PETITION: President Trump—Commit to Glass-Steagall by State of the Union

 

Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Newtown, Bucks County, PA, Friday, October 21, 2016. Photo: Michael Candelori

The following petition was originally drafted by a group entitled “Our Revolution in Northwest Ohio.” With their commitment to unify the entire nation, they have issued a call to all groups, e.g. the “Tea Party, Republicans, Democrats, Labor and Business,” to rally around the necessary first step of passing Glass-Steagall legislation. Their effort is consistent with the aims of LaRouchePAC, and we are circulating this as part of a national mobilization for the immediate passage of Glass-Steagall legislation by the House and Senate, to be signed into law by President Trump.

In addition to the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall, LaRouchePAC is calling for the full implementation of LaRouche's Four Laws: 1. Reinstate FDR’s Glass-Steagall banking separation, 2. Return to a Hamiltonian System of national banking, 3. Invest federal credit for productive employment, and 4. Launch a crash program for fusion power. These four laws, as laid out in a resolution recently passed by the Illinois State House in June, 2016, are the four critical steps to rebuild the American economy.

We are asking every citizen to rally around this economic program with the greatest urgency. These four laws are the only effective way to address both the dire economic and financial crisis after decades of destructive policies, as well as activate the potential for great development, as we now see throughout Asia with China’s New Silk Road Initiative.

Sign this petition. Share it with your friends, family, and networks. Each signed copy will be hand delivered to your Congressmen and Senators. If you are the head of an organization, issue a similar challenge to President-elect Trump. If you are an elected official, introduce legislation similar to the bold call from the Illinois State House. A PDF of this petition can be found here.

As President Franklin Roosevelt stated at his first Inaugural Address, “This Nation asks for action, and action now!”

Open Letter to President Donald Trump and to all members of Congress:

January, 2017

We the undersigned strongly feel the need for protecting our economy from another unnecessary market crash and recession like the one experienced in December of 2007. As you take office, the conditions for a collapse are too similar to those of 2007: rising asset values together with a lack of separation between FDIC insured banking and risk-investment brokering.

We applaud President Trump’s campaign statement in Charlotte, North Carolina, October 26, 2016, endorsing a call for "A 21st Century version of Glass-Steagall," and reintroducing a modern day Glass-Steagall Act. We trust that you understand that stabilizing the business climate and securing the assets as separate from Wall Street speculation is a key to prosperity during your administration.

To set the tone of discourse in Congress 2017, we ask that President Trump restate his support for a Glass-Steagall Act during the State of the Union address.

Be assured in doing so, you will find common ground with both the Republicans and the Democrats since both party platforms have the support of banking legislation that separates insured accounts from Wall Street speculation in their respective platforms.

Thank you for responding to the call from citizens, businesspersons, bankers and legislators as we move forward.

WE URGE THAT THE GLASS-STEAGALL LEGISLATION BE PASSED BY BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE OF THE U.S. CONGRESS, AND SIGNED INTO LAW BY INCOMING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. WE ALSO ASK THAT THE ENTIRE FOUR LAWS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED DURING THE FIRST 100 DAYS.

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Who's signing

Diane Weigandt
Sarah King
Darden H Dickson
Michael Ruppenthal
Ryan Whitehorse
Earl fuller
Francoise Preal
Desiree Lotz
mario accorinto
Paul Beck
Paula Putnam
Andra Bryan
Michael castagnolo
Traian Coza
Joyce Sheehan
Kathleen Donnafield
Albert Lanzotti
Fred Alvey, Jr.
Thomas Simpson
robert mcdonald
Susan Haywood
Norbert Kroll
Christina Dessart
Karla Boemig
Kurt Bartlein
Maria Catherine Cruz
Aristide Tosi
John DeCorte
Nancy Wills
2,215 SIGNATURES
10,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Diane Weigandt
    signed 2017-02-15 17:22:14 -0500
  • Sarah King
    signed 2017-02-15 16:21:25 -0500
    Sarah J King
  • Darden H Dickson
    signed 2017-02-15 16:17:07 -0500
    The alternative is another collapse. We have the experience within living memory of the policies of the administration of Franklin Roosevelt to get us out of the Great Depression. His measures deserve serious consideration.
  • Michael Ruppenthal
    signed via 2017-02-15 14:38:45 -0500
    MICHAEL S RUPPENTHAL
  • Serafina Calevi
    posted about this on Facebook 2017-02-15 12:21:19 -0500
    Sign the petition: @realDonaldTrump: Commit to #GlassSteagall by State of the Union #sotu2017
  • Ryan Whitehorse
    signed 2017-02-15 12:06:56 -0500
  • Earl fuller
    signed 2017-02-15 11:24:54 -0500
  • Francoise Preal
    signed via 2017-02-15 10:28:40 -0500
  • Desiree Lotz
    signed 2017-02-15 08:28:07 -0500
    Yes, please uphold your intentions and promises. American needs it and so does the whole world.
  • mario accorinto
    signed 2017-02-15 04:22:31 -0500
  • Paul Beck
    signed via 2017-02-14 21:48:49 -0500
    Paul Beck
  • Paula Putnam
    signed 2017-02-14 19:18:34 -0500
  • Andra Bryan
    signed 2017-02-14 18:59:27 -0500
  • Michael castagnolo
    signed 2017-02-14 17:59:48 -0500
  • Traian Coza
    signed 2017-02-14 16:25:13 -0500
    Traian Coza
  • Joyce Sheehan
    signed 2017-02-14 13:46:52 -0500
  • Kathleen Donnafield
    signed via 2017-02-14 13:39:47 -0500
  • Albert Lanzotti
    signed via 2017-02-14 12:53:14 -0500
  • Fred Alvey, Jr.
    signed 2017-02-14 12:12:14 -0500
    Fred Alvey, Jr.
  • Thomas Simpson
    signed 2017-02-14 11:29:11 -0500
    Keep your promise President Trump and take immediate action to reinstate Glass-Steagall. The majority of Americans support it and there is support for it in Congress. So do it now while the iron is still hot.
  • robert mcdonald
    signed 2017-02-14 08:17:09 -0500
  • Susan Haywood
    signed 2017-02-14 08:15:27 -0500
  • Norbert Kroll
    signed 2017-02-14 07:43:17 -0500
  • Christina Dessart
    signed 2017-02-14 05:38:29 -0500
  • Karla Boemig
    signed 2017-02-14 05:28:25 -0500
  • Kurt Bartlein
    signed 2017-02-14 04:38:07 -0500
    End the Fed while you’re at it.
  • Maria Catherine Cruz
    signed 2017-02-14 04:14:38 -0500
  • Aristide Tosi
    signed 2017-02-14 01:07:28 -0500
  • John DeCorte
    signed 2017-02-14 00:07:05 -0500
    Before Glass-Steagall the US had an economic recession or depression once every 15 years on average. After Glass-Steagall not even one. Not one from 1936 to unjustified repeal by the crook Clinton and his crook hag wife repealed it. Then? Next year the dotcom bubble, by 2008 the great recession and now rampant corporate banking with investor dollars forcing socialized losses and private gains. The feds are crooks and traitors.
  • Nancy Wills
    signed 2017-02-13 23:41:05 -0500

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