ron Paul's bill to audit the Fed, and similar legislation has been introduced in the Senate.

Enacted in 1913, the Fed began issuing currency in 1914. All U.S. currency today is Federal Reserve currency. The last U.S. Treasury-issued dollars backed by precious metal carried the date 1968. Since then, the value of all dollars has steadily evaporated due to inflation. All value will soon disappear completely if the process under which the Fed is permitted to print vast quantities of new money isn't terminated.

As an important first step in exposing what the Fed has been doing for almost 100 years, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act on February 26. Known more popularly as the "Audit the Fed bill," H.R. 1207 has already garnered 224 co-sponsors, more than half of the 435 House members. This remarkable achievement could not have occurred without the congressman's valiant run for the GOP nomination that awakened millions. He has been warning that the nation would suffer an economic meltdown for many years. Moreover, the recession that has already harmed so many has generated widespread demand for examining the Fed's books.

In a recent message appearing on YouTube, Rep. Paul pointed out that, while more than half of the House membership has now co-sponsored the bill, an even more important plateau of support would be 290, the number of backers that would negate the potential for blocking the bill through a parliamentary procedure known as suspension of the rules. In other words, he urges continued effort to gain more co-sponsors.

Over in the Senate, a companion measure has been introduced. S. 604 also calls for auditing the Fed and needs its own co-sponsors. To date, the bill's author, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), has been joined by only one co-sponsor, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.).

Now that there is such large and growing support for an overall audit of everything the Fed does, Congressman Paul believes that the Fed's authorities and its government supporters who will be under the gun "will come down real hard" to block what the bill seeks to accomplish. But, he says, "Support so far amounts to a major political and moral victory. If the Fed's supporters don't allow this bill to pass, they will prove our point that they are hiding important information that the American people want to see." He also believes any attempt to thwart the purpose of H.R. 1207 will increase demand for the Fed to be audited.

The congressman is correct. Major progress toward achieving long-overdue transparency of the nation's unconstitutional money manager has already been made.

The New American Magazine
By John F. McManus
Monday, 15 June 2009

SOURCE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20067


Lindsey Graham is "now considering" co-sponsoring S.604!

Posted by MattJarfi on 06/16/09 11:13 AM

Lindsey Graham is "now considering" co-sponsoring S.604 The Federal Reserve Sunshine Act!!

Keep the pressure on!

Call Lindsey Graham today and ask him to co-sponsor S.604 Federal Reserve Sunshine Act of 2009. He stated in an interview last month that he would support an audit of the Fed. Hold him to it!

Phone number: (202) 224-5972

SOURCE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20062



Targeted Senate List for S 604 (HR 1207 companion bill in the Senate)

Posted by georges on 06/16/09 10:59 AM

Pasted below is a list of the entire Senate with phone numbers. This list is grouped as follows:

All senators that are both (1)up for election this cycle and (2)are also on the banking committee ( Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs )
All senators that are on the banking committee
All senators that are up for election this cycle
The rest of the scoundrels, er, I mean senators
By categorizing the list this way, I hope that those senators most closely connected with the bill and those most sensitive to our concerns (because of election concerns) will hear from us first and the most.

Some may hesitate to call if they do not know what to say, so may I suggest something like the following canvass. I might say...

for committee members...

Hi. I am George Schumpf and I am calling from Idaho. I am a non-constituent, but I am calling because Senator whoever is on the banking committee. I am calling to support S. 604, the Federal Reserve Sunshine Act of 2009. I would like to urge the senator to co-sponsor this bill and support this important bill when it comes up in committee.

for non-committee members...

Hi. I am George Schumpf and I am calling from Idaho. I am a non-constituent, but I am calling to support S. 604, the Federal Reserve Sunshine Act of 2009. I would like to urge Senator whoever to co-sponsor and support this important bill.

Let's get ready to pressure the Senate even more than the House, because THEY WILL NEED MORE PRESSURE. This is a critical opportunity to make a real difference in the battle for our country, our economy and for liberty. Let's not let our really great effort in the House fail in the Senate because we ran out of steam. Please commit, if possible, to work down through this whole list. Please respond to the anonomous survey question to reflect your commitment. Thank you for your help.

George Schumpf

Name Number Election Cycle Committee Membership
Dodd, Christopher J. - (D - CT) (202) 224-2823 Up for election in November Banking Committee Chairman
Bayh, Evan - (D - IN) (202) 224-5623 Up for election in November Committee Member
Bennett, Robert F. - (R - UT) (202) 224-5444 Up for election in November Committee Member
Bunning, Jim - (R - KY) (202) 224-4343 Up for election in November Committee Member
Crapo, Mike - (R - ID) (202) 224-6142 Up for election in November Committee Member
DeMint, Jim - (R - SC) (202) 224-6121 Up for election in November Committee Member
Martinez, Mel - (R - FL) (202) 224-3041 Up for election in November Committee Member
Schumer, Charles E. - (D - NY) (202) 224-6542 Up for election in November Committee Member
Shelby, Richard C. - (R - AL) (202) 224-5744 Up for election in November Committee Member
Vitter, David - (R - LA) (202) 224-4623 Up for election in November Committee Member

Name Number Committee Membership
Akaka, Daniel K. - (D - HI) (202) 224-6361 Committee Member
Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH) (202) 224-2315 Committee Member
Corker, Bob - (R - TN) (202) 224-3344 Committee Member
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - (R - TX) (202) 224-5922 Committee Member
Johanns, Mike - (R - NE) (202) 224-4224 Committee Member
Johnson, Tim - (D - SD) (202) 224-5842 Committee Member
Kohl, Herb - (D - WI) (202) 224-5653 Committee Member
Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ) (202) 224-4744 Committee Member
Merkley, Jeff - (D - OR) (202) 224-3753 Committee Member
Reed, Jack - (D - RI) (202) 224-4642 Committee Member
Tester, Jon - (D - MT) (202) 224-2644 Committee Member
Warner, Mark R. - (D - VA) (202) 224-2023 Committee Member

Name Number Election Cycle
Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO) (202) 224-5852 Up for election in November
Bond, Christopher S. - (R - MO) (202) 224-5721 Up for election in November
Boxer, Barbara - (D - CA) (202) 224-3553 Up for election in November
Brownback, Sam - (R - KS) (202) 224-6521 Up for election in November
Burr, Richard - (R - NC) (202) 224-3154 Up for election in November
Burris, Roland W. - (D - IL) (202) 224-2854 Up for election in November
Coburn, Tom - (R - OK) (202) 224-5754 Up for election in November
Dorgan, Byron L. - (D - ND) (202) 224-2551 Up for election in November
Feingold, Russell D. - (D - WI) (202) 224-5323 Up for election in November
Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA) (202) 224-3744 Up for election in November
Gregg, Judd - (R - NH) (202) 224-3324 Up for election in November
Inouye, Daniel K. - (D - HI) (202) 224-3934 Up for election in November
Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA) (202) 224-3643 Up for election in November
Leahy, Patrick J. - (D - VT) (202) 224-4242 Up for election in November
Lincoln, Blanche L. - (D - AR) (202) 224-4843 Up for election in November
McCain, John - (R - AZ) (202) 224-2235 Up for election in November
Mikulski, Barbara A. - (D - MD) (202) 224-4654 Up for election in November
Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK) (202) 224-6665 Up for election in November
Murray, Patty - (D - WA) (202) 224-2621 Up for election in November
Reid, Harry - (D - NV) (202) 224-3542 Up for election in November
Specter, Arlen - (D - PA) (202) 224-4254 Up for election in November
Thune, John - (R - SD) (202) 224-2321 Up for election in November
Voinovich, George V. - (R - OH) (202) 224-3353 Up for election in November
Wyden, Ron - (D - OR) (202) 224-5244 Up for election in November

Name Number
Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN) (202) 224-4944
Barrasso, John - (R - WY) (202) 224-6441
Baucus, Max - (D - MT) (202) 224-2651
Begich, Mark - (D - AK) (202) 224-3004
Bingaman, Jeff - (D - NM) (202) 224-5521
Byrd, Robert C. - (D - WV) (202) 224-3954
Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA) (202) 224-3441
Cardin, Benjamin L. - (D - MD) (202) 224-4524
Carper, Thomas R. - (D - DE) (202) 224-2441
Casey, Robert P., Jr. - (D - PA) (202) 224-6324
Chambliss, Saxby - (R - GA) (202) 224-3521
Cochran, Thad - (R - MS) (202) 224-5054
Collins, Susan M. - (R - ME) (202) 224-2523
Conrad, Kent - (D - ND) (202) 224-2043
Cornyn, John - (R - TX) (202) 224-2934
Durbin, Richard J. - (D - IL) (202) 224-2152
Ensign, John - (R - NV) (202) 224-6244
Enzi, Michael B. - (R - WY) (202) 224-3424
Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA) (202) 224-3841
Gillibrand, Kirsten E. - (D - NY) (202) 224-4451
Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC) (202) 224-5972
Hagan, Kay R. - (D - NC) (202) 224-6342
Harkin, Tom - (D - IA) (202) 224-3254
Hatch, Orrin G. - (R - UT) (202) 224-5251
Inhofe, James M. - (R - OK) (202) 224-4721
Kaufman, Edward E. - (D - DE) (202) 224-5042
Kennedy, Edward M. - (D - MA) (202) 224-4543
Kerry, John F. - (D - MA) (202) 224-2742
Klobuchar, Amy - (D - MN) (202) 224-3244
Kyl, Jon - (R - AZ) (202) 224-4521
Landrieu, Mary L. - (D - LA) (202) 224-5824
Lautenberg, Frank R. - (D - NJ) (202) 224-3224
Levin, Carl - (D - MI) (202) 224-6221
Lieberman, Joseph I. - (ID - CT) (202) 224-4041
Lugar, Richard G. - (R - IN) (202) 224-4814
McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO) (202) 224-6154
McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY) (202) 224-2541
Nelson, Ben - (D - NE) (202) 224-6551
Nelson, Bill - (D - FL) (202) 224-5274
Pryor, Mark L. - (D - AR) (202) 224-2353
Risch, James E. - (R - ID) (202) 224-2752
Roberts, Pat - (R - KS) (202) 224-4774
Rockefeller, John D., IV - (D - WV) (202) 224-6472
Sanders, Bernard - (I - VT) (202) 224-5141
Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL) (202) 224-4124
Shaheen, Jeanne - (D - NH) (202) 224-2841
Snowe, Olympia J. - (R - ME) (202) 224-5344
Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI) (202) 224-4822
Udall, Mark - (D - CO) (202) 224-5941
Udall, Tom - (D - NM) (202) 224-6621
Webb, Jim - (D - VA) (202) 224-4024
Whitehouse, Sheldon - (D - RI) (202) 224-2921
Wicker, Roger F. - (R - MS) (202) 224-6253


Long Post Vital Information...To Feed The Beast Or Not To Feed The Beast...That IS The Question?

SOURCE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20060



FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN LIBERTY:

Letters and Petitions for S604

GET 'EM HERE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20079

THOUGHT PRECEDES ACTION....ACTION PRECEDES SUCCESS...SUCCESS PRECEDES LIBERTY

[peaceandlove]

Support For Fed Audit grows in House and Senate and across Party Lines
Please Call or FAX

Posted by Bill Loflin on 06/17/09 05:07 AM

The number of Co-sponsors to HR1207 reported by Thomas now stands at 232. The

Latest to sign on includes one Texan:

Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] - 6/16/2009 R
Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6] - 6/16/2009 R
Rep Giffords, Gabrielle [AZ-8] - 6/16/2009 D
Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] - 6/16/2009 R
Rep Griffith, Parker [AL-5] - 6/16/2009 D

Meanwhile, in the Senate, support for S604, Federal Reserve Sunshine Act of 2009, introduced by Senator Sander of Vermont, a self described democratic socialist and Independant who caucuses with the Democrats. doubled in the number of co-sponsors.

Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] - 6/11/2009 R
Sen Vitter, David [LA] - 6/16/2009 R

Texas summary: we have 8 Democrats in Congress and two Republicans in the Senate to work on including Eddie Bernice Johnson in Dallas. as well as both our Republican Senators.

Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson Democrat, (TX-30)

Washington, DC 20515-4330
DC Phone: 202-225-8885
DC Fax: 202-226-1477

District Office
3102 Maple Avenue, Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: (214) 922-8885
Fax: (214) 922-7028
-- ----------------------------------------------------
Mr. John Cornyn
DC Phone: 202-224-2934
DC Fax: 202-228-2856


North Texas
5001 Spring Valley Road, Suite 1125 E
Dallas, TX 75244
Main: 972-239-1310
Fax: 972-239-2110

----------------------------------------------------


Mrs. Kay Bailey Hutchison
DC Phone: 202-224-5922
DC Fax: 202-224-0776


SENATOR KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1160
Dallas, Texas 75231
214-361-3500
214-361-3502 (FAX)

Senator Hutchison is a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs so it is especially
mportant to call her.

We do have three of the eleven Democrats in the Texas Delegation.

Texas Congressional Districts to go: 9,15,18,20,23,28,29,30 (all represented by Democrats.

If You live in one of these districts, or a county with any part of one of these
districts, please make some friendly daily calls Your Rep and urge them to co-
sponsor HR1207. Give them a chance to be cool!

Keep the Pressure on!

Please share the numbers with Your CFL and TEA Party Meetup Groups

Thanks,

Bill Loflin 817-319-2095 WRLOFLIN@SBCGLOBAL.NET

SOURCE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20121

[peaceandlove]

Ron Paul Interviews

Posted by Matt Hawes on 06/17/09 12:10 PM

Government Choosing an Iron Fist Over the Invisible Hand

In addition to Freedom Watch today, Dr. Paul was on Bloomberg at 2:20 pm eastern and on Fox Business' Happy Hour in the 5 pm eastern hour.

Tomorrow morning, Dr. Paul will be interviewed on MSNBC at 11:04 am eastern. The interview will concern the Geithner hearing and the administration's plans.

Bloomberg Video (4:20): http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20142

[peaceandlove]

Re: Ron Paul Interviews

Posted by Matt Hawes on 06/17/09 7:16 PM

One more to add! Dr. Paul interviewed on MSNBC at 11:04 am eastern. The interview concerns the Geithner hearing and the administration's plans.

VIDEO (5:17): http://www.campaignforliberty.com/bl...cpg=1#comments

[peaceandlove]

Two More DEMOCRATS to Audit the Fed!

Posted by Matt Hawes on 06/18/09 1:11 PM

Rep Suzanne M. Kosmas, [D, FL-24] - 6/17/2009*
Rep Louise McIntosh Slaughter, [D, NY-28] - 6/17/2009

It's great that the support keeps coming in for auditing the Fed. http://www.campaignforliberty.com/ca...hr1207home.php

We're especially excited to have Representative Slaughter on board! She serves as the Chairman of the House Rules Committee, http://www.rules.house.gov/ and, as such, could play a crucial role in the future of HR 1207!

This is a major step forward, so be sure to contact Representative Slaughter's office to thank her for her support and to encourage her to help get 1207 to the floor for a vote! You can contact her here. http://www.louise.house.gov/index.ph...506&Itemid=150

* Member, House Financial Services Committee

SOURCE and COMMENTS: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/bl...cpg=1#comments

[peaceandlove]

Pelosi, 1207, and Fed Secrecy

Posted by Matt Hawes on 06/18/09 7:21 PM

In his latest piece, The Huffington Post's Ryan Grim again covers HR 1207 and reports on recent statements on Fed transparency by House Speaker Pelosi:

The Ron Paul-sponsored bill to audit the Fed picked up another dozen cosponsors over the last several days, with Rep. Louis Slaughter (D-N.Y.), chair of the Rules Committee, marking the 234th signer -- 16 more than needed for passage -- and the 67th Democrat.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reflected on the growing anxiety people feel about the Fed at her weekly news conference Thursday....

"Many of us were, shall we say, if not surprised, taken aback when the Fed had $80 billion to invest -- to put into AIG just out of the blue. All of a sudden we wake up one morning and AIG has received $80 billion from the Fed," she said. "So of course we're saying, Where's this money come from? 'Oh, we have it. And not only that, we have more.'...

Pelosi, while sympathetic to Paul's bill, added that she wasn't familiar with the details. Paul said he'd take care of that.

"I might catch her up to date," said Paul, smiling and heading back on to the House floor to look for the speaker.

Continues: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20254



For Real Change, Let's Try a True Free Market

Posted by Matt Hawes on 06/18/09 8:18 PM

Having practiced medicine for over 30 years, Congressman Paul gives his perspective on the past and future of healthcare in this country, and the effects of government and special interests on quality, costs, and access.

Video (7:41): http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20259



Lead Story on Politico.com: "Hill Wants Reins on Fed"

Posted by Matt Hawes on 06/19/09

Glenn Thrush and John Bresnahan report:

"If you think about the power that the Federal Reserve has at this particular moment in history, it's incredible," said Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.).

Baldwin is a bellwether, one of 66 Democrats - and 232 members overall - to co-sponsor a bill mandating audits of the Federal Reserve System for the first time in its nearly 100-year history....The bill has succeeded in melding the extreme margins of both parties as few proposals have - uniting anti-Big Government Republicans like Paul with anti-Big Business Democrats like Reps. Lynn Woolsey of California and Dennis Kucinich of Ohio....

Continues: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/bl...cpg=1#comments

[Lorien]

I love how with a bill such as this trying to go through, part of Obama's new economic plan is to give the Fed MORE power over banks. Unbelievable.

[peaceandlove]

Blessings Lorien,

Yep, the Creature from Jekyll Island keeps coming back for MORE argggghhh!

INSATIABLE...GREED THAT IS!


.................................................. ....It's now or never.

"What if" everyone knocked some sense into two friends

and they bellied up to the bar to tell two friends

and they lovingly shared with two friends

and they gently woke up two friends

and they told two friends



The Creature from Jekyll Island
A Second Look at The Federal Reserve
by G. Edward Griffin
http://realityzone.stores.yahoo.net/creaturehd.html

Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magician's secrets are unveiled. Here is a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A boring subject? Just wait. You'll be hooked in five minutes. It reads like a detective story – which it really is, but it's all true. This book is about the most blatant scam in history. It's all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity. Your world view will definitely change. Putting it quite simply, this may be the most important book on world affairs you will ever read. 608 pages.

"A superb analysis. Be prepared for one heck of a journey through time and mind." – Ron Paul, Member of Congress, House Banking Committee, 2008 Presidential candidate.

"Scary. It's the story of the world banking system. Enough said." – Willie Nelson, Musician/Author

"A gripping adventure into the secret world of the international banking cartel." – Mark Thornton, Asst. Professor of Economics, Auburn University, Coordinator of Academic Affairs, Ludwig von Mises Institute

"A train-load of heavy history, written in such a relaxed and easy style that it captivated me. I hated to put it down." – Dan Smoot, Publisher/Editor, Dan Smoot Report

"As a career banker and president of a bank consulting firm, I thought I had a good understanding of the Federal Reserve, but this book changed the way I view our entire monetary system." – Marilyn MacGruder Barnwall, Grand Junction, Colorado

"I have just finished reading this for the FOURTH time!!!! Each time only adds another gloss of patina to the truth." – David J. Nitsche, ex banker (25 year career), Bridgeton, New Jersey

SEE ALSO:
The Creature from Jekyll Island ~ An Interview with G. Edward Griffin
http://projectavalon.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14424

[peaceandlove]

Don't Mess With Texas!!!

Houston Tea Party Protest of Nancy Pelosi - 6/12/2009

Posted by Bryan on 06/13/09 3:34 PM

Video (3:29):

Comment regarding article from previous page, post #75.

Pelosi: Federal Reserve Needs More Transparency

By Ben Pershing

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said this morning that the Federal Reserve should operate with more transparency, one day after President Obama unveiled a financial regulatory overhaul that would give increased authority to the central bank.

"The fact is that the American people want to know more of the 'Secrets of the Temple,'" Pelosi said at her weekly press conference, referring to the 20-year-old book on the Fed she called "required reading in my day."

Even as Obama proposes to give the Fed more power to regulate firms and markets, an increasing number of members of Congress have expressed unease about the bank's growing reach and the murkiness of its finances. A bill authored by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) calling for a full audit of the Fed's books by the U.S. Comptroller General now has a bipartisan group of 234 co-sponsors.

Pelosi said she did not know the specific details of Paul's bill, but did make clear she wanted to know more about the Fed's balance sheet, particularly since the central bank stepped in to bail out the insurance giant AIG last fall.

"Many of us were, shall we say, not surprised [but] taken aback when the Fed had $80 billion to put into AIG just out of the blue," Pelosi recalled. "All of the sudden you wake up one morning and AIG is receving $80 billion from the Fed. So of course we're saying, 'Where is this money coming from?'" And, she said, the Fed responded: "'Oh, we have it, and not only that, we have more.'"

Pelosi did not criticize any of Obama's financial overhaul proposals, nor did she provide any specifics on how oversight of the Fed should be increased. But, she said, "a balance has to be struck between what is required to run the Fed in a responsible way [and] what transparency there should be, so as the Fed assumes even more power... the American people have more knowledge about it."

SOURCE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20257

[peaceandlove]

"If American's Do Not Stand Up ~ We're Not Going To Be Able To Stop What's Happening"

Senator Jim DeMint


Audit the Fed Interview

Posted by Matt Hawes on 06/23/09 5:37 PM

Senator Jim DeMint, lead co-sponsor in the Senate for S 604 (the companion bill to HR 1207) on Glenn Beck's Fox News show discussing the bill and efforts to bring transparency to the Federal Reserve.

Video:
VIDEO (7:01) and SOURCE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20503

[peaceandlove]

Campaign for Liberty Applauds Senator Jim DeMint's Leadership on Audit the Fed Bill

Posted by Matt Hawes on 06/23/09 5:37 PM

C4L's latest press release:

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty today issued high praise for Senator Jim DeMint and his leadership on legislation to bring transparency to the Federal Reserve and our nation's monetary policy.

Last week, Senator DeMint became the first Republican to support S. 604, The Federal Reserve Sunshine Act of 2009. This week he has taken to the airwaves to help build momentum for this bill, including a nationally televised appearance today on Fox News' Glen Beck Show.

S. 604 is the companion to H.R. 1207, legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Ron Paul, which currently stands with 237 cosponsors, a majority of the House.

"The Federal Reserve wields tremendous power and is at the center of our current economic storm of deficits, debt and bailouts."

"Senator Jim DeMint understands that in order to solve our problems, America needs transparency and accountability at our nation's central bank," said Campaign for Liberty President John Tate.

CONTINUES and COMMENTS: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20519

[peaceandlove]

HR1207 Update - 242 Co-sponsors

THE LATEST FIVE TO OPEN THEIR EYES!

6/24/09

Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] - 6/23/2009
Rep Space, Zachary T. [OH-18] - 6/23/2009
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 6/23/2009
Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27] - 6/23/2009
Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] - 6/23/2009

Conyers, by the way, is an influential Democrat who chairs the Judiciary Committee. He is far-left and totally secure in his district seat. That he is a co-sponsor proves that any Democrat will potentially co-sponsor this bill.



Posted by dljholt on 06/24/09 07:29 AM

Congratulations, C4L Patriots! Not only are there now 242 co-sponsors for HR1207, but we turned up the heat and Eric Cantor felt it. He signed on as a co-sponsor Tuesday, June 23, 2009.

The following five Virginia Congressmen are still holding out:

Rep. Glenn C. Nye (VA-2)
Rep. Robert (Bobby) C. Scott (VA-3)
Rep. Jim Moran (VA-8)
Rep. Rick Boucher (VA-9)
Rep. Gerald (Gerry) E. Connolly (VA-11)

Call your representative who has not signed on today and demand that he co-sponsor HR1207.

Suggested script:

Dear Congressman ________________,

I want you to join your colleagues in Virginia CD1, CD4, CD5, CD6, CD7, CD10 and 236 other representatives across the country in co-sponsoring and supporting the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H.R. 1207.

Since 1913, our dollar has lost more than 95% of its purchasing power.

HR 1207 amends section 714 of Title 31 of the U.S. Code to remove the restrictions on how the Government Accountability Office (GAO) can audit the Federal Reserve.

With these limitations gone, the Fed's discount window operations, funding facilities, open market operations, and agreements with foreign central banks and governments would all finally be open to congressional oversight. The GAO would be required to audit the Fed by the end of 2010 and to report its findings to Congress.

Sincerely,
(your name)

3) Sign the petition and ask all your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to sign, too.

Even if you've contacted your representatives before, do so again. We can't let up now.

Let's make this happen, patriots!!!

For liberty,

Donna Holt

Interim State Coordinator

SOURCE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20567

GOOGLE MAP OF CO-SPONSORS DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...186.328125&z=3

CURRENT LIST OF CO-SPONSORS: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquer...1:HR01207:@@@P

[peaceandlove]

Ron Paul at Cato: ‘Audit the Fed’

Posted by Chris Moody
June 24, 2009

When Texas Congressman and former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks about transparency in the Federal Reserve, he sums up his argument with one simple question. Why not?

“Why in the world should this much power be given to a Federal Reserve that has the authority to create $1 trillion secretly?” Ron Paul asked a standing room-only crowd today at the Cato Institute.

Paul was on a panel of speakers, including Gilbert Schwartz, former associate general counsel to the Federal Reserve, to discuss a new bill that will audit the Fed for the first time in its history. This comes at a time when the Fed’s balance sheet has almost tripled, from just over $800 billion before the financial crisis to almost $2.3 trillion now.

“We will only win when the people wake up and realize that transparency is what we need,” said Paul. “When we know exactly what’s happening, there will be monetary reform.”

Hear the rest of Paul’s comments below:

VIDEO (9:29): http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20680

ANOTHER SOURCE (for audio): http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/...audit-the-fed/

[peaceandlove]

New Co-Sponsor for S.604

Posted by zakhaev on 06/26/09 04:47 AM

Here are the senators who have co-sponsored so far:

Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] - 6/11/2009
Sen Vitter, David [LA] - 6/16/2009
Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] - 6/25/2009


Edit: New co-sponsor for 1207

Rep Markey, Betsy [CO-4] - 6/25/2009

SOURCE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=20702