Everyone,
Below you will find letters I have composed to Detroit's City Council, to the Mayor, to the Chief of Police, to my State Representative and Senator, to the Attorney General and Governor and our Congressman.
I request that the City officials support Detroit's right to vote on legalizing under 1 oz. of Marijuana for people over the age of 21.
I request the State not to overturn this law. I request that our Congressman do the same.
I ask that you do the same.
I list the Addresses for all people that I have written to, but realize that your State Representatives will probably be different as may your Congressman and Local Officials.
Thank you for your time and support.
All Councilmembers have the following Mailing Address:
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Ave., Suite 1340
Detroit, MI 48226
There names and titles (where applicable) and email addresses are:
Council President- Charles Pugh mailto:CouncilPresidentPugh@detroitmi.gov%20
Council President Pro Tem- Gary A. Brown mailto:councilmemberbrown@detroitmi.gov?subject=Inquiry%20from%20City%20Website
Council Member Saunteel Jenkins mailto:Jenkinscouncilmemberjenkins@detroitmi.gov
Council Member Ken Cockrel CockrelK@kcockrel.ci.detroit.mi.us
Council Member Brenda Jones bjones_mb@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us
Council Member André L. Spivey CouncilmanSpivey@detroitmi.gov
Council Member James Tate councilmembertate@detroitmi.gov
Council MemberKwame Kenyatta K-Kenyatta_MB@detroitmi.gov
Council MemberJoAnn Watson WatsonJ@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us
Dear Councilman and Council Aides,
I do not take your time lightly.
We all know that we are at a crossroads in our City and in our country. Accounts have to balance- that’s capitalism- and, as you see better than anyone, ours are running desperately short.
Ultimately finances come down to credit- trust- and whether or not you have it in the community that surrounds you.
I write with appreciation for the many good works you and your staffers do, but with respect for all of your time I will cut to the chase.
What your credit now depends on is your support of Drug Prohibition.
As longtime members of this community you are aware that we have witnessed more than 21,000 people murdered since 1969 and almost every year more than 1,000 people are shot.
These statistics are only the crudest reminder of the hypocrisy of a nation that trusts its citizens to trade in Guns, but not in Marijuana.
Drug addiction is indeed the most serious health problem this country faces. But it is a crisis we face in education, a crisis we face medically and it is a crisis we face spirituality. Our dollars can no longer so over committed to the military solution.
Clearly you can see that we are running out of money.
Now consider that in 2006, Detroit Police seized drugs with a street value of $257,515,000- more than half their total budget. Just imagine how many billions of dollars of pure profit is that working its way through our streets?
You have seen the consequences of our making drug dealers some of the richest and most powerful members of our community.
While legalization of small amounts of Marijuana will place a burden of change on this City’s residents, only emotion can lead us to overlook the facts:
· With Police officers no longer charged to incarcerate non-violent individuals carrying small amounts of Marijuana, they will be freed to take on more serious crimes. Without spending a dime you will multiply the effectiveness of our Police force.
· This will also increase trust between Police officers and citizens- most that consider use of Marijuana no worse than use of Alcohol.
· It will encourage regional and statewide solutions to these serious health and law enforcement issues as other communities realize they can no longer ask Detroit to shoulder the incalculable costs of America’s statist Drug policies.
As one person I am not claiming to have the answer to the problem of addiction and I am not asking that you lead an effort to legalize Marijuana.
I am asking that you support our right to vote on this matter.
To insist that this City hold the line set so long ago in the Drug Prohibition effort is an economic tyranny. It is taxation and it is incarceration without representation.
I write asking you to support Detroit’s right to vote on legalization of possession of 1 oz. of Marijuana for people above 21 years of age. Once again, I am not asking you to support it. I ask that you do support the people of this City’s right to vote on it.
And I write this sincerely to you Council Aides- speak your beliefs. Now is the time.
As this City, State, and country’s economic problems grow this law will be discarded, the same as with Alcohol Prohibition. Detroit has the right to be the first City outside the West to democratically declare our beliefs. If the State challenges our right to change the law so be it, but at least support our right to vote on this issue.
Before being liberals, conservatives, democrats, republicans, communists, libertarians, independents or otherwise we are first and foremost Detroiters. Stand up for our fellow citizens’ right to define their personal liberties or you will not represent me.
If you need my help on this issue in any way I am available to you. Know that I will be actively organizing and lobbying Local, State and Federal level as far as I am able.
With deepest respect in these difficult times,
-Andrew Rodney
Mayor Dave Bing
Executive Office
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 1126
Detroit, MI 48226
Dear Mayor Bing and Mayoral Aides,
I do not take your time lightly.
We all know that we are at a crossroads in this City and in this country. Accounts have to balance- that’s capitalism- and, as you know best, our accounts are running desperately short.
Ultimately finances come down to credit- trust- and whether or not you have it with your people. Not just in the marketplace, but in the community that surrounds you.
I write this letter with great appreciation for the many good works you and your staffers do, but with respect for all of your time I will cut to the chase.
What your credit now depends on is your support of Drug Prohibition.
As longtime members of this community you are aware that we have witnessed more than 21,000 people murdered since 1969 and almost every year more than 1,000 people are shot.
These statistics are only the crudest reminder of the hypocrisy of a nation that trusts its citizens to trade in Guns, but not in Marijuana.
Drug addiction is indeed the most serious health problem this country faces. But it is a crisis we face in education, a crisis we face medically and it is a crisis we face spirituality. Our dollars can no longer so over committed to the military solution.
Clearly you can see that we are running out of money.
Now consider that in 2006, Detroit Police seized drugs with a street value of $257,515,000- more than half their total budget. Just imagine how many billions of dollars of pure profit is that working its way through our streets?
You have seen the consequences of our making drug dealers some of the richest and most powerful members of our community.
While Marijuana legalization will place a burden of change on this City’s residents, only emotion can lead us to overlook the facts:
· With Police officers no longer charged to incarcerate non-violent individuals carrying small amounts of Marijuana, they will be freed to take on more serious crimes. Without spending a dime you will multiply the effectiveness of our Police force.
· This will also increase trust between Police officers and citizens- most that consider use of Marijuana no worse than use of Alcohol.
· It will encourage regional and statewide solutions to these serious health and law enforcement issues as other communities realize they can no longer ask Detroit to shoulder the incalculable costs of America’s statist Drug policies.
As one person I am not claiming to have the answer to the problem of addiction and I am not asking that you lead an effort to legalize Marijuana.
I am asking that you support our right to vote on this matter.
To insist that this City hold the line set so long ago in the Drug Prohibition effort is an economic tyranny. It is taxation and it is incarceration without representation.
I write asking you to support Detroit’s right to vote on legalization of possession of 1 oz. of Marijuana for people above 21 years of age. Once again, you do not have to support it, but I ask that you do support the people of this City’s right to vote on it.
And I write this sincerely to you Mayoral aides- speak your beliefs. Now is the time.
As this City, State, and country’s economic problems grow this law will be discarded, the same as with Alcohol Prohibition. Detroit has the right to be the first City outside the West to democratically declare our beliefs. If the State challenges our right to change the law so be it, but at least support our right to vote on this issue.
Before being liberals, conservatives, democrats, republicans, communists, libertarians, independents or otherwise we are first and foremost Detroiters. Stand up for our fellow citizens’ right to define their personal liberties or you will not represent me.
If you need my help on this issue in any way I am available to you. Know that I will be actively organizing and lobbying Local, State and Federal level as far as I am able.
With deepest respect in these difficult times,
-Andrew Rodney
Attorney General Mike Cox
G. Mennen Williams Building 7th Floor
525 W. Ottawa St.
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
Cadillac Place, 10th Floor
3030 W. Grand Blvd.
Suite 10-200Detroit, MI 48202
miag@michigan.gov
Attorney General Cox and AG Aides,
I do not take your time lightly.
We all know that we are at a crossroads in our State and in our country. Accounts have to balance- that’s capitalism- and ours are running desperately short.
Ultimately finances come down to credit- trust- and whether or not you have it in the community that surrounds you.
I write with appreciation for the many good works you and your staffers do, but with respect for all of your time I will cut to the chase.
What your credit now depends on is your support of Drug Prohibition.
As I am sure you are aware Detroit has witnessed more than 21,000 people murdered since 1969 and almost every year more than 1,000 people are shot. This IS a war and so many of this City’s residents are struggling for their very existence.
You have stated that your office will not stand for Detroit to enforce its own policy regarding marijuana arrests; this while your office is unable to enforce basic safety and security for this City’s residents; this State’s citizens.
To insist that Detroit hold the line set so long ago in this facet of our nation’s Drug Prohibition effort is nothing short of economic tyranny.
It is a policy of taxation, and incarceration and you have stated that it will be done without representation.
You cannot ask this City to hold the line, where your own office is incapable of having any impact. Continue to do so and, as a member of numerous conservative organizations, I will exercise every wit of my influence to oppose your bid for Governor.
Ignore this warning at your electoral and professional peril.
And I ask you, aides that have to toil through these letters- speak your mind. Now is the time. I apologize if this letter seems just another shrill demand- that is not me. But I have seen too many good people imprisoned, too much trust in the community destroyed, by this unequal law and I must speak up.
You all should be able to see the writing on the wall of this economic crisis. Just as Alcohol Prohibition was proven infeasible during the Great Depression so Marijuana Prohibition will be overturned as we are seeing in the West right now. Let Detroit be first in the East. The indescribable pain our citizenry has suffered these many decades proves that we must be allowed to make these decisions on a community level- on the level we are being asked to enforce these laws.
In 2006, Detroit Police seized drugs with a street value of $257,515,000- more than half their total budget. Just imagine how many billions of dollars of pure profit is that working its way through this City’s streets while making drug dealers some of the most powerful members of our community!
To ask us to continue to bear the burden of enforcement is intolerable.
I have written a similar letter to every Councilmember to our Mayor, our Governor, every State and Federal representative I have and every enforcement official with a voice.
You are either with Detroit or you are against us. Please make the right decision.
With deepest respect in these difficult times,
-Andrew Rodney
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Governor Granholm and Aides to the Governor,
I do not take your time lightly.
We all know that we are at a crossroads in our State and in our country. Accounts have to balance- that’s capitalism- and ours are running desperately short.
Ultimately finances come down to credit- trust- and whether or not you have it in the community that surrounds you.
I write with appreciation for the many good works you and your staffers do, but with respect for all of your time I will cut to the chase.
What your credit now depends on is your support of Drug Prohibition.
As I am sure you are aware Detroit has witnessed more than 21,000 people murdered since 1969 and almost every year more than 1,000 people are shot. This IS a war and so many of this City’s residents are struggling for their very existence.
The Attorney General’s office has stated that Michigan will not stand for Detroit to enforce its own policy regarding Marijuana arrests; this while the State of Michigan is unable to enforce basic safety and security for this City’s residents; this State’s citizens.
To insist that Detroit hold the line set so long ago in this facet of our nation’s Drug Prohibition effort is nothing short of economic tyranny.
It is a policy of taxation, and incarceration and you have stated that it will be done without representation.
You cannot ask this City to hold the line, where your own office is incapable of having any impact.
And I ask you, Aides that have to toil through these letters- speak your mind. Now is the time. I apologize if this letter seems just another shrill demand- that is not me. But I have seen too many good people imprisoned by this unequal law, too much trust in the community destroyed, and I must speak up.
You all should be able to see the writing on the wall of this economic crisis. Just as Alcohol Prohibition was proven infeasible during the Great Depression so Marijuana Prohibition will be overturned as we are seeing in the West right now. Let Detroit be first in the East. The indescribable pain our citizenry has suffered these many decades proves that we must be allowed to make these decisions on a community level- on the level we are being asked to enforce these laws.
In 2006, Detroit Police seized drugs with a street value of $257,515,000- more than half their total budget. Just imagine how many billions of dollars of pure profit is that working its way through this City’s streets?
To ask us to continue to bear the burden of enforcement is intolerable.
I have written a similar letter to every Councilmember to our Mayor, our Governor, every State and Federal representative I have and every enforcement official with a voice.
You are either with this City or you are against us. Please make the right decision.
With deepest respect in these difficult times,
-Andrew Rodney
State Representative and Senator
Fred Durhal (6th District Representative)
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
freddurhal@house.mi.gov
Hansen Clarke (1st District Senator)
P.O. Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
SenHansenClarke@senate.michigan.gov
Dear State Representative/Senator and Representative/Senatorial Aides,
I do not take your time lightly.
We all know that we are at a crossroads in our City, State and in our country. Accounts have to balance- that’s capitalism- and, as you see better than anyone, ours are running desperately short.
Ultimately finances come down to credit- trust- and whether or not you have it in the community that surrounds you.
I write with appreciation for the many good works you and your staffers do, but with respect for all of your time I will cut to the chase.
What your credit now depends on is your support of Drug Prohibition.
As longtime members of this community you are aware that we have witnessed more than 21,000 people murdered since 1969 and almost every year more than 1,000 people are shot.
These statistics are only the crudest reminder of the hypocrisy of a nation that trusts its citizens to trade in Guns, but not in Marijuana.
Drug addiction is indeed the most serious health problem this country faces. But it is a crisis we face in education, a crisis we face medically and it is a crisis we face spirituality. Our dollars can no longer so over committed to the military solution.
Clearly you can see that we are running out of money.
Now consider that in 2006, Detroit Police seized drugs with a street value of $257,515,000- more than half their total budget. Just imagine how many billions of dollars of pure profit is that working its way through our streets?
You have seen the consequences of our making drug dealers some of the richest and most powerful members of our community.
While legalization of small amounts of Marijuana will place a burden of change on this City’s residents, only emotion can lead us to overlook the facts:
· With Police officers no longer charged to incarcerate non-violent individuals carrying small amounts of Marijuana, they will be freed to take on more serious crimes. Without spending a dime you will multiply the effectiveness of our Police force.
· This will also increase trust between Police officers and citizens- most that consider use of Marijuana no worse than use of Alcohol.
· It will encourage regional and statewide solutions to these serious health and law enforcement issues as other communities realize they can no longer ask Detroit to shoulder the incalculable costs of America’s statist Drug policies.
As one person I am not claiming to have the answer to the problem of addiction and I am not asking that you lead an effort to legalize Marijuana.
I am asking that you support our right to vote on this matter.
To insist that this City hold the line set so long ago in the Drug Prohibition effort is an economic tyranny. It is taxation and it is incarceration without representation.
I write asking you to support Detroit’s right to vote on legalization of possession of 1 oz. of Marijuana for people above 21 years of age. Once again, I am not asking you to support it. I ask that you do support the people of this City’s right to vote on it.
And I write this sincerely to you Aides to the Representative- speak your beliefs. Now is the time.
As this City, State, and country’s economic problems grow this law will be discarded, the same as with Alcohol Prohibition. Detroit has the right to be the first City outside the West to democratically declare our beliefs. And we cannot allow a State that is incapable of enforcing security in our City to make this decision for us.
Before being liberals, conservatives, democrats, republicans, communists, libertarians, independents or otherwise we are first and foremost Detroiters. Stand up for our fellow citizens’ right to define their personal liberties or you will not represent me.
If you need my help on this issue in any way I am available to you. Know that I will be fighting this fight on the Local, State and Federal level as far as I am able.
With deepest respect in these difficult times,
-Andrew Rodney
Detroit Police Chief Warren C. Evans
DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT
1300 Beaubien
Detroit, MI 48226
Chiefofpolice@dpdhq.ci.detroit.mi.us
Dear Chief Evans and Chief-Aides,
I do not take your time lightly.
We all know that we are at a crossroads in our City and in our country. Accounts have to balance- that’s capitalism- and ours are running desperately short.
Ultimately finances, like civil security itself, come down to credit- trust- and whether or not you have it in the community that surrounds you.
I write with appreciation for the many good works you and the Detroit Police Department perform, but with respect for all of your time I will cut to the chase.
What your credit now depends on is your support of Drug Prohibition.
As longtime members of this community you are aware that we have witnessed more than 21,000 people murdered since 1969 and almost every year more than 1,000 people are shot.
These statistics are only the crudest reminder of the hypocrisy of a nation that trusts its citizens to trade in Guns, but not in Marijuana.
Drug addiction is indeed the most serious health problem this country faces. But it is a crisis we face in education, a crisis we face medically and it is a crisis we face spirituality. Our dollars can no longer so over committed to the military solution.
Clearly you can see that we are running out of money.
In 2006, your Police Department seized drugs with a street value of $257,515,000- more than half the total budget at that time. Just imagine how many billions of dollars of pure profit is that working its way through our streets?
You have seen the consequences of our making drug dealers some of the richest and most powerful members of our community.
While Marijuana legalization will place a burden of change on this City’s residents, only emotion can lead us to overlook the facts:
· With Police officers no longer charged to incarcerate non-violent individuals carrying small amounts of Marijuana, they will be freed to take on more serious crimes. Without spending a dime you will multiply the effectiveness of our Police force.
· This will also increase trust between Officers and Citizens- most who consider the use of Marijuana no worse than use of Alcohol.
· It will encourage regional and statewide solutions to these serious health and law enforcement issues as other communities realize they can no longer ask Detroit to shoulder the incalculable costs of America’s statist Drug policies.
As one person I am not claiming to have the answer to the problem of addiction and I am not asking that you lead an effort to legalize Marijuana.
I am asking that you support our right to vote on this matter.
To insist that this City hold the line set so long ago in the Drug Prohibition effort is an economic tyranny. It is taxation and it is incarceration without representation.
I write asking you to support Detroit’s right to vote on legalization of possession of 1 oz. of Marijuana for people above 21 years of age. Once again, I am not asking you to support it. I ask that you do support the people of this City’s right to vote on it.
And I write this sincerely to you Aides to the chief- speak your beliefs. Now is the time.
As this City, state, and country’s economic problems grow this law will be discarded, the same as with Alcohol Prohibition. Detroit has the right to be the first City outside the West to democratically declare our beliefs. If the State challenges our right to change the law so be it, but at least support our right to vote on this issue.
Before being liberals, conservatives, democrats, republicans, communists, libertarians, independents or otherwise we are first and foremost Detroiters. Please stand up for your fellow citizens’ right to define their personal liberties.
I understand that you do not pass these laws and please know that I have taken this plea to many Local, State, and Federal representatives and officials, but the opinion of your office is critical. The fight to be made is in how to enforce the people’s will- not in whether they should be allowed to express that will in the public forum.
With deepest respect and support in these difficult times,
-Andrew Rodney
Congressmen
Senator Carl Levin
269 Russell Office Building
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510-2202
Fill out the form on this page to Email: http://levin.senate.gov/contact/
Senator Debbie Stabenow
133 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm
Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
2264 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-2215
https://kilpatrickforms.house.gov/email_me.aspx
Dear Congressman and Congressional Aides,
I do not take your time lightly.
We all know that we are at a crossroads in this country. Accounts have to balance- that’s capitalism- and ours are running desperately short.
Ultimately it comes down to credit and whether or not you have it with your people- not just in Washington, DC or in the marketplace, but in the community that surrounds you.
I could write of my appreciation for the many good works you and your staffers do, but with respect for all of your time I will cut to the chase.
Where you lack credibility in this community is in your stance on Drug Prohibition.
More than 21,000 people have been murdered in Detroit since 1969. The majority have been drug-related, and this figure does not count wounded.
In the first 6-months of 2004, 800 people were shot in Detroit.
At the same time the US experienced 100 people wounded in Afghanistan.
In the first 7-months of 2009, 700 people were shot in Detroit.
At the same time the US experienced 517 wounded in the War in Iraq.
The fact is that by inaction your office is supporting a policy that is destroying this community.
Drug addiction is indeed the most serious health problem this country faces. But it is a crisis we face in education, a crisis we face medically and it is a crisis we face spirituality. Our dollars can no longer be so over committed to the military solution.
You can clearly see that we are running out of money.
In 2006, Detroit Police seized drugs with a street value of $257,515,000- more than half their total budget. How many billions of dollars of pure profit is that on our streets? And whose budget is more likely to get cut- Police or dealers?
And I will not even speak to the human consequences of what making drug dealers the richest people in urban communities has done to this country, save the body counts mentioned above; the CRUDEST reminder of the hypocrisy of a nation that trusts its citizens to trade in Weapons, but not in Marijuana.
I am not claiming as one person to have the answer to the problem of addiction.
I am asking that my community be allowed to decide for itself where to make our stand.
To insist that this city hold a line set so long ago in the wider Drug Prohibition effort in the face of such terrible costs is an economic tyranny. It is taxation and incarceration without representation!
Support Detroit’s right to legalize possession of 1 oz. of Marijuana for people above 21 years of age.
If you do not stand with this city now; if you will not be counted than we will know that we cannot count on you.
I am not a tea partier. I am not a democrat. I am not a republican. I am not a conservative and I am not a liberal. I am a Detroiter. Stand up for our fellow citizens’ right to define their personal liberties or you will not represent me.
If you need my help on this issue in any way I am available to you. Know that I will be actively organizing and lobbying Local, State and Federal level as far as I am able.
With respect
-Andrew Rodney
If you've gotten this far, thank you readers.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Financial Crisis Simplified
The other day, the driver’s side brake on my car began to squeak so I took it into a local Mechanic. After 15-minutes of looking around, the Mechanic explained that the sound was being caused by a broken caliper, which he recommended that I have replaced at a cost of $75.
Knowing nothing about car brakes, and feeling $75 was a relatively minor expense, I chose to take the man at his word.
If you are old enough to read this, you have surely had a similar experience, whether it was in school at the doctors or even at home.
When things seem to work, we don’t ask questions. Why should we? We feel the answers would be too complex to be worth our time, so we accept the replacement brakes, the surgeries, the heating and cooling work, just so long as we can afford it.
Similarly, when the nation’s Financial System begins to squeak, we pay as little attention as we have to and we trust that the Government Financial-Mechanics are dealing with the problem. Sure a more than $1,000,000,000,000 repair bill sounds like a lot, but at somewhere $4,000 per person and payable in 5-20 years at 0% financing, we can afford it, right?
Curious individuals may even try and dig a little further, asking the Government/Financial-Mechanics for a little more detail into what’s causing the squeaking. However, when they begin to explain using complex sounding terms like “Sub-Prime”, “Alt-A” and “Over the Counter Derivatives”, just as with the Auto-Mechanic, our instinct is to quickly skip the questions and go with the experts opinion.
Nonetheless, while we all share the natural instinct to focus on the problems we have more knowledge of, it is important to remember that the worst possible result of being misled by an Auto-Mechanic is a bad personal accident. But as the recent Financial Crisis is evidence, being misled by the Government/Financial-Mechanic will lead to nothing less than the collapse of our Economy.
On the bright side, the problems of our Financial System are far easier to understand than those of our cars, our bodies or even our homes. This is because while the Financial System might have 100,000 different names for its products and 1,000 different terms for each, when there is a wide scale breakdown in the Financial System there is only one cause: the overextension of credit, or to put it another way, too much trust is given to the wrong people.
So all we have to do to find the source of the recent Financial Crisis is determine: Which group of individuals in the Financial System proved to be untrustworthy?
What makes answering this question so intimidating is the sheer scale of the current problem. With millions of properties foreclosed on and hundreds of failed banks, clearly trust has been wrongfully overextended to a million different individuals, not just a few, right?
However, this interpretation is deadly wrong.
What this widespread breakdown reveals is a failure at the very heart of the system. The misplaced trust is that of the American public in the individuals they trusted to regulate their financial system, namely the Federal Reserve banking system and its Overseers/Patrons in the Federal Government.
To simplify this complex problem please consider the following analogy:
Imagine that you have worked at a Bank in Detroit city for the last 20 years- let’s call it the Detroit City Bank.
Like all Banks, your bank has two major functions:
1. Taking Deposits
2. Making Loans
You work on the Deposit side of the Bank as you have since you started with the Detroit City Bank 40-years ago.
Your Depositors are primarily the Residents that live in the City of Detroit. This is because it is the City’s official policy that it will only guarantee the Deposits of Residents that keep their money with this Bank.
20 years ago, when you first started at this Bank you noticed the Loan Manager was very tight with Loans. He insisted that Loan Applicants verify their:
1. Identification, by coming to the bank in person.
2. Wages, and likelihood of continued employment and/or promotion, by providing the Loan Manager their Employers Phone # and Pay Stubs.
3. History of paying back debts, by providing statements of previous loans and credit they had been given.
With this information, the Loan Manager would select only the top 10% of Loan Applicants he considered the most likely to pay off the loan.
He adhered to these standards because this is what the City of Detroit required, and if he did not adhere to them he would have been terminated. He was not allowed to make any more loans than this amount. He could have made fewer, but the more loans he makes the more he is paid.
20 years later, you notice the Loan Manager has loosened up considerably.
Now to make a loan, he only requires Loan Applicants to verify their:
1. Wages, and Likelihood of Continued Employment, by answering two questions on a form. He no longer checks with the Loan Applicants Employer.
2. History of paying back debts, by providing statements of previous loans and credit they had been given.
In addition, the Loan Applicant no longer needs to show up in person. They can complete the Application by phone or do so online.
He now approves the top 90% of the Loan Applicants.
He adheres to these standards because this is what the City of Detroit requires, and if he did not adhere to them he would be terminated. The Loan Manager could choose to make fewer loans, but the more loans he makes the more he is paid.
One day, after you find out the Bank has made a loan to your deadbeat brother-in-law, whom you know must have lied about having a job, you get concerned about the kind of loans your Bank is making so you decide to investigate.
It is illegal for you to access the files of the Loan Manager, so instead you simply move your office closer to his and you begin to ask around town about his dealings.
What you find out is that:
1. The Loan Manager’s salary has grown by more than 40 times since when you started240 years ago, while yours has only doubled over that same period.
2. The Loan Manager is the single largest contributor to the Political Campaigns of every candidate for Mayor, and every candidate for City Council (the two groups who are supposed to oversee his activities)
3. The Loan Manager has made extensive loans to not only the current and former Mayor and every City Councilor, but he has also made loans to many of their business partners and friends. He has also regularly given them better terms than most Loan Applicants.
Realizing that the finances of the City residents may be in great peril, you take this evidence to the City Ombudsmen, then the Chief of Police and upon getting no response, asides from, “we’ll look into it”, eventually you go to Detroit’s newspapers. But still you get no response.
In time, you discover that each one of the people that you notified has received extensive loans from the Loan Manager.
With no help forthcoming, you feel your only option is to directly notify the Bank’s Depositors. Eventually, you happen to gain the attention and trust of one such Depositor that happens to own a prestigious Accounting firm who helps you to gather public support for a large scale investigation into the activities of the Bank.
While the Bank and the City Government refuse to hand over their records, this Depositor and his firm are able to collect enough information from you and other Depositors to compose a report that shows the Bank is almost completely out of money.
Together, you both publicize this information to all the Depositors that you can find. The Newspapers finally report the story, and the City Government finally acknowledges your report is accurate.
Their official response is:
“The previous administrations really screwed up. We have a huge problem on our hands resulting almost solely from the fact that we allowed too many loans to poorly qualified Loan Applicants. To fix it we are going to have to take 20% more in taxes from the paycheck of every City Resident in 10-years time. Please trust us when we say that we will fix this problem.”
At this point, they change their loan policies to require Loan Applicants to verify their:
1. Identification, by coming to the bank in person.
2. Wages, and likelihood of continued employment and/or promotion, by providing the Loan Manager their Employers Phone # and Pay Stubs.
3. History of paying back debts, by providing statements of previous loans and credit they had been given.
And they now allow the Loan Manager to approve only 70% of Loan Applicants.
However, the City Government does not fire the Loan Manager. In fact, they do not fire anyone at the Bank. They do not put any former Mayor or City Council Member or any of their staff on trial for their insider dealings nor do they force any of these individuals to return the loans and/or donations previously made.
Instead, to counter the negative public sentiment of these recent revelations, the City Government and the Bank both spend millions of resident’s tax dollars on a Public Relations campaign featuring Rallies, Televised Speeches and a Trust the Bank parade.
People appreciate the gestures, and while they still have some lingering resentment about the future tax hike that has been announced, this feeling slowly fades to the back of their mind and they fall back into their comfortable routine.
As a reward for your hard work and honesty, the City Government gives you a Citizenship Award.
You keep your job at the Bank for a while, but when it becomes clear that the only change you can expect is the rising pay scale of the Loan Manager you leave to take the post of Loan Manager in a new city.
Now, just replace the Detroit City Government with the US Federal Government and the Loan Manager with the Federal Reserve Bank and the cause of the recent Financial Crisis should be easier to see.
Like the Detroit City Government in this example, the US Federal Government guarantees only the deposits of banks that fall under the authority of the Federal Reserve System. The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), the name you may be more familiar with from plaques at the bank, was created by FDR’s 1933 Banking act, largely to extend the Federal Reserve’s regulatory power to non-members.
Like the Loan Manager in this example, Members of the US Federal Reserve system (think Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and practically every major Bank in the US) are as a class the largest contributors to almost every major candidates for high Federal Office. Taken as a class, they were the largest backers of both John McCain and Barack Obama’s campaigns, just as they were to both George W. Bush and John Kerry four years prior. Think of Enron – a company whose rapid growth largely came from a change in financial regulations regarding energy pricing and accounting practices –George W.’s largest backer.
Pres. Obama’s single largest contributors in 2008:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00009638
Compare this to John McCain’s contributors:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00006424
Like the Loan Manager and the City Government in this example, the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Government together set the lending standards for almost all US Banking Institutions. They establish the Reserve Requirements that determine how much liquid capital banks must maintain to meet obligations. They set the Discount rate at which money is borrowed (Currently 0%) for short term needs and are intimately involved in the policies and procedures of all major banks.
And perhaps most importantly of all, just as in this example, despite the largest and most widespread bank failures in the history of this nation, responsibility has been assigned to no one. The explanation has been that so many people failed that it would be wrong to blame anyone – that “the market” failed, not “the system”. But a tree that bares so much rotten fruit can only have a problem in its very roots.
The Federal Reserve describes itself has having “both public purposes and private aspects.” But what this crisis has laid before the public to see is that its public purpose is loss sharing amongst the entire dollar holding population, and the private aspect is profit of a small elite.
And this is no hidden secret. Look only to the Federal Reserve’s own description of the structure of their authority.
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/fed101/structure/
Now understand that the top tiers of the pyramid that they show are 100% private bankers and political appointees and you begin to see who this Bailout really was for and hand-in-hand why there have been no prosecutions.
Current Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was previously with Goldman Sachs, and so was his predecessor former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Even current New York Fed Chairman Stephen Friedman is drawing heat for his large holdings of Goldman Sach’s stock.
And how much did Goldman Sachs borrow from the American People via the Federal Reserve over the past 2-years in its own borrowings and guarantees? The American Public are officially not allowed to know the answer to that question- the Federal Reserve claims such information falls under the “private aspects”, of its mission. What else falls under theses “private aspects”? Consider the Fed’s hiring of a lobbyist to improve its image with Congress as described below:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZjQKyLci1AM
Not only are the Feds member-banks the largest political lobbyists- spending the American People’s money to lobby the American People’s representatives- but the Fed itself feels it’s appropriate to do the same. Just so happens this was also a lobbyist previously employed by Enron.
Ladies and Gentleman, this system is broken.
The fact is that if any person or persons has the ability to print money they will, and they will be generous with it. It is everywhere in our society. It is the dirt cheap, quick and simple mortgages, the bubbles in oil and energy prices the growth of the financial industry in so many ways and the MASSIVE deficit spending of the Federal Government (think multiple foreign wars and 60 trillion in unfunded liabilities).
All of these feed at the trough of the Fed- supported unknowingly by the American people in their sheer willingness to trust the $.
We have just witnessed the greatest bank heist in the history of the world and what makes it so spectacular is that so few people are aware that it has occurred.
What I have just informed you of is not a, “conspiracy theory.” Because the person that makes the rules doesn’t need a conspiracy.
It is not on the agenda of the Federal Governments to bring justice to the rogue and irresponsible Banking regulators, because they are in fact their political Cohorts. They are Patron #1.
Why prevent Goldman Sachs from giving out $9 Billion in bonuses when $20 million of that is headed to the political campaigns of your party eventually?
The problem is simple: if anyone has the ability to vote themselves more money they will do it. Who wouldn’t?
This is why there are checks and balances on every branch of government, and clearly this branch is off its moorings and has been for some time (though it would claim that it is an “independent” institution – a public corporation – not a branch of government).
Of course this is not a new problem. If you require more evidence than my word, just read this brief interview with William Black, called in on an exactly parallel though smaller scale fraud of this nature took place in the 1970-80’s.
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB123940701204709985.html
What is new is the scale of the fraud and the depth of the devaluation and dehumanization that is being experienced by the American public.
We are now engaged in two long-term conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, we have hundreds of thousands of troops stationed at hundreds of bases across the world, and intelligence agencies performing operations we don’t understand (and often don’t support), with budgets that we cannot understand. Our inner-cities are drug fueled warzones (and even amongst this clientele Private Banking is en vogue) and our State capitals are revenue/influence grabbing free-for-alls. Meanwhile steroidal housing subsidization has sprawled our communities in every direction with no end in sight making unity in our communities far more difficult to achieve.
You no longer turn to the banker in your town for a loan, you turn to Washington DC. You turn to a credit score, designed to expedite the cash rationing program that fuels this bubbling economy we live in.
Do not hide behind ignorance that you cannot see this which is occurring directly before your eyes.
It is time that you see the dollars in your pocket for what they are: the leaves of a rotting tree.
If you actually finished this lengthy article than you must be engaged. Your question would now be – what the heck do I do about?
First, spread the word. At root the heart of this crisis is that people blindly trust their dollars, and with them the organization that prints them. Your currency is not a car. You are not trusting the mechanic to re-do your breaks, you are giving them a stack of cash you haven’t counted and saying, “Give me back what you feel is right.”
The first step is the most important and it is the easiest- discuss it with the people you are around. No need to have a political discussion this is about facts, not red or blue colors.
Second, get active. Ultimately talk is idle if it does not lead you to action.
So what does it mean if your dollars are going to decrease in value? What do we do- is the frightened question. First, do not panic. We live in an era where living has ever been easier.
Realize that dollars are merely the commoditization of TRUST. What we need is trust in each other, not dollars, not gold. What makes you rich is the people in your life that you can count on, not the size of your bank account. I have never met anyone more miserable in my life than those who think that money buys the ticket to happiness.
The greatest weakness this federalization/centralization of American credit is that our communities are disunited. Our houses are no longer the sacred connections to the earth and to our communities that our ancestors once enjoyed, they are transitional and transactional- to be flipped at the first sign of lowering values. Imagine what life would be like if we depended on our reputation to obtain financing for our homes and our businesses, rather than the capricious score of a computer system with parameters set by people we will never meet, that cannot have our best interests at heart.
Get connected to your own community, your own family. This is not something you have to do, but if you choose not then get dressed for cold weather and a tough trail ahead.
Third, for those with the time and patience: get educated.
In the end the information is out there. If you have the hunger for knowledge (if only to protect your community) it is out there.
For example:
http://www.ffiec.gov/nicpubweb/nicweb/NicHome.aspx
This is information collected by the Federal Reserve itself. It contains a simple list of the largest banks. Here are the top 10:
1
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (1073757)
CHARLOTTE, NC
$2,252,813,550
2
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. (1039502)
NEW YORK, NY
$2,041,009,000
3
CITIGROUP INC. (1951350)
NEW YORK, NY
$1,888,599,000
4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (1120754)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
$1,228,625,000
5
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE (2380443)
NEW YORK, NY
$882,586,000
6
MORGAN STANLEY (2162966)
NEW YORK, NY
$769,503,000
7
METLIFE, INC. (2945824)
NEW YORK, NY
$535,192,209
8
HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. (3232316)
METTAWA, IL
$390,657,817
9
BARCLAYS GROUP US INC. (2914521)
WILMINGTON, DE
$377,926,385
10
TAUNUS CORPORATION (2816906)
NEW YORK, NY
$368,225,000
Learn to listen to the news of these organizations at least, but the list they provide is of the top 50- maybe best just to pick the bank closest to your own community. For Detroit:
14
GMAC INC. (1562859)
DETROIT, MI
$178,257,000
You don’t need to be an expert, just ask yourself: How are these organizations creating money- and therein controlling trust? And whom are they giving it to?
Think it is just a coincidence that it costs 2x as much to live in New York as anywhere else in this country? The city is beautiful, but with 6 of the 10 largest banks it is ground zero for inflation, and it is sustained by siphoning off much of the strength of our own communities (of course I am not speaking to the majority of New Yorkers that are disenfranchised like us Detroiters, but those that live at the top of our pyramid shaped economy).
There are also websites like Open Secrets that record contributions paid to candidates.
Look at Pres. Obama’s single largest corporate contributors:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00009638
Compare this to John McCain’s contributors:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00006424
When you know how to break this down it is not a secret. You just need to have the will to follow your instincts even though the information may get dreary to read.
You can visit the End the Fed organization, whose solution is just that.
I am not recommending this solution, but I think it is vital that we not be afraid of considering all options. Joining their local groups will at least put you in touch with people with alternative views, for good or bad.
I do recommend the resolutions authored by Congressman Ron Paul to allow the Congress to audit the Federal Reserve and I urge that you support them.
This list is incomplete for a reason.
Ultimately, while it is important that we be aware of the evils waged by those at the top of the pyramid, I think a great fault of our age is that we seem to think that power rests at the top.
Change doesn’t come from Washington DC or NYC, it comes from the small towns and the ordinary people that surround you. The federalization/centralization of power rests on the idolization we have become so accustomed to SO STOP IDOLIZING.
Turn off the TV and start taking care of those people around you; pick up a book and study your history- that is where you will find the strength to change this system.
Need further proof to believe that the top is misleading the bottom? The Chairman of the Federal Reserve has declared that the Recession is over, and that the Recovery has begun. Just observe what actually unfolds and you will come to know the truth. Your mechanic is lying to you.
Caution- Cell Phones
This is the first I have ever posted a forward and it will be the last.
Below is a couple combined articles forwarded to me about Senate Hearings on the potential danger of cellular phones.
4-months ago, my perfectly healthy 24-year old brother was diagnosed with a rare type of cancerous tumor. The tumor was located in his right quadricep, exactly where his I-Phone rested in his pocket; where he has always kept his phone since he got one at age 16.
Whether the two are linked I cannot say. Whether the articles below or the attached study are meritous I cannot say. I am not sending this email to spread alarm only awareness of a potential danger.
My brother has received excellent care and he is recovering well. Thank you for your time.
Begin forward:
Senate is starting to think cell phones killed one of their own – Ted Kennedy. Don’t count on the headset getting you around issues!!!
http://emf.mercola.com/sites/emf/archive/2010/01/21/US-Senate-Committee-Confirms-Dangers-of-Cell-Phones.aspx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npK5HSxukyA&feature=player_embedded# http://electromagnetichealth.org/ http://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-health-blog/columbia-university-law-school-wireless-hazards-panel/
Witnesses before a Senate Committee testified about research into cell phone use and its potential impact on human health, as well as the potential side effects such as brain and salivary gland tumors.In 2008, cell phones were identified as a contributor to salivary gland tumors. Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, who testified in September 2009 at the U.S. Senate Hearing, is the principle investigator of the study that made this finding.The report states that your risk of getting a parotid tumor on the same side of your head that you use for listening to the mobile phone increases by:34 percent if you are a regular cell phone user and have used a mobile phone for 5 years. 58 percent if you had more than about 5,500 calls in your lifetime. 49 percent if you have spoken on the phone for more than 266.3 hours during your lifetime. The second video above by Electromagnetichealth.org, filmed at Columbia University Law School at a presentation on Wireless Hazards, explains how wireless radiation creates cognitive problems, damages DNA, diminishes fertility, causes disorientation and navigation difficulties for birds, bees and other wildlife, and may contribute to Bee Colony Collapse, which, if not reversed, will jeopardize the future of life on earth. Dr. Mercola's Comments:
About 4 billion people are now using cell phones around the world, despite the fact that their safety is being increasingly called into question. In fact, there are no safety standards for testing cell phones before they are released to the market. Meanwhile, government agencies, similar to their stance on tobacco before the evidence became overwhelming, have essentially ignored all the danger warnings. Just like smoking tobacco, they fail to realize that it can take anywhere from 10 to 30 years for brain tumors to develop from cell phone exposure, so we are just now beginning to see some of the tragic effects of heavy cell phone use. The truth is, we are on the verge of a brain cancer epidemic. It could grow to 500,000 cases worldwide in 2010, and there may be over a million cases in the U.S. alone by 2015. Sadly, children and teens are at an even higher risk, as their thinner skull bones allow for greater penetration of cell phone radiation. The radiation can enter all the way into their midbrain, where tumors are more deadly. In addition, children's cells reproduce more quickly, so they're more susceptible to aggressive cell growth. Their immune systems are also not as well developed as adults. Lastly, children face a far greater lifetime exposure.Professor Lennart Hardell of Sweden has found that those who begin using cell phones heavily as teenagers have 4 to 5 times more brain cancer as young adults! Increasing evidence is pouring in that cell phones are not only a risk factor for brain tumors, but also salivary gland tumors, eye damage, Alzheimer’s disease and more.Your Safety is Now Riding on a Severely Flawed $30-Million Cell Phone Study You may be wondering why, if there is so much data showing the risks of cell phone use, no warnings are being made. First, the telecommunication industry is even BIGGER than drug industry, and they have far more influence in Washington. This is compounded by the fact that a large percentage of retirement funds from several powerful lobbying organizations are invested in telecommunications. Second, institutions like the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have cautioned that conclusions about possible cancer risks from cell phones cannot be drawn until the INTERPHONE study is published.The INTERPHONE Project -- a massive 13-country epidemiological study of tumors among users of mobile phones -- is already lagging years behind its scheduled completion date.Part of the delay in putting together the final report now appears to be internal strife, as scientists are reported to differ in their interpretation of the results. The GSM Association, a global trade organization of mobile operators, and the forum, which includes Nokia and about a dozen other manufacturers, contributed more than $3.5 million to the $30-plus million project. The European Commission also helped fund it with contributions passed through the International Union Against Cancer in an effort to create a barrier between the mobile phone industry and the scientists.Further, a team of international EMF activists -- the International EMF Collaborative -- has released a report detailing 11 serious design flaws of the INTERPHONE study. They say a ‘systemic-skew’ in the study is greatly underestimating brain tumor risk, and they pointed out the following flaws, among others: Categorizing subjects who used portable phones (which emit the same microwave radiation as cell phones) as ‘unexposed’ Excluding many types of brain tumors Excluding people who had died, or were too ill to be interviewed as a consequence of their brain tumor Excluding children and young adults, who are more vulnerable You can read the full report Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone here. If the wrong conclusions are drawn from the Interphone studies, the resulting lack of public warnings could have disastrous consequences for the generations to come. And this is why I urge you to take action NOW. Do not wait for the results of more studies to come in or for the final conclusions of this meta-analysis, and please do not be swayed by cell phone safety spin. As Lloyd Morgan, lead author of the report and member of the Bioelectromagnetics Society says:“Exposure to cell phone radiation is the largest human health experiment ever undertaken, without informed consent, and has some 4 billion participants enrolled.Science has shown increased risk of brain tumors from use of cell phones, as well as increased risk of eye cancer, salivary gland tumors, testicular cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and leukemia.The public must be informed." Are There “Safe” Cell Phones on the Market?As the dangers of cell phones slowly trickle out to the mainstream media, there have been some reports of “safer” cell phones, and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) even released a new database for consumers ranking over 1,000 cell phones by the Specific Absorption Rate, known as the SAR value. The SAR value is a measure of the power of the cell phone and its potential for heating tissues.Within days of the EWG launching the new SAR value database, almost 500,000 people had accessed the database, indicating very encouraging new interest by consumers in cell phone safety.But simply choosing a phone with a lower SAR value does not at all mean the phone is safe. Camilla Rees, founder of www.Electromagnetichealth.org and co-author with Magda Havas, PhD of “Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution,” explains:“It is important consumers realize that the SAR value, while providing information for comparison purposes between phones, is very limited in its usefulness as a measure of ‘safety.’ We are greatly concerned that people may be turning to the EWG database in droves not understanding just how limited a measure the SAR value is.” Why is the SAR value not an accurate measure of safety?1. The SAR value is only comparing the isolated heating effect of different phones and does not give an indication that a cell phone is ‘safe.’ 2. The power, or heating effect, of the phone is only one of many possible factors impacting cell phone ‘safety.’ Exposures to the radiation from the cell phone at non-heating levels have been linked to many serious biological effects, and the SAR value is not capturing anything about these harmful non-thermal exposures. 3. SAR values are reported to the FCC by the manufacturer and have been known to vary from the reported number by a factor of two across models of the same phone. 4. The SAR value varies with the source of exposure and the person using the phone. For example, if you are in a rural area or in an elevator or a car, where the cell phone uses more power, your brain will get a greater exposure from the higher power required in these instances. Under certain conditions, the SAR value can be 10-100 times higher than reported. 5. Holding the phone in a slightly different way can actually render the worst SAR value phone better than the best SAR value phone. 6. SAR values have been created based on simulations of exposure in a plexiglass head filled with fluid, not a human head, and many scientists consider them to be inaccurate and irrelevant at determining actual biological effects. One of the worst deficiencies of the SAR value is that it only considers the thermal impact of cell phone usage, and it is very likely that the non-thermal effects of chronic cell phone exposure are more biologically damaging. As Rees points out, and I wholeheartedly agree:“Physical distance of the phone from your brain, and less usage of the cell phone overall, more so than simply choosing a phone with a lower SAR value, is probably a far better insurance policy.” I would also add to Rees’ statement -- do not use a cell phone within an enclosed area, such as a car, train or plane, or within three feet of small children.Remember, the damage from cell phone exposure can take many years to surface. There are rarely any initial symptoms, just like smoking and lung cancer. Are you really willing to risk the chance of developing brain cancer because you don’t want to sacrifice the minor inconvenience of using your cell’s speaker phone, or using a safe headset?This should be of particular concern if you have children, since, just like smoking, WI-FI does not discriminate between user and bystander.I have written more in-depth about how to reduce your cell phone risks before, and as a refresher, I strongly urge you to review some of that information now. As Cell Phone Use Increases, So do Cell Phone TowersThe good news is that you can take steps immediately to reduce your radiation exposure from your own cell phone use. Unfortunately, WI-FI is all around us, including in the form of cell phone towers that are now being placed on churches and even schools. Municipalities can receive upwards of $1 million a year for allowing these antennas to be placed on water towers or near schools, often at the expense of residents’ health. In Bayville, Long Island, for instance, it’s estimated that as many of 30 percent of teachers, staff and employees at a local school that is across the street from a water tower covered with cell phone antennas are suffering from illnesses such as cancer and leukemia. Overall, it’s been estimated that living near a cell phone tower may lead to cancer rates that are up to 10 times higher than the national average! These structures have also been found to interfere with bees’ ability to return to their hives, leading to a concerning disappearance of honeybees throughout the world, and causing the death of migratory birds. So if the research alone isn’t enough to motivate you to think twice before holding your cell phone up to your ear, then perhaps these “canaries in the coalmine” will be. The increasing rates of brain tumors and cell-phone-linked diseases, along with the not-so-subtle interferences with nature that these cell phone antennas are already causing, are signs that the very fragile ecosystem we all depend on to survive is not quite balanced. If you want to learn more about the major deceptions going on right now in regard to your cell phone’s real impact on your health, check out Cellular Telephone Russian Roulette, by Robert Kane. It’s a great resource for those of you who are interested in learning the truth.And, please stay tuned to the newsletter as we cover the latest developments in the cell phone saga. Later this spring, for instance, a report will be issued laying out scientists' understanding of biological disruption from cell phones in great detail for world governments to review. I hope the U.S. government will study this and the Bioinitiative Report carefully, appreciate the known links to many diseases, and modify the wireless components of the National Broadband Plan so Internet connections are hard-wired for our safety. Sources:
Dr. Magda Havas, PhD December 30, 2009 Related Links:
Scientists Believe Your Cell Phone Is a Death Trap
Warning! This Cell Phone Safety ‘Spin’ Could Make You Dizzy
Top 'Safe' Cell Phones That Aren't Safe Columbia University Law School - Wireless Hazards Panel Wireless Hazards PanelAn Emerging Public Health and Environmental Issue Tuesday,December 1st – 12:10-1:15 p.m. – JGH 104 (Jerome Greene Hall) Faculty and students are invited to attend a panel discussion on an important emerging public health issue related to wireless technologies at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1st in Jerome Green Hall #104 at Columbia Law School. Panelists will include Whitney North Seymour, Jr., Esq. who is former NY State Senator and U.S. Attorney, Southern District of NY, and co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Health Advocate Camilla Rees, MBA (Barnard ’80), co-author of “Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution”, co-author of “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern” and Founder of ElectromagneticHealth.org; and Martin Blank, PhD of the Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics at Columbia University, who is past President of the Bioelectromagnetics Society. The panel will give an overview of 1) the new condition, “electrohypersensitivity”, where people become functionally impaired and sometimes disabled near wireless technologies, such as cell phones, cell towers, DECT portable phones, RFID tags and wireless routers; 2) known biological effects of microwave radiation; and 3) the legal battles being fought across the country and the globe related to this rapidly proliferating invisible environmental pollutant. Learn:How the Telecommunications Act of 1996 took away the ability of state and local governmentsto protect people from wireless hazards.Why the European Parliament has recommended greatly lowered exposure guidelines,including wireless-free schools, day care centers, retirement homes and health care facilities.Why countries around the globe are recommending limited cell phone use by children.What the impact of microwave radiation is on animals and wildlife.How the telecommunications industry is responding.How lawyers and law students can make a difference. Understand why this is a critical issue for our country to address now, including 1) links to many chronic and serious illnesses, which are expected to increase with chronic exposures; 2) plans to blanket metropolitan areas in Wi-Max, a high powered form of wi-fi, 3) federal commitment to a National Broadband Plan which is comprised heavily of wireless technologies; and 4) new radiationemitting utility technologies being deployed in SmartGrids, bringing an additional layer of radiation onto electrical wiring. Join us for this most interesting discussion with experts at the forefront of this field. Attendees willreceive of copy of the new book by Camilla Rees and Magda Havas, PhD, “Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution”.
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