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

Dyanne Gavin
Lin Martin
Sheri Anderson
Jasey Aylward
Monty Camp
Timothy Mosier
walter taylor
Tim Kilian
Liam Mullins
Joe Brown
Donna Benedict
Danilo Cuccu
Dale Otto
Suzanne Short
keith knight
Dana LaRocque
Benjamin Deniston
Beverly Manning
Richard Ritter
Keith Davis
Paul Kleinert
Malcolm Wynn
Rose Riker
Mary Hawthorn
Micah Ralston
Peter Lee
Dale Larson
Joe Cope
Daniel Gurney
2,215 SIGNATURES
10,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Dyanne Gavin
    signed via 2019-12-15 15:25:39 -0500
    Delighted to be of service!
  • Dyanne Gavin
    @GavinDyanne tweeted link to this page. 2019-12-15 15:24:43 -0500
  • Lin Martin
    signed 2019-03-09 21:01:07 -0500
  • Sheri Anderson
    signed 2018-11-09 12:26:44 -0500
  • Jasey Aylward
    signed 2018-09-03 11:58:30 -0400
    Jasey
  • Monty Camp
    signed 2018-08-26 20:33:02 -0400
  • Timothy Mosier
    signed via 2017-03-03 16:04:10 -0500
  • walter taylor
    signed 2017-03-03 15:47:41 -0500
  • Tim Kilian
    signed via 2017-03-03 15:19:50 -0500
    Tim Kilian
  • Liam Mullins
    signed via 2017-03-03 15:05:54 -0500
  • Joe Brown
    signed 2017-03-03 13:24:55 -0500
  • Donna Benedict
    signed via 2017-03-03 11:33:41 -0500
  • Danilo Cuccu
    signed 2017-03-03 10:47:52 -0500
  • Dale Otto
    signed via 2017-03-03 09:39:04 -0500
    we the public still remember you while campaigning were critical of Hillary and her corporate big banks and investment firms, and holding them accountable for the economic crash of 2008 which would not have been allowed to happen if tighter controls like the original Glass-Steagall were in force.it’s time to step up and protect the public consumers and not fill the pockets of your filthy rich pals. We will see if your word is worth anything or your just another HABITUAL LIAR.
  • Suzanne Short
    signed 2017-03-03 00:21:42 -0500
    Please protect We The People as you have promised to do. God Bless our America and God Bless and Protect and Guide President Trump and his Administration.
  • keith knight
    signed via 2017-03-02 19:54:52 -0500
  • Dana LaRocque
    signed 2017-03-02 18:49:13 -0500
  • Benjamin Deniston
    signed 2017-03-02 16:25:16 -0500
  • Beverly Manning
    signed 2017-03-02 14:05:08 -0500
    bev manning
  • Richard Ritter
    signed via 2017-03-02 13:56:52 -0500
  • Keith Davis
    signed 2017-03-02 11:47:24 -0500
  • Paul Kleinert
    signed 2017-03-02 08:45:45 -0500
  • Malcolm Wynn
    signed 2017-03-02 07:08:58 -0500
    Malcolm Wynn
  • Rose Riker
    signed via 2017-03-01 20:08:47 -0500
    We need a 21st century Glass-Steagall to prevent the greedy bankers from crashing the economy again and getting away with it like they did in 2008!
  • Mary Hawthorn
    signed 2017-03-01 19:39:14 -0500
  • Micah Ralston
    signed via 2017-03-01 19:01:35 -0500
  • Peter Lee
    signed via 2017-03-01 18:13:32 -0500
    Peter Lee
  • Dale Larson
    signed via 2017-03-01 15:45:38 -0500
  • Joe Cope
    signed via 2017-03-01 15:21:02 -0500
  • Daniel Gurney
    signed via 2017-03-01 15:20:58 -0500

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