This from MOVEON.org:
"How we can hold Wall Street accountable
Reports are out that within the next 24 hours, President Obama
could make the call on whether to hold Wall Street accountable and open an
investigation into the banks' role in the housing crisis, or agree to a
sweetheart deal that lets them off the hook.
could make the call on whether to hold Wall Street accountable and open an
investigation into the banks' role in the housing crisis, or agree to a
sweetheart deal that lets them off the hook.
Now we need President Obama to take a strong stance for homeowners,
and for accountability, by opening a federal investigation into big bank
fraud.
This is something the president can do on his own right now, without
fighting Congress. And millions of Americans can be helped if banks are
held responsible and forced to compensate homeowners for their
wrongdoing.
A compiled petition with your individual comment will be presented to President Obama."
How do you feel about the idea of signing a petition to urge Obama to move forward with an investigation of Wall Street Bankers? I feel alright about that actually. I mean if memory serves, he's been cussin' about them since his Senator days right? Long before the now worldwide OCCUPY WALL STREET movement. So...now it's time for action yah?
If you feel apathetic about it - let recent results of the riZe of the people encourage you. What you do or say, sign your name to, or act on has real effect and that's no rhetoric. All you need to do is look at the recent SOPA and PIPA squash, done by the people and for the people, to understand where the power of your voice lies. Need more - read this article from Mike Lux of the Huffington Post to excite you a bit more: Shaking Their Windows and Rattling Their Walls - it's awfully inspiring:
"As Bob Dylan would put it, the times they are a-changin'. There's a
storm outside and it's raging, baby. We really are shaking their windows
and rattling their walls. Done deals are not getting done. Dead
appointments are acting like Lazarus and rising from the dead. The
establishment is getting very, very nervous. And grassroots activists,
from the occupiers to the netroots to those chaining themselves to the
White House fence or sitting in at the Wisconsin Capitol last year, are
shaking and rattling things all over."
As he also notes in his article, Obama would be wise to align himself with the grassroots movement - I say REALIGN as lest we forget it is from whence he came. It's time to stop the bullshit. 24 hours folks.
ACT, to make our leaders ACT. Here's the link if you feel inclined to get a real investigation going on this 'recession' matter:
Move On Petition LINK: http://pol.moveon.org/bankfraud/?r_by=&rc=pac_bankfraud.email.g0
*Photos from Occupy Denver 2011
RELATED JOURNEY POSTS:
->The e-Con Highway (Nov 2010)
