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Cuervo
doobydoll
Tindalos2013
reply to post by doobydoll
?how many gangs are operating in your hometown.
As far as I know? None.
Some of the 'cam shooters' are ordinary people with families who resent our tax money being spent on technology to spy on us but close down libraries and other community services. If our money bought the cams, then they are ours to destroy if we don't want them.
People are sick to the back teeth of not being listened to by authorities so now instead of being vocal or protesting, they are finding other ways to object and get what they want.edit on 16-2-2014 by doobydoll because: (no reason given)
Too bad you guys can't find a way to confiscate the cameras, sell them, then build your own library. That would make world news and become a model for every town's populace.
I mean, it's cool that you guys are doing that (more than I'd have the guts to do, for sure) but it would be awesome if you also got what you wanted in addition to getting rid of what you don't.
Well you're only half right about the banking regulations. The other half was Bill Clinton, still the poster boy for the Democrats, and members of his cabinet that pushed for it and he brokered the deal with the Republican led Congress. The whole Monica Lewinsky farce was a diversion for many things and this was among them.
poet1b
reply to post by FreeWillAnomaly
There no true liberals in Washington, or very, very few.
Liberals believe in the rights of the individuals, and pretty much everyone in DC is a died in the wool conservative who prefers institutional control of the individual. They might disagree about which institution should be in charge, but they definitely have to belief in the rights of the individual.
You would have to be a bigger fool to vote republican, as they are the ones who got rid of the rules that keep the bankers in check.
Once you figure this out, you could be on your way.
edit on 16-2-2014 by poet1b because: add second to last line.
[The Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act] repealed part of the Glass–Steagall Act of 1933, removing barriers in the market among banking companies, securities companies and insurance companies that prohibited any one institution from acting as any combination of an investment bank, a commercial bank, and an insurance company. With the passage of the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act, commercial banks, investment banks, securities firms, and insurance companies were allowed to consolidate.
Thanks for bringing up the Glass-Steagal act. The act prevented the overlap of banking, insurance, and securities. But it was the Republicans who wrote the act killing the Glass-Steagal act. That would be the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act.
Ah of course, let's remove all blame from the 104th Congress,
Blackmarketeer
reply to post by neo96
Ah of course, let's remove all blame from the 104th Congress, the "Republican Revolution" that passed Bills stripping away regulations to prevent just what followed - financial collapse, so long as we can smugly blame it on Clinton. Let's also forget about the TWO government shutdowns, one in 95 and one again in 96, that forced his hand.
Tha banksters ran the 104th Congress, and the banksters got their deregulations passed. It was a "Conservative Agenda" in 1996, and it got the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act pushed through.
Here, let me post a little reminder of what REAL Republicans once looked like:
Does this sound like your Republican party today - nope. Just the opposite. The Republicans today are Corporatists, pushing the agenda of the 1%, and attacking any type of regulations designed to PREVENT collapses, such as the financial crisis of 2008. Even now, these same Corporatists are attacking the only act (Dodd-Frank) weakening it to the point that it can no longer have any hope of preventing the next banking crisis.
Let's play a little game - I will write a post blaming Clinton for signing the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act into law.
YOU can write a post blaming the three Republicans who wrote the bill into existence in the first place.
One must look back far enough to understand the enormity of the lie and the criminality of bankers and governments alike. We must understand the legal restraints that were severed during the Clinton years and the congress that changed the rules regarding financial institutions. We must understand that the criminal acts were bold and bipartisan, and were designed to consolidate wealth through the destruction of the middle class. All of this is part of a much larger plan to establish a one world economy by “killing” the U.S. dollar and consequently, eradicating the middle class by a cabal of globalists that existed and continue to exist within all sectors of our government. The results will be crippling to not just the United States, but the entire Western world.
Does this sound like your Republican party today - nope. Just the opposite. The Republicans today are Corporatists, pushing the agenda of the 1%, and attacking any type of regulations designed to PREVENT collapses, such as the financial crisis of 2008
Works for me then by that 'logic' lot of people owe GWB an apology for the Patriot Act.
He didn't 'write' it after all.
There is proof of this that exists. The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has documented the increasingly extensive surveillance being conducted in lower Manhattan and throughout the city. They have verified that not only are our constitutional rights being violated every minute of every day, but the fruits of surveillance by police and corporate entities are shared between the police, the intelligence agencies and private financial institutions, without restraint on the distribution on such findings.
Are you engaged in a protesting against the criminality of the one-percent? Well, they one-percent are watching you, and they are literally seated right next to the police. Are you a journalist following up on possible “bankster” corruption by meeting a potential whistleblower? You better understand that the bankster target of your investigation is watching you, in real-time, with the complete approval and cooperation of the police. As documented by the NYCLU, you are likely now “on file,” and all data compiled is maintained and accessible not just to law enforcement, but to the very target of your investigation—in real time.
Such surveillance and integration between big banks, law enforcement and spy agencies is not just limited to lower Manhattan or even the United States. It is also most prevalent in London and other cities where international banking is conducted.
It's obvious you bought the TV version of events. The reality is, all of Washington, no let me rephrase that, all of those who wielded power in Washington, were in on it. The Lewinsky crap was a diversion for the idiots. You think Clinton, either one, take your pick, cared about public perception at that point in time after he was re-elected? You think he cared about censure? Hell no. He cared about getting filthy rich and still maintaining control of the party, which he does until this day.
Blackmarketeer
reply to post by neo96
Thanks for bringing up the Glass-Steagal act. The act prevented the overlap of banking, insurance, and securities. But it was the Republicans who wrote the act killing the Glass-Steagal act. That would be the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act.
[The Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act] repealed part of the Glass–Steagall Act of 1933, removing barriers in the market among banking companies, securities companies and insurance companies that prohibited any one institution from acting as any combination of an investment bank, a commercial bank, and an insurance company. With the passage of the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act, commercial banks, investment banks, securities firms, and insurance companies were allowed to consolidate.
The authors are: Sen. Phil Gramm (R, Texas), Rep. Jim Leach (R, Iowa), and Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R, Virginia).
It directly paved the way for the creation of "too big to fail" behemoths like AIG, and the corrupt practice of "securitizing" debt held by banks.
Now, let us also recall the atmosphere in Congress in the mid 90's - then, like now, Republicans were holding the government hostage. They forced a government shutdown in 95-96. They were holding a kangaroo court over impeachment. They FORCED through all their acts that removed regulations of financial institutions.
Blame Dems for not stopping it, blame dems for going along in some cases, but don't blame dems for being the root cause of it, Republicans hold exclusive domain over that title.edit on 16-2-2014 by Blackmarketeer because: (no reason given)