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

Pat Noble
Jane Travale
Andrea Blanchard Vera
Lynda Fulgenzi
Carmen Alexander
daniela berna david
Staley Cobb
Mark Walker
Rosa M Rodriguez
Werner Roestel
Richard Plank
Tammy Collins
troy stidard
Elmer Kundinger
Richard Carter
adam ghotbi
Brian Wilson
Brian OConnell
ron neilson
Robert Roy Smith
Rita Fuchsberg
Edwin Knight
Arlene Smith
Phyllis Mason
Dustin Granger
Mike Patterson
Larry E Davis
Veronica Cortez
Belinda Maxwell
Lesile Baebenroth
2,215 SIGNATURES
10,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Pat Noble
    signed 2017-02-19 06:45:33 -0500
  • Jane Travale
    signed 2017-02-18 19:40:13 -0500
  • Andrea Blanchard Vera
    signed 2017-02-18 18:58:20 -0500
  • Lynda Fulgenzi
    signed via 2017-02-18 17:42:39 -0500
  • Carmen Alexander
    signed 2017-02-18 15:52:53 -0500
  • daniela berna david
    signed 2017-02-18 12:48:49 -0500
    daniela berna david
  • Staley Cobb
    signed 2017-02-18 11:57:52 -0500
  • Mark Walker
    signed 2017-02-18 00:01:57 -0500
    MARK WALKER
  • Rosa M Rodriguez
    signed 2017-02-17 23:01:31 -0500
  • Werner Roestel
    signed 2017-02-17 21:11:39 -0500
    Dear President Trump, you said that you would give the country back to us… this will be part of that promise.
  • Richard Plank
    signed 2017-02-17 19:53:23 -0500
    Richard Plank
  • Tammy Collins
    signed 2017-02-17 16:24:19 -0500
  • troy stidard
    signed 2017-02-17 16:14:40 -0500
  • Elmer Kundinger
    signed 2017-02-17 14:39:20 -0500
    Elmer Kundinger
  • Richard Carter
    signed 2017-02-17 02:36:08 -0500
  • adam ghotbi
    signed 2017-02-17 01:58:47 -0500
    adam ghotbi
  • Brian Wilson
    signed 2017-02-17 00:43:44 -0500
  • Brian OConnell
    signed 2017-02-17 00:23:44 -0500
  • ron neilson
    signed 2017-02-16 23:18:35 -0500
  • Robert Roy Smith
    signed 2017-02-16 23:04:47 -0500
    This is ABSOLUTELY essential in order to SAVE our precious country! Please President Trump . . . hear our plea . . .
  • Rita Fuchsberg
    signed 2017-02-16 22:51:36 -0500
  • Edwin Knight
    signed 2017-02-16 19:07:24 -0500
    Edwin Charles Knight
  • Arlene Smith
    signed 2017-02-16 18:18:35 -0500
  • Phyllis Mason
    signed 2017-02-16 13:28:38 -0500
  • Dustin Granger
    signed 2017-02-16 12:31:12 -0500
    Dustin Carl Granger
  • Mike Patterson
    signed 2017-02-16 11:09:42 -0500
    President Trump,

    Don’t get boxed in by British style media attacks. Step up to the challenge and be the FDR style President of the USA the world needs now.
  • Larry E Davis
    signed via 2017-02-16 11:06:54 -0500
  • Veronica Cortez
    signed 2017-02-15 23:49:29 -0500
  • Belinda Maxwell
    signed 2017-02-15 22:06:39 -0500
    Belinda Maxwell
  • Lesile Baebenroth
    signed 2017-02-15 20:16:00 -0500

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