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

Linda Lazarus
Sean Thomas
michael bunday
Tracy Ritchie
Michael Greenwood
Stephen Brawer
edith kaman
Daniel Levine
Paul/Patsy Sabol
Marlene Peters
Marcy Sensibello
Zofia Chrzan
mark williams
Ted Tierney
Robert Hamilton
Cathy Thweatt
Ashua Andrews
Kay Samalin
Loris Baldin
Richard Cate
Eric Parein
Björn Elisson
Rodolfo Bahr
Ron Malozi
Rosanne Young
charlie sanders
john costello
Soio Elmix Mayo
Patrick Leslie
2,215 SIGNATURES
10,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Linda Lazarus
    signed 2017-02-13 23:39:10 -0500
  • Sean Thomas
    signed 2017-02-13 22:57:53 -0500
    Sean Thomas
  • michael bunday
    signed 2017-02-13 21:34:36 -0500
  • Tracy Ritchie
    signed 2017-02-13 21:33:51 -0500
  • Michael Greenwood
    signed 2017-02-13 18:28:40 -0500
  • Stephen Brawer
    signed 2017-02-13 17:21:43 -0500
  • edith kaman
    signed 2017-02-13 16:16:05 -0500
  • Daniel Levine
    signed 2017-02-13 16:13:54 -0500
  • Paul/Patsy Sabol
    signed 2017-02-13 16:05:39 -0500
  • Marlene Peters
    signed 2017-02-13 15:41:22 -0500
    Marlene Peters
  • Marcy Sensibello
    signed 2017-02-13 15:32:14 -0500
    Why cant we shoot those missles out of the sky once they are over international water, I think only one will be needed to show our conviction.
  • Zofia Chrzan
    signed 2017-02-13 15:18:17 -0500
  • mark williams
    signed 2017-02-13 13:59:05 -0500
    mark williams
  • Ted Tierney
    signed 2017-02-13 13:50:13 -0500
  • Robert Hamilton
    signed 2017-02-13 13:39:10 -0500
  • Cathy Thweatt
    signed via 2017-02-13 13:12:40 -0500
  • Ashua Andrews
    signed 2017-02-13 12:42:32 -0500
    IMAGINE … Envision the Passage of Glass Steagall as if it has already happened … The physical reality is first created in the spiritual reality of your conscious mind. Let us unite in Consciousness, the rest of what we want to experience in this world will follow.
  • Kay Samalin
    signed 2017-02-13 11:39:07 -0500
    Kay Samalin
  • Loris Baldin
    signed 2017-02-13 11:12:34 -0500
  • Richard Cate
    signed 2017-02-13 09:53:32 -0500
  • Eric Parein
    signed 2017-02-13 09:22:46 -0500
    Fuck the Banksters with their drug and human trade!
  • Björn Elisson
    signed via 2017-02-13 07:41:11 -0500
  • Rodolfo Bahr
    signed 2017-02-13 00:15:58 -0500
    Rodolfo Bahr
  • Ron Malozi
    signed 2017-02-12 23:01:36 -0500
  • Rosanne Young
    signed via 2017-02-12 22:29:03 -0500
  • charlie sanders
    signed via 2017-02-12 22:18:47 -0500
    Be A HERO, TRUMP !
  • Gerald Pechenuk
    followed this page 2017-02-12 22:02:29 -0500
  • john costello
    signed 2017-02-12 21:05:52 -0500
    john costello
  • Soio Elmix Mayo
    signed 2017-02-12 14:08:01 -0500
    Soy ciudadano mexicano pero apoyo que se implemente la Glass Stegall, porque es de interés mundial.
  • Patrick Leslie
    signed 2017-02-12 12:00:02 -0500

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