Americanly Yours

I want to give those of you who have never called a Senator’s office some talking points for how to get your message across when you call.  My conversations seem to follow this pattern:

I usually say something like “hello, i am calling to find out if the Senator has decided to support Senate bill 604.”

There is usually a pause or they ask what bill that is.

I let them know that it is the bill to audit the federal reserve.

Then they usually tell me that the Senator hasnt released a statement on the bill yet, but that they’d be happy to pass along my opinions on the bill.

So I say something like “I think that Senator (XXXX) should absolutely support this bill. this bill is about transparency.  I think its a good thing for Americans to know where the trillions of dollars in bailout money has gone.

Then I reference how Democratic representative Alan Grayson asked Ben Bernanke which foreign central banks received $500 billion in money from the Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke–the Chairman of the Federal Reserve did not know.  I tell them to check out one of the youtube clips of this testimony (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJqM2tFOxLQ&NR=1).

I reiterate the point that this bill is about transparency, and then I remind them that the Federal Reserve is a private institution that controls our Nation’s money supply and that it has never been audited in its 95 year history and that the American people deserve to know what happening with our money.

Then i say something like “please let the Senator know that I would really appreciate it if he would support this bill, thank them and then get off the phone.  It usually takes about a minute and a half or less.  Easy stuff.

As I said on Friday, I started an effort to bombard Senators’ offices with phone calls to let them know about this bill.  Hundreds of calls are being made for this effort daily.  If you are on Facebook, please consider adopting the following statuses this week.  If you arent on Facebook, please get the word out about this bill and the effort to call these Senators any way that you can.

For those of you who havent read the bill, here it is.  The bill itself  is 335 words (337 if you count the words “a bill) and has no scary legalese to it..

Status for Monday, August 3rd:

S. 604 (The Audit the FED Bill) Now has the support of 21 Senators! Victory is within reach. Lets target 1 Democrat and 1 Republican today and bombard them with calls to get their support. Democrat: Jeff Bingaman (NM) (202) 224-5521. Republican: Jon Kyl (AZ) (202) 224-4521. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to call! PLEASE REPOST!!!

Status for Tuesday, August 4th:

S. 604 (The Audit the FED Bill) Now has the support of 21 Senators! Victory is within reach. Lets target 1 Democrat and 1 Republican today and bombard them with calls to get their support. Democrat: Herb Kohl (WI) (202) 224-5653. Republican: Lamar Alexander (TN) (202) 224-4944. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to call! PLEASE REPOST!!!

Status for Wednesday, August 5th:

S. 604 (The Audit the FED Bill) Now has the support of 21 Senators! Victory is within reach. Lets target 1 Democrat and 1 Republican today and bombard them with calls to get their support. Democrat: Daniel Akaka (HI) (202) 224-6361. Republican: Judd Gregg (NH) (202) 224-3324. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to call! PLEASE REPOST!!!

Status for Thursday, August 6th:

S. 604 (The Audit the FED Bill) Now has the support of 21 Senators! Victory is within reach. Lets target 1 Democrat and 1 Republican today and bombard them with calls to get their support. Democrat: Daniel Inouye (HI) (202) 224-3934. Republican: John Ensign (NV) (202) 224-6244. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to call! PLEASE REPOST!!!

Status for Friday, August 7th:

S. 604 (The Audit the FED Bill) Now has the support of 21 Senators! Victory is within reach. Lets target 1 Democrat and 1 Republican today and bombard them with calls to get their support. Democrat: Ron Wyden (OR) (202) 224-5244. Republican: John Thune (SD) (202) 224-2321. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to call! PLEASE REPOST!!!

If you can take two minutes out of your day every weekday and call these Senators about this bill, we can get it passed.  We are now 8 House members away from having a veto-proof majority in the House, with persistence we can get a majority in the Senate.

Americanly Yours,

Phred Barnet

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I have written previously about a bill in Congress to audit the Federal Reserve.

There are currently 280 sponsors and cosponsors of this bill in the House of Representatives.  This is enough to pass the bill with a substantial majority and only 11 supporters short of a veto-proof majority!

Remember, this bill is about transparency.  It is about letting the American people know where trillions of their dollars went.  The Federal Reserve is a private corporation which controls our nation’s money supply and interest rates.  It has been around since 1913 and has never been audited.

On top of that, the Federal Reserve’s Chairman, Ben Bernanke, doesnt seem to know whats going on in his own shop.  When asked by Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson which foreign banks received over $500,000,000,000 [$500 billion], Bernanke DID NOT KNOW THE ANSWER.  Watch:

We have just started to step up efforts in the Senate.  There are currently 21 sponsors and cosponsors of this bill in the Senate.  On top on this, Senator (and former hall of fame pitcher) Jim Bunning has come out in support of this bill, but has not sponsored it as of today.

I have been leading a campaign to bombard two Senators each day (one Democrat and one Republican) with phone calls in support of this measure.  Hundreds of phone calls are being made daily.  This really is a grassroots effort.  Those who follow me on Facebook are probably well aware of this campaign.  Many of you have stepped up and adopted the status messages I have posted regarding this effort.

I urge those of you who havent been involved yet to get involved.  This is grassroots Democracy at its finest.  For those of you on Facebook, I urge you to spred the word about this effort to your friends.

I recommend adopting the following Facebook status messages for the rest of the week:

Status for today (7/29):

S. 604 (The Audit the FED Bill) Now has the support of 21 Senators! Victory is within reach. Lets target 1 Democrat and 1 Republican today and bombard them with calls to get their support. Democrat: Al Franken (MN) (202) 224-5641. Republican: Jeff Sessions (AL) (202) 224-4124. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to call! PLEASE REPOST!!!

Status for tomorrow (7/30):

S. 604 (The Audit the FED Bill) Now has the support of 21 Senators! Victory is within reach. Lets target 1 Democrat and 1 Republican today and bombard them with calls to get their support. Democrat: Mark Udall (CO) (202) 224-5941. Republican: Olympia Snowe (ME) (202) 224-5344. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to call! PLEASE REPOST!!!

Status for Friday (7/31):

S. 604 (The Audit the FED Bill) Now has the support of 21 Senators! Victory is within reach. Lets target 1 Democrat and 1 Republican today and bombard them with calls to get their support. Democrat: Joe Lieberman (CT) (202) 224-4041. Republican: Mitch McConnell (KY) (202) 224-2541. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to call! PLEASE REPOST!!!

And please be sure to make the phone calls.  You can call two Senators and express your feelings on this bill in less than two minutes.  Let them know that this bill is about transparency and that the American people have a right to know where their money is going.  Remind them that the Federal Reserve has been around since 1913 and has never been audited.  Here a list of contact information for all US Senators.

Americanly Yours,

Phred Barnet

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