Help Pass HR 1207 - Ron Paul's Bill to Audit the Federal Reserve!

Posted by shelly on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 11:56am in

Hi guys - quick update on Ron Paul's "Audit the Fed" Bill (HR 1207): It is now in committee!!

WRITE YOUR REPS HERE:
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

A little background:
In 1950 the law was changed to exempt the federal reserve from *any* auditing procedures. So, the Fed can use our tax dollars however they wish, without any obligation whatsoever to tell us what they're doing.

HR 1207 seeks to repeal that portion of the code, so when we ask questions, they HAVE to answer.

Why is this important?

As just one example, right now the fed is refusing to give a public accounting of the trillions in recent taxpayer backed loans. Just look at the 700 billion in TARP funds that congress appropriated and the Fed refused to talk about -- we now know a portion of it ended up going to bonuses for the AIG execs.

We deserve to know how our tax dollars are being spent, and allowing the Federal Reserve to remain out of control and shrouded in secrecy *clearly* allows for abuse.

HR 1207 is our chance to put an end to this.

The good news is that this bill is actually gaining momentum - we were up to 44 co-sponsors as of this morning, which is pretty phenomenal. The american people are starting to demand more oversight and push for transparency, and that's exactly what we need to get things turned around.

The bad news is that some very powerful special interests *really* don't want this to happen, so we're up against a pretty major hurdle.

So, what can you do to help? Go here and sign the petition to urge your congressman to co-sponsor the bill:
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/campaigns/auditthefed.php

UPDATE 4/1 - up to 50 co-sponsors!!
List here: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/bills/?billnum=H.R.1207&congr...

The 44 HR 1207 Co-Sponsors (as of 3/25/2009):

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

And please spread the word about this game-changing bill - rate, favorite, comment, and forward the video and let's get Dr. Paul the support he needs to get this one passed!

Thanks!!
Shelly



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Posted by feyenord on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 5:47am
I wouldn't expect a press

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Posted by Zuma on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 5:12am
Up to 92 co sponsors

C4L is updating the number, they are coming fast.

tajitj Posted by tajitj on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 3:11am
Does writing our representives work?

You are absolutely correct if you believe that writing letters to our congressional representatives will not accomplish anything. However calling talk shows, posting to blogs, emailing everyone you know, posting comments to your own web sites and others, emailing the media in mass, carrying signs on the streets of America, involving yourself with peaceful demonstrations, handing out Citizens Jury Rule books and the Bill of Rights and our Constitution to family and citizens everywhere you go, engaging in conversations at every opportunity, copying and giving out “The Obama Deception” by Alex Jones (http://www.prisonplanet.tv) to everyone you meet, wearing your “End The FED tee shirts, Posting to “youtube”, posting to “yourspace” hisspace therespace and allspaces, handing out books you find informative, plastering your vehicles with bumper stickers of the best info sites you subscribe to, going to public meeting and standing up for the Constitution, and writing to your congressional representatives WILL accomplish more than you can ever imagine. Doesn’t anyone remember the MIAC report and the effect our peaceful rage accomplished? Don’t be ignorant and lazy, everything America stands (stood) for and every freedom given to us by our creator depends on us not allowing ourselves to be the sheep pressed to the cliffs edge by the criminal fascist who have raped our Constitution and us since 1913. Stop whining and do something, many somethings. “United we stand, Divided we fall”. This isn’t a minor stumble if we fail in our due diligence this time around, and we will not like the next phase.

Bink Posted by Bink on Thu, 04/09/2009 - 3:19pm
This actually looks

like its gaining some mass momentum

I hope I have to eat my pes........skeptical words on this!

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AdamAdamR Posted by AdamAdamR on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 8:10pm
Hey,

I like writing too! If this doesn't pass though (not to be a pessimist!) can we admit that letter writing doesn't work - or do we wait till the next one to sharpen our well worn pencils?

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AdamAdamR Posted by AdamAdamR on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 9:55pm
It's worked for the 44

It's worked for the 44 co-sponsoring reps!

I'd be happy to help in other ways if you have ideas on non-writing methods for applying pressure and/or making changes. This petition is the only thing I've seen so far that allows us to take action, but if you can come up with other ways - I'm all ears ;)

shelly Posted by shelly on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 12:02pm
I don't think

that writing letters accomplishes the desired effect. I think this because the Senators who voted for the bailout admitted receiving letters and phone calls in the amount of "1000 to 1" oppossing the bailout but they voted for it anyway.

Politicians are just servants working for their employers and I really think it's a bit naive at this point to imagine that their employers belong to the public realm.

It only works for the 44 reps if the Fed gets audited. That is the goal right? So at this point in time the 44 reps have yet to achieve their stated goal. In my opinion I think it's a distraction.

I wish I had a better solution. Writing a letter is better than nothing I imagine but I think the results are more noticeable in the writer than the recipient.

I'm not sure what the solution is. I know the founding fathers fought a revolutionary war first, and wrote philosophical letters - like the constitution- after they defeated the British army. But that seems like a mythic tale from a far away place, long, long ago..........

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AdamAdamR Posted by AdamAdamR on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 1:29am
I hear ya - I was

I hear ya - I was disappointed with the stimulus debacle (to say the least), but at least my representatives will know they are failing to represent me, and because of that, I will be campaigning against them next time around. If enough of us do that... who knows, eh? Maybe they'll listen better next time?

shelly Posted by shelly on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 10:48am
thanks for the info

good to know its kickin up some dust. Lets do this!!

"free thinkers are dangerous, and beautiful"

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Posted by rasimisen on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 6:34am
Okay... It's time to write

I have to go write my Rep. I'm on it. Let's get vocal. Everyone start writing...

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Awesome - I'm writing too!

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