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Old 06-17-2009, 02:53 AM   #68
peaceandlove
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Default Re: HR 1207 INTRODUCED "The Federal Reserve Transparency Act"

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

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