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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Fed Audit (prepare yourself to be ticked off) [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)The Fed Audit
July 21, 2011
See the date?
"Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) won a rare legislative victory on Wednesday when the House passed his legislation allowing for a full audit of the Federal Reserve, including an audit of the Fed's monetary policy decisions.
The House approved Paul's Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H.R. 459, in a bipartisan 327-98 vote. The vote split Democrats almost evenly 89 for and 97 against while only one Republican, Rep. Robert Turner (R-N.Y.), voted against it.
The bill won an easy majority, given its 270 co-sponsors, and easily cleared the two-thirds majority needed for passage, which was required because it was considered under a suspension of the rules."
http://spectator.org/blog/2011/12/02/ron-paul-and-company-vindicate
Sanders is talking about the RESULTS of that audit. Ron Paul made the house (and first version) of the bill happen. It's practically the only thing he's ever done in 28 years in Congress. He also rallied his robotic ayn rand minions to choke congress with phone calls, letters, chants of 'Audit the fed', etc.
There's nothing wrong with acknowledging where it came from. Sanders is responsible for the Senate side of the bill. Good times. Good work.
I don't see why this point is controversial with you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Transparency_Act
And there are more people who are due credit. Kucinich, Grayson etc.