I didn't care when they came for Porn Stars, I wasn't one ..
- Thread starter GURPS
- Start date
Hijinx
Well-Known Member
One thing the banks will not do is stop accepting drug money.
Operation Choke Point, what a great name for attacking porn stars, without a gag reflex.
Obama's 'operation choke point' seeks to destroy sectors of private lending industry
Breitbart News has learned that in 2013 the Obama administration launched an under-the-radar project, 'Operation Choke Point,' which is designed to destroy three sectors of the private lending industry: third party payment processors ("TPPPs"), payday lenders, and online lenders.
The operation is headed by political operatives and career bureaucrats at the Department of Justice, the FDIC, and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"). It appears to be the latest example of the Obama administration's successful efforts to weaponize the apparatus of the federal government against people and industries it opposes ideologically.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the federal initiative now known as 'Operation Choke Point' is an outgrowth of the President's Financial Fraud Task Force, established by President Obama by Executive Order in 2009. It also appears to have been kicked off in secret by the Department of Justice, FDIC, and the CFPB in early 2013 without the requisite statutory authority. Officials at the Department of Justice have withheld information about the program from Congress, though they have eagerly shared details with federal financial institution examiners authorized to supervise and discipline the nation's banks and related financial institutions.
On August 22, thirty-one members of Congress sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg , requesting a briefing of Congressional staff members on the project, the details of which were so obscure they did not yet know it had obtained the status of a federal initiative and was called 'Operation Choke Point.'
In the letter, which was organized by Congressman Kevin Yoder (R-KS) and Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), the members of Congress stated "t has come to our attention that the DOJ and the FDIC are leading a joint effort that according to a DOJ official is intended to 'change the structures within the financial system...choking [online short term lenders] off from the very air they need to survive.' "
Breitbart News has learned that in 2013 the Obama administration launched an under-the-radar project, 'Operation Choke Point,' which is designed to destroy three sectors of the private lending industry: third party payment processors ("TPPPs"), payday lenders, and online lenders.
The operation is headed by political operatives and career bureaucrats at the Department of Justice, the FDIC, and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"). It appears to be the latest example of the Obama administration's successful efforts to weaponize the apparatus of the federal government against people and industries it opposes ideologically.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the federal initiative now known as 'Operation Choke Point' is an outgrowth of the President's Financial Fraud Task Force, established by President Obama by Executive Order in 2009. It also appears to have been kicked off in secret by the Department of Justice, FDIC, and the CFPB in early 2013 without the requisite statutory authority. Officials at the Department of Justice have withheld information about the program from Congress, though they have eagerly shared details with federal financial institution examiners authorized to supervise and discipline the nation's banks and related financial institutions.
On August 22, thirty-one members of Congress sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg , requesting a briefing of Congressional staff members on the project, the details of which were so obscure they did not yet know it had obtained the status of a federal initiative and was called 'Operation Choke Point.'
In the letter, which was organized by Congressman Kevin Yoder (R-KS) and Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), the members of Congress stated "t has come to our attention that the DOJ and the FDIC are leading a joint effort that according to a DOJ official is intended to 'change the structures within the financial system...choking [online short term lenders] off from the very air they need to survive.' "
glhs837
Power with Control
Since patriarchy.......
Hijinx
Well-Known Member
Well Obama has taken over every agency in the Government that are supposed to be non-partisan, and turned them into Obama agencies.
I speak of the FBI, the DOJ, The IRS, The EPA the CBO, The Department of Education, the State Department, why the hell shouldn't he take over the banks too after all he sent them money not to fail, why shouldn't he use them like he is using the rest of the Government?
Hijinx
Well-Known Member
SunTrust Shuns Trust of Customers in Benham Attack
SunTrust Bank is making an unexpected withdrawal all right -- from Christian customers. In a mind-blowing announcement, the institution announced that it's dropping religious conservatives and would-be HGTV stars, David and Jason Benham from their list of financial partners. The brothers, who were still recovering from the shock that producers had booted them from their charity show for their biblical views, found out yesterday that their bank unexpectedly cut ties with them, despite their "preferred broker" status.
According to Daily Caller's Alex Pappas, who broke the story, SunTrust "has pulled all of its listed properties with the Benham brothers' bank-owned property business, which includes several franchises across four states." The news came as a total shock to the brothers, without any warning or explanation. "If our faith costs us our HGTV show and our business, then so be it," Jason said in a statement. "We were just caught off guard with this one. Keeping us off television wasn't enough -- now this agenda to silence wants us out of the marketplace."
Pressed for answers, SunTrust refused to explain. "As Americans," the Benhams explained, "we find ourselves at a crossroads and are forced with a decision to either stand up or sit down. Evidently, SunTrust's longstanding commitment to diversity must not include our historic Christian values." Conservatives have already lost their jobs, shows, businesses, and sense of security simply for exercising the freedom our founders died to give us.! Will they be shut out of the marketplace next? Not if the Benhams have anything to say about it. The brothers refuse to give in to the forces of political correctness and are making plans to take their assets elsewhere. And if SunTrust believes they'll be the only ones, they underestimate Americans' disgust for intolerance like this. If SunTrust holds your accounts, maybe it's time to bank on someone else! Contact SunTrust today by calling 800-786-8787 and urge them to respect the religious freedom of their customers.
SunTrust Bank is making an unexpected withdrawal all right -- from Christian customers. In a mind-blowing announcement, the institution announced that it's dropping religious conservatives and would-be HGTV stars, David and Jason Benham from their list of financial partners. The brothers, who were still recovering from the shock that producers had booted them from their charity show for their biblical views, found out yesterday that their bank unexpectedly cut ties with them, despite their "preferred broker" status.
According to Daily Caller's Alex Pappas, who broke the story, SunTrust "has pulled all of its listed properties with the Benham brothers' bank-owned property business, which includes several franchises across four states." The news came as a total shock to the brothers, without any warning or explanation. "If our faith costs us our HGTV show and our business, then so be it," Jason said in a statement. "We were just caught off guard with this one. Keeping us off television wasn't enough -- now this agenda to silence wants us out of the marketplace."
Pressed for answers, SunTrust refused to explain. "As Americans," the Benhams explained, "we find ourselves at a crossroads and are forced with a decision to either stand up or sit down. Evidently, SunTrust's longstanding commitment to diversity must not include our historic Christian values." Conservatives have already lost their jobs, shows, businesses, and sense of security simply for exercising the freedom our founders died to give us.! Will they be shut out of the marketplace next? Not if the Benhams have anything to say about it. The brothers refuse to give in to the forces of political correctness and are making plans to take their assets elsewhere. And if SunTrust believes they'll be the only ones, they underestimate Americans' disgust for intolerance like this. If SunTrust holds your accounts, maybe it's time to bank on someone else! Contact SunTrust today by calling 800-786-8787 and urge them to respect the religious freedom of their customers.
Wait: so you all don't think the fed should shut down the money of those who are "earning" it by illegal and/or fraudulent means?
Google the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, my friends - this is nothing new. All Operation Choke Point does is expand that law to take the internet into account.
Google the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, my friends - this is nothing new. All Operation Choke Point does is expand that law to take the internet into account.
No because I don't have access to their transactions and files. Can you show that they weren't? Or are you just content to take Chicks on the Right's word for it?
Hijinx
Well-Known Member
I guess they can pretty much do it to anyone or any business they care to.
Our Government is growing into the 4th Reich. Michelle has taken over food in the schools and is telling kids to monitor their parents and siblings. The banks are being told whose money to take and who to make loans to, health care is now a Government run fiasco , and Obama is making his own laws.
T.R. Liberti, owner and operator of Top Gun Firearms Training & Supply in Miami, has felt the sting firsthand. Last month, his local bank, BankUnited N.A., dumped his online business from its service. An explanatory email from the bank said: “This letter in no way reflects any derogatory reasons for such action on your behalf. But rather one of industry. Unfortunately your company’s line of business is not commensurate with the industries we work with.”
I get so tired of this silly talking point.
Hank
my war
Douches running out of Ammo!
Department of Justice undeterred in appealing on behalf of Operation Choke Point
As Ed noted last week in regard to the Obama Justice Department’s ultra-bizarre and super-shady Operation Choke Point — an ATF scheme in which the feds tried to cut off what they deemed to be, ahem, objectionable enterprises’ access to banking services — it sure seems like a really great way to set up a system that will eventually ripen with corruption and abuse. The fact that two federal judges have recently recognized it as such, however, is not a deterrent for the ATF:
As Ed noted last week in regard to the Obama Justice Department’s ultra-bizarre and super-shady Operation Choke Point — an ATF scheme in which the feds tried to cut off what they deemed to be, ahem, objectionable enterprises’ access to banking services — it sure seems like a really great way to set up a system that will eventually ripen with corruption and abuse. The fact that two federal judges have recently recognized it as such, however, is not a deterrent for the ATF:
Two federal judges have ruled that widely used sting operations designed to ensnare suspects with the promise of a huge payday for robbing an imaginary drug stash house are so “outrageous” that they are also unconstitutional. One judge said the charges were so unfair that he threw them out after three suspects already pleaded guilty.
Each of the men admitted to charges that would put them in prison for seven years or more. But instead of sending them there, U.S. District Court Judge Manuel Real declared that federal agents had “created the fictitious crime from whole cloth” and that their conduct was unconstitutional. Then he dismissed the charges and ordered that all three be set free. …
Another judge there, Otis Wright, dismissed a similar case in March, concluding in a scathing order that a “reverse-sting operation like this one transcends the bounds of due process and makes the Government the oppressor of its people.”
The Justice Department has appealed both decisions.
Each of the men admitted to charges that would put them in prison for seven years or more. But instead of sending them there, U.S. District Court Judge Manuel Real declared that federal agents had “created the fictitious crime from whole cloth” and that their conduct was unconstitutional. Then he dismissed the charges and ordered that all three be set free. …
Another judge there, Otis Wright, dismissed a similar case in March, concluding in a scathing order that a “reverse-sting operation like this one transcends the bounds of due process and makes the Government the oppressor of its people.”
The Justice Department has appealed both decisions.
Obama Admin. Is Getting Grilled About a Massive Mortgage Database That Could Be Used for Criminal Investigations
Congressional Republicans have raised privacy and security questions about the database, which is maintained by the CFPB and by the Federal Housing Finance Authority. The database information can also be used for law enforcement purposes, according to Investors Business Daily.
The federal registry states: “Where there is an indication of a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute, or by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use, to the appropriate agency, whether federal, state, local, tribal, foreign or a financial regulatory organization, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and other law enforcement and government entities, as determined by FHFA to be appropriate and that are charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing a statute, or rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.”
In a letter last month to Cordray and to Federal Housing Finance Authority Director Melvin Watts, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and ranking committee member Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), sought more information about the database.
“Our principal concern is that the [federal registry] notice proposes to vastly expand the scope of FHFA’s data collection … to include a mortgage borrower’s Social Security number, financial account numbers, address, zip code, telephone number, race, religion, marital status, language spoken, education, military record, employment, presence of children by various age categories, deceased indicator, financial, and life events in the last few years, bankruptcy information, other assets/wealth, and performance data on all credit lines (i.e., credit cards, student loans, auto loans, and other loans reported to credit bureaus) of the mortgage borrower and all those associated with mortgage,” the letter said.
“Moreover, the FHFA and CFPB have already publicly indicated that borrowers do not have the opportunity or the right to opt out of the database,” the letter continued.
Congressional Republicans have raised privacy and security questions about the database, which is maintained by the CFPB and by the Federal Housing Finance Authority. The database information can also be used for law enforcement purposes, according to Investors Business Daily.
The federal registry states: “Where there is an indication of a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute, or by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use, to the appropriate agency, whether federal, state, local, tribal, foreign or a financial regulatory organization, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and other law enforcement and government entities, as determined by FHFA to be appropriate and that are charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing a statute, or rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.”
In a letter last month to Cordray and to Federal Housing Finance Authority Director Melvin Watts, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and ranking committee member Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), sought more information about the database.
“Our principal concern is that the [federal registry] notice proposes to vastly expand the scope of FHFA’s data collection … to include a mortgage borrower’s Social Security number, financial account numbers, address, zip code, telephone number, race, religion, marital status, language spoken, education, military record, employment, presence of children by various age categories, deceased indicator, financial, and life events in the last few years, bankruptcy information, other assets/wealth, and performance data on all credit lines (i.e., credit cards, student loans, auto loans, and other loans reported to credit bureaus) of the mortgage borrower and all those associated with mortgage,” the letter said.
“Moreover, the FHFA and CFPB have already publicly indicated that borrowers do not have the opportunity or the right to opt out of the database,” the letter continued.