Last but not least, it is time to make obama and all of our elected officials obey the constitution that they swore to uphold and defend. Democrats and Republicans are both corrupt and DO NOT have the well being of our country in their best interest. They repeatedly DO NOT follow the constitution and pass unconstitutional bills/laws. The present and former presidents do think twice about signing these unconstitutional things into law. Allowing unconstitutional laws to come to life causes the degredation of our liberties and freedoms. Whether or not people want to admit it, our country is heading into a fascist police state led by a tyrannic BIG government. I have yet to see a mainstream media outlet report on the bills that just passed in the house and senate that open up the doorways for MANDATORY SERVICE to our country. This is real and almost signed into law. You, your friends, your children, and other family members could be FORCED to serve the country for a fixed period of time. This is not and never was the intention of our founding fathers–in fact this type of government is exactly what they opposed and separated from.

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The AIG building in New York City is shown. The troubled insurer spent the weekend taking down the sign over its Manhattan offices.

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NEW YORK - Workmen rolled up their sleeves at American International Group Inc this weekend to take down the most prominent sign at the downtown Manhattan offices of the embattled insurer that has become the scorn of America.

A spokesman said the company had decided to replace the large AIG sign — outside the entrance to its property-casualty offices — as part of its plan to change that operation’s name to AIU Holdings Ltd.

The move is designed to “distinguish these well-capitalized businesses from AIG,” said a second spokesman.

The signage is outside the company’s Water Street offices, around the corner from AIG’s Pine Street headquarters, which has long only been marked by an understated brass plaque inscribed “American International Building.”

AIG has said it may sell the headquarter building, as part of its drive to raise funds to repay its debt to the U.S. government.

The AIG name, once the proud moniker of the world’s largest insurer, has become tainted since large losses on mortgage bets necessitated a government bailout of $85 billion last September. Twice since more aid has been given to AIG, with the rescue now costing U.S. taxpayers up to $180 billion.

The AIG name has become even more tarnished in the past week, after a scandal erupted over bonuses to executives of a controversial financial products unit that caused much of the $100 billion in losses over the past year.

A rebranding to distance the giant insurer’s sprawling operations across 130 countries away from the AIG name are likely to continue.

“I think the AIG name is so thoroughly wounded and disgraced that we’re probably going to have to change it,” Liddy told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee last Wednesday.

What’s in a name?
AIG’s roots date back to China in 1919 but it has only carried the American International name since 1967, when the new company was incorporated to hold the shares of the group’s growing insurance operations.

Since AIG’s bailout last September, other of the company’s businesses have also rebranded, in most cases returning to earlier names.

A U.S. auto insurance unit, AIG Direct, for example, has changed its name back to 21st Century, the name it used until 2007 when AIG, already a majority owner, acquired 100 percent of the company.

In the case of AIU Holdings, the company said earlier this month that it was renaming its global property-casualty business ahead of plans to eventually spin off about 20 percent of this business in a public stock offering, and could sell off more over time.

Where is my voice?  Who is taking my concerns to the President of the United States and making it known that I’m 100% displeased with this decision?   No one.  The reason is because Congress doesn’t care what the people want.  Congress thinks that the average Joe is too stupid to know what is good for them, therefore, they vote legislation into law that we have no control or say over.  And we end up losing more and more of our tax dollars to stupid legislation.   Nevermind that members of Congress have the leisure of Air Force owned jets to fly all over the country at their own discretion, ie. Nancy Pelosi…all financed with our tax dollars.

I WANT MY TAX MONEY BACK!!!!

I want to be able to use my hard-earned money to use where I see fit.  I’m tired of financing major corporations that get bailouts because they can’t stay afloat!!!   Why should that be MY problem?   If I can’t pay my own mortgage, who’s going to bail me out?   And I already lost several thousands of dollars in my 401k this year, not to mention my company ISN’T matching our 401k this year because of the idiotic bailout plan that went into action.  The entire market is coming down because of this stupidity.   Or better yet, if I owned my own business and I wasn’t able to make a profit, would the government bail me out?  Nope.  And the reason is because my small business wouldn’t be lining Congressional pockets or doing them any favors.

For those of us who are hard-working tax payers who didn’t ask to bailout these corporations, we should have a voice.  We should have a say in where our money goes.  We shouldn’t have to put up with Congress (who’s not looking out for what’s best for the American People, but for a few corporations who may have scratched their  backs) making bad decisions that we will end up paying for.  Those elected officials have wronged us!

I am tired of sitting back and watching the IRS compound more and more taxes on the American people.  I get taxed on almost everything I do.  There’s tax for owning a home, owning a vehicle, taxes on food, gas, clothing, you get taxed on phone usage, flushing the toilet (which is a double tax because you’re taxed on what goes in your body, and then what comes out)!  I’m tired of taxes!!!    

But since we all have to pay taxes regardless of how I feel about it, here’s an idea…Why not be able to choose where my tax dollars go???    Much like the 401k plan works, you should be able to choose which programs you want to benefit from your tax dollars.  Give me the option of paying for state-funded prisoners to eat for free and use the internet and get law degrees while they’re serving their time.  Give me the option of spending my tax dollars helping out major corporations that would just get bought out by larger ones if they went down in flames.  Give me the option of funding highway cleanup crews.   Give me the option of funding other such nonsense which is running rampant in our country…and then I’ll be a much happier Citizen.

Until then, I WANT MY TAX DOLLARS BACK!!!

Right now, you and I are seeing the worst plundering of a nation’s wealth in the history of civilization – all led by the out of control Federal Reserve.

If you and I don’t act today, I’m afraid this crisis will end with the economic ruin of every man, woman and child in the United States.

Just think about the scope of the problem for a minute: The Fed pumps trillions of dollars in fiat currency into a system already overloaded by the massive amount of dollars committed to the economic bailouts in recent months.

This TOTALS:
More than the socialist New Deal…
More than the entire Iraq debacle…
More than the 1980’s savings and loan mess…
More than the Korean War…

COMBINED.

Where will it all end?

It’s time you and I put a stop to an out of control Federal Reserve. And Ron Paul has a bill before Congress to do just that.  That’s why it’s vital you fill out your personal “Audit the Fed” petition in support of Congressman Paul’s bill.

Today, $9.7 TRILLION in taxpayer dollars in bailouts and loans have been agreed to by Congress, the Bush and Obama Treasury Departments, and the Federal Reserve. Poll after poll shows the American people are fed up and are ready for fresh leadership to make their voices heard in Washington.

That means it’s a perfect time to unleash a revolution on the out of control Fed!

Please complete this petition urging your Congressman to cosponsor and a seek roll-call vote on Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed Bill — the first step toward ENDING THE FEDERAL RESERVE once and for all!

As I know (or hope) you’re aware, the Federal Reserve’s inner-workings are shrouded in secrecy, and their meetings are off-limits to the public.  Just recently, the Federal Reserve told Congress “NO WAY” when asked to account for TWO TRILLION DOLLARS in taxpayer-backed loans!

Well, why do you think they refused?

They know coming clean with Congress and the American people on how they doled out those two TRILLION dollars would result in an anti-Fed firestorm.

So can you imagine the impact of a full-scale audit?

You and I will finally be able to show the American people that the Federal Reserve System leads to:

*** Constant economic crises — the housing crisis and the resulting chaos is just one example of an economic bubble created by centrally-planned interest rates and money manipulation;

*** The destruction of the middle class – as fuel, food, housing, medical care and education costs soar, everyone who is NOT on the government dole is forced to make do with less as the value of their money slowly decreases;

*** Currency destruction — history shows us that riots, violence and full-scale police states can result when people finally realize fiat money isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on and REFUSE to accept it.

And unless you and I do end the madness in Washington, D.C., we may be closer than we’d like to think to learning that history lesson first hand — right here on the streets of our towns and cities.  That’s why your commitment to helping the Campaign for Liberty fight this battle is so vital.

Just a few months ago, there was no chance of passing any legislation like Ron Paul’s Audit-the-Fed Bill.  So I guess there has been one “CHANGE.”  But with the piling up of trillions of dollars in out of control “bailouts” of Wall Street and international bankers, even many politicians in Washington, D.C. want to show you they’re “being responsible”.

What better way for Congress to do this than by auditing the Federal Reserve to account for the trillions stolen from the U.S. taxpayers?

There will be many battles you and I must fight over the coming months to take back our country.  But this one is set to rage in Congress in just a few short weeks.  And, it’s a bill we CAN pass!

You see, after regulating, taxing, spending, borrowing and printing us into what looks like the worst recession in decades, establishment politicians and power brokers are assuring us they are working hard to “fix” our economic woes.

So they want to do something (anything) to show you they care.  That’s why Dr. Paul’s bill is positioned to move forward this year.

And since very few politicians understand the Federal Reserve System, they do not understand the threat this bill poses to the borrow-and-spend system they continually vote for.

Please visit this website to have a petition automatically generated and sent to your representative.

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/campaigns/auditthefed.php#1

Instead of the company holding itself accountable for it’s financial problems, the are instead putting the burden on us employees.  They gave us a 3 day notice stating that we won’t be getting paid on Friday this week.  Just like every American, I have bills to pay and mouths to feed.  My creditors provide services to me with the agreement that I will pay them in return.  If I don’t pay them on time, they will be holding me accountable with late fees, phone calls, notices, etc.  I agree to provide services to my employer in exchange for timely compensation.  The part that bothers me is if my employer doesn’t pay me on time, there is no retribution whatsoever.  I can’t send them late fees or put a ding on their credit.  I cannot do anything.  I just sit here knowing that I gave them a bunch of time and in my position time equals money.  The kicker is that my employer is a subcontractor to another company, so my employer is getting paid for the work I have performed–but they are not passing that pay on to me.

Once again, it seems that the only people being held accountable for anything are the honest, hard-working, middle-class people who live within their means.  I would love to boycott my company, but I am stuck in a hard place because I am the breadwinner for my family.  If I walk off the job in protest, there are a hundred people waiting to take my job.  I have to eat their financial problems because the executives won’t hold themselves accountable.  I have to somehow continue to be motivated to work for this company despite the fact that I just gave them 80 hours of work for free.  And I also have to try and convince myself that my company isn’t on the verge of collapse–because e-mails like these almost always come before the real bad news.

Something smells fishy here.

I normally wouldn’t have a problem yielding to an emergency vehicle, but today I did.  You see, this unmarked law enforcement SUV turned off his lights after he passed the majority of the traffic.  The congested spot was going the speed limit and not slowing down traffic, but apparently this was too slow for the unmarked cop car.  The unmarked vehicle passed me and the others at a speed that was well over the speed limit.  A few miles later, the SUV was back in traffic and doing the speed limit–but with no flashing lights.  This left me even more confused until I realized what had happened over these short few miles–we crossed county lines and he is probably now in jurisdiction where he has to behave.  The bottom line is the cop used his flashing lights to get around traffic even though he had no legitimate need to do so.  This person is someone who feels they are above the law and are entitled to not only use emergency lights in an unofficial manner, but also to drive at speeds above the speed limit.  And because they are in a semi-unmarked cop car outside of their jurisdiction, they know there is pretty much a guarantee they will get away with it.  I am going to call this person, Officer Unaccountable.

What happened to folks being accountable for their actions?  Slowly over time, this cop morphed into the pile of garbage he is because folks didn’t hold him accountable for minute and trivial things.  It probably started with him speeding in his cop car, then morphed into him driving his cop car to his house 25 miles away (even though he is only supposed to drive it a maximum of 5 miles), then he was promoted and talked his way into an unmarked car, and soon realized that cars will yield to his emergency lights even if he just uses them for fun.  Today, it would take me hours to trace down what agency this vehicle belongs to and who I would need to contact to file a complaint.

This story has bearing on things locally and nationally.  Everyone is pissed off about big executives getting huge bonuses and making millions of dollars.  Being upset at them is ridiculous–you need to be upset at all the people that enabled them to get to this point.  An assembly line worker didn’t just walk into a CEO position one day and have money thrown at them.  These CEOs worked their way up the corporate ladder, and eventually were making ridiculous amounts of money.  Who enabled them?  The shareholders did.  In a normal corporation, there is a board of directors.  This board of directors is elected by the shareholders.  Shareholders who are pissed off about the executives should stop whining and begging for government intervention–and instead should use their shareholder voting rights to elect different leadership.  But oh no…Why would the shareholders ever hold themselves accountable for the idiots they have allowed to be in power?  I am going to call these folks Mr. and Mrs. Unaccountable Shareholder.

What about all the people and businesses asking for a bailout?  This is just getting ridiculous.  In a normal world, people are held accountable for their financial decisions.  When you sign the dotted line on a new mortgage, you agree to make payments as agreed upon in the loan contract.  You should have done your homework prior to signing this line and determined how much you could afford to borrow.  Instead, you have more idiots who went out and got a $250K adjustable rate mortgage on a house with an artificially inflated value. And when the interest rates went up, these folks came crying to the government for help.  The flood of homes in this situation caused housing values to drop back to where they should be and this made a perfect storm.  The folks, like me, who bought a reasonably priced home with a FIXED-RATE mortgage, have no worries–except about how they are going to be paying for the STUPIDITY of others.  Instead of holding the “stupids” accountable, the government is instead helping them pay for their mortgage and rewriting the contract loans for them.  Mr. and Mrs. Live Above Our Means are crying out claiming that the banks are to blame, yada yada yada bullshit.  I would love to hear them out, but the last time I checked–the banks were not holding guns to their heads, forcing them to sign the papers for the adjustable rate mortgage for their overpriced stupid house.

Now…what about the banks?  Have the banks done wrong?  Nope.  The banks have merely done what people have allowed them to do.  The entire banking mess stems from the passage of the Federal Reserve Act in 1913.  This act created a PRIVATE centralized banking system, with very little accountability and oversight.  Over a period of several decades, this private banking system has devalued the US dollar by creating massive amounts of money out of thin air.  They have done this through fractional lending and this practice ultimately ends with a collapse of the dollar.  Citizens of the USA need not cry about how the banks have ruined everything, but instead should cry out to the government to END the Federal Reserve banking system.  The US Government, not the banks, needs to be held accountable for the current fiasco.

Some things will never change though.  Things will remain the same as long as folks keep watching American Idol and believing that creating trillions of dollars of new currency to bail out our economy.  Officer Unaccountable, Mr. & Mrs. Unaccountable Shareholders, and Mr. & Mrs. Live Above Our Means will remain unaccountable and will continue to see themselves in the wrong light–instead of doing what is right and admitting they have done some wrong.