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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Is Not Telling The Truth About Wall Street And it's damaging her campaign. [View all]Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)9. What Hillary Clinton proposes isn't a Fantasy.
It's ironic that her sincerity is called into questions when her opponent just gave a grand, and admittedly great sounding speech full of either lies or ignorance.
Bernie would be 100% the only candidate worth electing if only what he promises was possible. This is EXACTLY what I keep on about.. he makes great promises that he will NOT have the authority to make come to pass. It's either lies or ignorance.
Within one year, my administration will break these institutions up so that they no longer pose a grave threat to the economy as authorized under Section 121 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
He's right that Dodd-Frank does give that power.. to the board of governors, and requires a 2/3 vote for approval of the board of governors. This is NOT a presidential power. He can make the list, but that's as far as this tootless tiger can go, the board of governors in no form for at least the next 12 years is going to support that vote. At best he can start getting a few of the old governors replaced with better nominations, but even those have to have a Senate that will approve them. Give me that Senate roll call that will support revamping the Fed. Hint, for at least the 115th congress, it doesn't exist unless someone goes out and recruits a MESS of really progressive senators right now.
Reinstate Glass-Stegall? Again, show me a realistic hypothetical congressional roll call of any potential version of the 115th congress.. and I will give serious reconsideration of my candidate support. As president, all he has (for this particular reinstatement) is the bully pulpit, and as everyone loves to point out his strong point of being the political outsider.. that is NOT a beneficial trait for a POTUS trying to use the bully pulpit. Sorry, but that is the nakked reality.
Not one major Wall Street executive has been prosecuted for causing the near collapse of our entire economy.
That will change under my administration. Equal Justice Under Law will not just be words engraved on the entrance of the Supreme Court. It will be the standard that applies to Wall Street and all Americans.
That will change under my administration. Equal Justice Under Law will not just be words engraved on the entrance of the Supreme Court. It will be the standard that applies to Wall Street and all Americans.
Now this has me REALLY curious. I'm assuming this would be using the attorney General's office. Is there actual laws or legal precident that he could work with? This might be possible?
Under my administration, we will turn for-profit credit rating agencies into non-profit institutions, independent from Wall Street. No longer will Wall Street be able to pick and choose which credit agency will rate their products.
Another interesting one to me. Under what power, law, or authority can he achieve this, or is he going to have to depend on and work with Congress to make this happen?
The section on reforming the Federal Reserve? Again, a beautifully worded section. This part I know he can't possibly get done without full congressional cooperation, and again, there's no version of the potential 115th congress that's going to do that.
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Hillary Clinton Is Not Telling The Truth About Wall Street And it's damaging her campaign. [View all]
BigBearJohn
Jan 2016
OP
Apparently, she didn't say "cut that out!" when they were writing her checks. n/t
winter is coming
Jan 2016
#3
Appreciate The Transparency!!!! The More Hillary et al Doeth Protest..
CorporatistNation
Jan 2016
#92
Precisely Scuba! Her plan, her plan... there IS no plan, except the one where Hillary will say ANYTHING to get elected President.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2016
#103
Clinton isn't credible, when it comes to finance, economic, foreign policy and trade policies
Tennis Magnet
Jan 2016
#4
So, our choices are to vote for someone who will undoubtedly try to accomplish
winter is coming
Jan 2016
#13
So, no rebuttal or refute.. just acceptance that Sanders is either lying or clueless?
Amimnoch
Jan 2016
#16
Of course we landed on the moon. We needed to know what we'd be bombing! n/t
winter is coming
Jan 2016
#79
You pretty much summed up my views Winter... Bernie is "The One" who can finally lead us to the Promised Land.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2016
#104
doubtful that they hate her more. I've read some pretty awful things they've written about our
Amimnoch
Jan 2016
#32
I think their hatred for Black skin is greater than their hatred for her, but either way
randys1
Jan 2016
#76
Sanders will win and the historically gerrymandered GOP congress will complete his agenda..
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#84
Wealth extraction... which of the two candidates has mastered that technique?... hmmm
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2016
#108
Why are Clinton supporters so attached to Wall Street and income inequality? eom
Betty Karlson
Jan 2016
#46
Seriously? Explain her rejection of Glass Stegall. Has she something better?
Katashi_itto
Jan 2016
#33
I made the point a day or two ago that I thought Hillary was more rounded than Sanders cause
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#85
Aww I trust Hillary a little more than...umm...thinking....how about Ted Cruz?
Katashi_itto
Jan 2016
#31
self-inflicted injuries are the worst kind. Let's hope she gets better at it, no?
stupidicus
Jan 2016
#39
After all the dishonest attacks from Clinton, DWS, and the rest of her cronies,
Betty Karlson
Jan 2016
#45
Hillary and honesty mix like oil and water. She lies as easily as she breathes...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2016
#109