Click below, and sign the petition, to do the only thing you can to stop the biggest fleecing of U.S. taxpayers in a single legislative act in U.S. History - let your representative know you will not vote for them if they vote for it. http://financialpetition.org/petition-nobail.shtml Stop The Bailouts! We the Undersigned Americans, having seen two 500-point selloffs in the Dow over the last week, witnessing the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the bailouts of AIG, Fannie and Freddie, and seeing over eight hundred billion dollars of new debt being taken on by America that we do not have, demand immediate action of our Congress and Executive. All the "bailouts" and other similar actions have accomplished is to speed up the economic and market crash; they are now coming not on six month intervals but on one month intervals, and are more severe in each instance. This ongoing crash in our markets was caused by a refusal to force banks and other institutions to stop lying about their debt - both in the "credit default swap" market and with so-called "Level 3" assets. As a direct consequence of not being able to determine what a company is actually worth it becomes impossible for their stock to find price support. In addition, it was the "excess liquidity" of the years from 2001 - 2007, intentionally created by Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke, that led to this mess - inappropriate and even fraudulent lending - in the first place. Providing "more liquidity", which has been Bernanke's primary strategy since last August, is like giving a drunk a bottle of whiskey as a "treatment", and is equally indefensible. If this is not stopped the selling will rotate from financial stock to financial stock until all are zeros. Each will in turn need to be "bailed out"; down this road lies disaster as not only will the stock market crash beyond anything since 1929, but in addition we will take on so much new Federal Debt that it is very likely that foreign governments will refuse to fund our deficits - a threat that China issued, obliquely, through their official State newspaper on the 17th of September. This is likely to produce a bond market "dislocation" and crash in the economy similar to the 1930s if it is not stopped now. You have been petitioned in the past on these measures but have failed to act; you must now choose between decisive and immediate action and being responsible, in full, for the consequences. We insist that Congress and Treasury: Direct Ben Bernanke to "drain the swamp" and shut down the TSLF, PDCF and TAF, returning the "slosh", or free liquidity, to normal levels. We must take the bottle of whiskey away from the drunk. Direct The SEC, OTS and OCC to have all financial firms mark to market all assets on their books, bring all off-balance-sheet vehicles back on the balance sheet, and stop hiding assets in "Level 3" where values are literally made up. Insist that all "over the counter" derivatives either be moved to an exchange with a central clearing party, thereby enforcing margin limits and providing published open interest figures, or, in the alternative, declared void. Direct that all firms with a federal guarantee or "backstop" of any sort, including but not limited to investment and commercial banks, be strictly limited to a leverage ratio of 12:1, which is the natural limit for a system with an 8% reserve. Remove all "game-playing" with reserves in our nation's banks, including "zero reserve" sweeps and other similar evasions of reserve requirements, as this game-playing is part and parcel of the excessive leverage that created this mess in the first place. Remove Treasury's authorization to issue more debt for bailouts or any other purpose without an explicit Congressional authorization for each such action. Hank Paulson said he would not use his "Bazooka"; he lied. In addition he has now announced plans to issue $100 billion of funds for "more slosh" to be provided to The Federal Reserve, yet nowhere has this been authorized by a specific bill in Congress. Per the Constitution, all spending bills must originate in The House. Remove all regulators involved in willful blindness from office, including the Mr. Lockhart (formerly OFHEO), the OTS, OCC, FDIC and SEC chairs, Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chair Ben Bernanke.. All must be replaced immediately as all have willfully looked the other way for nearly a decade - or more - while this fraudulent credit bubble was being fostered. These remedies cannot wait for the next Congress; Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke and the other regulators are increasingly "making it up as they go along", with the latest instances adding (according to the CBO) $5.3 trillion dollars to the Federal Debt, or a doubling in just one act, plus the additional $800 billion spent on other bailouts and "market stability actions" - all money we do not have. We VOTE and elections are held November 4th, 2008. If you'd like to "sign" this petition, enter your information below and click "SIGN". This petition will be faxed to President Bush, your members of Congress, and Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury. You may only sign the petition once, and your email address must be valid (the system will email you a confirmation code and instructions.) Email Address: First Name: Last Name: Address: City: State: Zip Code: US District number: (numeric, optional)(Look up your district) Are you a registered Voter? 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First would like to double check - do you know if this website is legit? As in it's not just a phishing attempt. Just being paranoid. Thanks.
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Create a Gmail (Google email) account specifically for the purpose of answering stuff like that. It is easy to block/filter spam there and they have a good colloquial filter as well. Otherwise, you can use an alias ... They don't have any business knowing you real name. They will place you on those "terrorist observation list" that makes it a hassle to travel on US airports etc. And it's impossible to get off etc. Hehehe, gotta love the Patriot-act-isms...
here we go.... Another white knight. We'r doomed. Get over it. its too little to late for people to start playing hero. This is the best solution.. the alternative was 1000s of companies going belly up... due to the domino effect the fall out of the deravitive markets would have caused... millions of people out of work. Paulson / Bernanke are much smarter than you or anyone you could possibly knowm you best believe that. If there was an alternative remotely attractive .. that approach would have been taken.
As long as Paulson and Bernanke are CORRUPT it doesn't help how SMART they are... You guys need serious oversight for these scoundrels, but better yet vote with your brains. Go Ron Paul!!!! Start organizing your friends for doing a voters riot - vote independent this year. Email everyone you know - get their pledge - and ask them to email everyone .. in 6-10 emails you have all the US covered.
simon, sthu. Thanks. vv111y - I'm pretty sure the site is legit - not positive. Here is an alternative set of sites - http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/09/phone-and-fax-numbers-for-all-us.html Here is a list of phone, fax, and email address for all US senators: United States Senate 110th Congress Phone, Fax, Email Addresses Here is a second List Of Senate Contacts. I am told this list is more current. It was used to formulate the fax contact table below. Here is the Complete List of Email Addresses and Fax Numbers for US Congress and Governors. Here is a comma separated list for those of you with access to to a program that allows block faxing. You may need to modify that list slightly for your application. The bulk of the work is done. Formatted Fax List 12022243416,Sen. Richard Shelby 12022243149,Sen. Jeff Sessions 12022242354,Sen. Ted Stevens 12022245301,Sen. Lisa Murkowski 12022242207,Sen. Jon Kyl 12022282862,Sen. John McCain 12022281371,Sen. Blanch Lincoln 12022280908,Sen. Mark Pryor 12022282382,Sen. Barbara Boxer 12022283954,Sen. Dianne Feinstein 12022246471,Sen. Wayne Allard 12022285036,Sen. Ken Salazar 12022241083,Sen. Christopher Dodd 12022249750,Sen. Joeseph Lieberman 12022240139,Sen. Joseph Biden 12022282190,Sen. Thomas Carper 12022282183,Sen. Bill Nelson 12022285171,Sen. Mel Martinez 12022240103,Sen. Saxby Chambliss 12022280724,Sen. Johnny Isakson 12022242126,Sen. Daniel Akaka 12022246747,Sen. Daniel Inouye 12022281067,Sen. Larry Craig 12022281375,Sen. Michael Crapo 12022280400,Sen. Dick Durbin 12022285417,Sen. Barack Obama 12022281377,Sen. Evan Bayh 12022280360,Sen. Richard Lugar 12022246020,Sen. Charles Grassley 12022249369,Sen. Tom Harkin 12022281265,Sen. Sam Brownback 12022243514,Sen. Pat Roberts 12022281373,Sen. Jim Bunning 12022242499,Sen. Mitch McConnell 12022249735,Sen. Mary Landrieu 12022285061,Sen. David Vitter 12022242693,Sen. Susan Collins 12022241946,Sen. Olympia Snowe 12022248858,Sen. Barbara Mikulski 12022241651,Sen. Ben Cardin 12022242417,Sen. Edward Kennedy 12022248525,Sen. John Kerry 12022280325,Sen. Debbie Stabenow 12022241388,Sen. Carl Levin 12022241152,Sen. Norm Coleman 12022282186,Sen. Amy Klobuchar 12022249450,Sen. Thad Cochran 12022242262,Sen. Roger Wicker 12022248149,Sen. Christopher Bond 12022286326,Sen. Claire McCaskill 12022244700,Sen. Max Baucus 12022248594,Sen. John Tester 12022245213,Sen. Chuck Hagel 12022280012,Sen. Ben Nelson 12022282193,Sen. John Ensign 12022247327,Sen. Harry Reid 12022244952,Sen. Judd Gregg 12022284131,Sen. John Sununu 12022282197,Sen. Robert Menendez 12022284054,Sen. Frank Lautenberg 12022242852,Sen. Jeff Bingaman 12022283261,Sen. Pete Domenici 12022280282,Sen. Hillary Clinton 12022283027,Sen. Charles Schumer 12022241100,Sen. Elizabeth Dole 12022282981,Sen. Richard Burr 12022247776,Sen. Kent Conrad 12022241193,Sen. Byron Dorgan 12022280514,Sen. Maria Cantwell 12022255893,Sen. Patty Murray Metro Fax I have an existing email fax number but I opened up a second account just now for purpose of faxing every senator in the US. If a senator is missing from the list it because they did not have a listed fax number. I did not count them up. I chose to go with MetroFax. There are others services, but 1000 pages a month for $12.95 was the best overall deal I could find. There is a $10 activation fee, but the second month is also free. If you elect to do the same, mention my name and I will get a free month. MetroFax Formatted List Sen. Richard,Shelby,,,2022243416 Sen. Jeff,Sessions,,,2022243149 Sen. Ted,Stevens,,,2022242354 Sen. Lisa,Murkowski,,,2022245301 Sen. Jon,Kyl,,,2022242207 Sen. John,McCain,,,2022282862 Sen. Blanch,Lincoln,,,12022281371 Sen. Mark,Pryor,,,2022280908 Sen. Barbara,Boxer,,,2022282382 Sen. Dianne,Feinstein,,,2022283954 Sen. Wayne,Allard,,,2022246471 Sen. Ken,Salazar,,,2022285036 Sen. Christopher,Dodd,,,2022241083 Sen. Joeseph,Lieberman,,,2022249750 Sen. Joseph,Biden,,,2022240139 Sen. Thomas,Carper,,,2022282190 Sen. Bill,Nelson,,,2022282183 Sen. Mel,Martinez,,,2022285171 Sen. Saxby,Chambliss,,,2022240103 Sen. Johnny,Isakson,,,2022280724 Sen. Daniel,Akaka,,,2022242126 Sen. Daniel,Inouye,,,2022246747 Sen. Larry,Craig,,,2022281067 Sen. Michael,Crapo,,,2022281375 Sen. Dick,Durbin,,,2022280400 Sen. Barack,Obama,,,2022285417 Sen. Evan,Bayh,,,2022281377 Sen. Richard,Lugar,,,2022280360 Sen. Charles,Grassley,,,2022246020 Sen. Tom,Harkin,,,2022249369 Sen. Sam,Brownback,,,2022281265 Sen. Pat,Roberts,,,2022243514 Sen. Jim,Bunning,,,2022281373 Sen. Mitch,McConnell,,,2022242499 Sen. Mary,Landrieu,,,2022249735 Sen. David,Vitter,,,2022285061 Sen. Susan,Collins,,,2022242693 Sen. Olympia,Snowe,,,2022241946 Sen. Barbara,Mikulski,,,2022248858 Sen. Ben,Cardin,,,2022241651 Sen. Edward,Kennedy,,,2022242417 Sen. John,Kerry,,,2022248525 Sen. Debbie,Stabenow,,,2022280325 Sen. Carl,Levin,,,2022241388 Sen. Norm,Coleman,,,2022241152 Sen. Amy,Klobuchar,,,2022282186 Sen. Thad,Cochran,,,2022249450 Sen. Roger,Wicker,,,2022242262 Sen. Christopher,Bond,,,2022248149 Sen. Claire,McCaskill,,,2022286326 Sen. Max,Baucus,,,2022244700 Sen. John,Tester,,,2022248594 Sen. Chuck,Hagel,,,2022245213 Sen. Ben,Nelson,,,2022280012 Sen. John,Ensign,,,2022282193 Sen. Harry,Reid,,,2022247327 Sen. Judd,Gregg,,,2022244952 Sen. John,Sununu,,,2022284131 Sen. Robert,Menendez,,,2022282197 Sen. Frank,Lautenberg,,,2022284054 Sen. Jeff,Bingaman,,,2022242852 Sen. Pete,Domenici,,,2022283261 Sen. Hillary,Clinton,,,2022280282 Sen. Charles,Schumer,,,2022283027 Sen. Elizabeth,Dole,,,2022241100 Sen. Richard,Burr,,,2022282981 Sen. Kent,Conrad,,,2022247776 Sen. Byron,Dorgan,,,2022241193 Sen. Maria,Cantwell,,,2022280514 Sen. Patty,Murray,,,2022255893 To use the above list in MetroFax it must be copied and saved as a CSV file. (The extension must be CSV). One can use either notepad or Excel to create the CSV files. The maximum list in any one file is 50. So create Senators1.CSV and Senators2.CSV or whatever names you prefer. What I Am Doing I am emailing the plan I outlined in Open Letter To Congress On The $700 Billion Paulson Bailout Plan to every senator. Please phone, fax, or email your Senators asking that Congress consider my alternative plan or the Hussman plan. Anything is better than the plan Paulson put together. Please phone and FAX your Senators. Ask 10 people to do the same. Send them this link http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/09/phone-and-fax-numbers-for-all-us.html Thanks Adendum: Please Act On This Now! It Is Easy In at least one email please send your senators a brief message to consider the Mish Alternative (or whatever alternative you prefer). Here is an easy way for those with outlook. Please Click The Following Link To Email Them All Now: Email All Senators. This is what I ask you to send. Please copy the following as the body of the email. Dear Senator Instead of rushing into a $700 billion Paulson bailout proposal, please consider the following alternatives: Mish's Open Letter To Congress On The $700 Billion Paulson Bailout Plan http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/09/open-letter-to-congress-on-700-billion.html Hussman's Open Letter to the U.S. Congress Regarding the Current Financial Crisis http://www.hussmanfunds.com/wmc/wmc080922.htm Your Name Your Address Your Phone Number Your Email Address I updated Phone And Fax Numbers For All US Senators; More On What To Do with a MetroFax formatted list. Please blast away by fax as well. Please forward this to 10 people you think agree and have them do the same. Note: I am NOT asking you to spam your senators, I only ask you to do this if you agree with it. Here is the raw list senator@shelby.senate.gov;senator@sessions.senate.gov;senator@biden.senate.gov; senator@akaka.senate.gov;senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov; olympia@snowe.senate.gov;senator@kennedy.senate.gov; senator@stabenow.senate.gov;senator@levin.senate.gov; senator@klobuchar.senate.gov;kit_bond@bond.senate.gov; mccaskilltransition@mccaskill.senate.gov;senator@bennelson.senate.gov; senator@ensign.senate.gov;mailbox@sununu.senate.gov; senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov;senator@dorgan.senate.gov; arlen_specter@specter.senate.gov;tim@johnson.senate.gov;senator@hutchison.senate.gov; senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov;senator@warner.senate.gov; senator_murray@murray.senate.gov;senator_byrd@byrd.senate.gov; senator@rockefeller.senate.gov;senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov; Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Phone And Fax Numbers For All US Senators; More On What To Do Posted by Michael Shedlock at 2:31 PM Print
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/09/senator-email-blast-list-simplified.html Monday, September 22, 2008 Senator Email Blast List Simplified: Flood Them With Emails With One Click In at least one email please send your senators a brief message to consider the Mish Alternative (or whatever alternative you prefer). Here is an easy way for those with outlook. Please Click The Following Link To Email Them All Now: Email All Senators. This is what I ask you to send. Please copy the following as the body of the email. Dear Senator Instead of rushing into a $700 billion Paulson bailout proposal, please consider the following alternatives: Mish's Open Letter To Congress On The $700 Billion Paulson Bailout Plan http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/09/open-letter-to-congress-on-700-billion.html Hussman's Open Letter to the U.S. Congress Regarding the Current Financial Crisis http://www.hussmanfunds.com/wmc/wmc080922.htm Your Name Your Address Your Phone Number Your Email Address