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Why is this man in jail?

CityGirl

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James Traficant, a Congressman from Ohio, delivered an extremely important speech before the House of Representatives, exposing the fact that the federal government of the United States has been illegitimate ever since it was declared bankrupt by the Emergency Banking Act of 1933.

Although comparable in importance to George Washington's Farewell Address and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, this historic message by James Traficant has been studiously ignored by media pundits and university scholars, as a result of which the American people have yet to receive his urgent wake-up call.

The Bankruptcy of The United States
United States Congressional Record, March 17, 1993
Vol. 33, page H-1303
The Speaker is Rep. James Traficant, Jr. (Ohio) addressing the House:
"Mr. Speaker, we are here now in chapter 11... Members of Congress are official trustees presiding over the greatest reorganization of any Bankrupt entity in world history, the U.S. Government. We are setting forth hopefully, a blueprint for our future. There are some who say it is a coroner's report that will lead to our demise.

It is an established fact that the United States Federal Government has been dissolved by the Emergency Banking Act, March 9, 1933, 48 Stat. 1, Public Law 89-719; declared by President Roosevelt, being bankrupt and insolvent. H.J.R. 192, 73rd Congressional session, June 5, 1933 - Joint Resolution To Suspend the Gold Standard and Abrogate The Gold Clause dissolved the Sovereign Authority of the United States and the official capacities of all United States Governmental Offices, Officers, and Departments and is further evidence that the United States Federal Government exists today in name only.

The receivers of the United States Bankruptcy are the International Bankers, via the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. All United States Offices, Officials, and Departments are now operating within a de facto status in name only under Emergency War Powers. With the Constitutional Republican form of Government now dissolved, the receivers of the Bankruptcy have adopted a new form of government for the United States. This new form of government is known as a Democracy, being an established Socialist/Communist order under a new governor for America. This act was instituted and established by transferring and/or placing the Office of the Secretary of Treasury to that of the Governor of the International Monetary Fund. Public Law 94-564, page 8, Section H.R. 13955 reads in part: "The U.S. Secretary of Treasury receives no compensation for representing the United States?'

. . . Their lust is for power and control. Since the inception of central banking, they have controlled the fates of nations.
. . . The Federal Reserve System is a sovereign power structure separate and distinct from the federal United States government.
. . . Prior to 1913, most Americans owned clear, allodial title to property, free and clear of any liens or mortgages until the Federal Reserve Act (1913) "hypothecated" all property within the federal United States to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, -in which the Trustees (stockholders) held legal title. The U.S. citizen (tenant, franchisee) was registered as a "beneficiary" of the trust via his/her birth certificate. In 1933, the federal United States hypothecated all of the present and future properties, assets and labor of their "subjects," the 14th Amendment U.S. citizen, to the Federal Reserve System.

In return, the Federal Reserve System agreed to extend the federal United States corporation all the credit "money substitute" it needed. Like any other debtor, the federal United States government had to assign collateral and security to their creditors as a condition of the loan. Since the federal United States didn't have any assets, they assigned the private property of their "economic slaves", the U.S. citizens as collateral against the unpayable federal debt. They also pledged the unincorporated federal territories, national parks forests, birth certificates, and nonprofit organizations, as collateral against the federal debt. All has already been transferred as payment to the international bankers.

Unwittingly, America has returned to its pre-American Revolution, feudal roots whereby all land is held by a sovereign and the common people had no rights to hold allodial title to property. Once again, We the People are the tenants and sharecroppers renting our own property from a Sovereign in the guise of the Federal Reserve Bank. We the people have exchanged one master for another.

This has been going on for over eighty years without the "informed knowledge" of the American people, without a voice protesting loud enough. Now it's easy to grasp why America is fundamentally bankrupt.
Why don't more people own their properties outright?

Why are 90% of Americans mortgaged to the hilt and have little or no assets after all debts and liabilities have been paid? Why does it feel like you are working harder and harder and getting less and less?

We are reaping what has been sown, and the results of our harvest is a painful bankruptcy, and a foreclosure on American property, precious liberties, and a way of life. Few of our elected representatives in Washington, D.C. have dared to tell the truth. The federal United States is bankrupt. Our children will inherit this unpayable debt, and the tyranny to enforce paying it. America has become completely bankrupt in world leadership, financial credit and its reputation for courage, vision and human rights. This is an undeclared economic war, bankruptcy, and economic slavery of the most corrupt order! Wake up America! Take back your Country."
 
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I guess he figured if he can't beat em he'd join em. but ....he will be out in 11 months.

James Anthony Traficant, Jr. (born May 8, 1941) is a former Democratic Representative in the United States Congress from Ohio (from 1985 to 2002). He was expelled after being convicted of taking bribes, filing false tax returns, racketeering, and forcing his aides to perform chores at his farm in Ohio and on his houseboat in Washington, D.C.,[1] and is currently serving out an eight-year prison term with a projected release date of September 2, 2009
 
I guess he figured if he can't beat em he'd join em. but ....he will be out in 11 months.

James Anthony Traficant, Jr. (born May 8, 1941) is a former Democratic Representative in the United States Congress from Ohio (from 1985 to 2002). He was expelled after being convicted of taking bribes, filing false tax returns, racketeering, and forcing his aides to perform chores at his farm in Ohio and on his houseboat in Washington, D.C.,[1] and is currently serving out an eight-year prison term with a projected release date of September 2, 2009

OK, aside from the smart ass replies, (with the exception of Doc, who actually took the trouble to answer CG's question) did any of you guys actually read the speech? Nah, I didn't think so. Funny as it was thought to be, the knee-jerk reaction is typical of many these days it seems. It's just like the McCain supporter turning a deaf ear to anything Obama says, and an Obama supporter spouting their nonsense about McCain. Both sides ignore the fact that their beloved candidate is not perfect and reply with "yeah, but Obama did this ......." or "Yeah, but McCain did this...." when confronted with evidence of wrong-doing by their candidate or party. Same ignorance from ignorant people on both sides. Actually I'm being kind by using the term "ignorant" because that implies lack of knowledge, which is not the case in the McCain/Obama election. But perhaps some ignorance actually applies to the traficant issue.

I used to knee-jerk too. I remember all the news about Traficant, heard he was a Democrat, and figured that since he was a Democrat probably was a crook just like ALL Democrats. That's all the thought I gave it until today. Just like most of you guys here, I used to be a blind Republican and a blind Christian until I decided to stop listening to the dumb-masses in the Republican/Christian camp. Yes, Republicans and Christians are just as large a part of the "Dumb Masses" as are the blind Democrat supporters.

So, rather than have the knee-jerk reaction and go along with the masses here, I decided to do a little internet research on Traficant, with the understanding going in that anybody can say anything on the internet, and that Traficant may well be guilty. I don't know if any of my research will turn out to be true, but at least I made the effort, unlike so many others.

So, my first question:

1. Since when do Democrats throw other Democrats to the wolves? Think about that. They defend even their known criminals like Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton just to name four. So, the objective, intelligent, thinking individual would be compelled to ask WHY Traficant? They actually expelled him from congress.

Does that not make any of you the least bit curious?

2. Given the propensity for Democrats to protect even murderer's among their ranks like Ted Kennedy, why did they turn on Traficant? What did Traficant say or do to cause the Dems to expell him?

3. What crimes did Traficant commit that Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd have not committed?

OK, so heres some links to some stuff I found:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/5577106/Target-Traficant This is from the American Free Press. Don't know their political leaning, but they claim Traficant was framed.

Here is an article from a former constituant of Traficant. This is a good read and the author makes some good points:

http://www.jhhuebert.addr.com/articles/traficant.html

Here's part of the piece:

Traficant, in contrast, fought to get government out of our way—by pushing for and achieving substantial IRS reform, calling for the outright abolition of the IRS, and opposing burdensome bureaucratic regulation and government waste. He put the rights of Americans first, above the interests of greedy would-be dictators, as an advocate for getting the U.S. out of the U.N., and the U.N. out of the U.S. And he worked diligently to expose his fellow Democrats’ dealings with the communist Chinese, in spite of the political costs to him.

On the negative side, he was big on bringing ridiculous pork projects back to his district, and supported backward-looking trade barriers to protect steel manufacturers. But, on the whole, his contribution to the nation was probably more positive than negative, something that can be said of few in twenty-first century Washington, D.C.
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I liked this article because the writer acknowledges Traficants bad points as well as his good. There's lots more information out there for anyone who cares to step out from the Dumb-Masses and research for themselves.

So, was Traficant framed, or just another crooked politician that got caught? I don't know. But I do know that Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and Ted Kennedy remain free men.

So, break out your tin foil hats, put down the Republican/Democrat Kool-Aide, and ask some logical questions instead of always making assumptions.
 
. . . Prior to 1913, most Americans owned clear, allodial title to property, free and clear of any liens or mortgages until the Federal Reserve Act (1913)
.Unwittingly, America has returned to its pre-American Revolution, feudal roots whereby all land is held by a sovereign and the common people had no rights to hold allodial title to property. Once again, We the People are the tenants and sharecroppers renting our own property from a Sovereign in the guise of the Federal Reserve Bank. We the people have exchanged one master for another.
This has been going on for over eighty years without the "informed knowledge" of the American people, without a voice protesting loud enough. Now it's easy to grasp why America is fundamentally bankrupt.
Why don't more people own their properties outright?
There are very few people that own a title to their home free and clear. Even if they do they are still paying thru the nose for taxes on it, and are constantly reminded it really isn't theirs when they have to ask for permission and pay fees to government offices for permission to make any changes to their properties.
So, was Traficant framed, or just another crooked politician that got caught? I don't know. But I do know that Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and Ted Kennedy remain free men.
I think he did all he was accused of , but was sacrificed to keep the light off the others.
 
http://www.traficant.com/

Above is a link AndyM posted in another thread. It just goes to show how people just accept what is reported on the news by the MSM or the conservative talk shows without any attempt at verifying any facts for themselves. Hell, I admit I believed the guy was guilty simply because he is a Democrat and just dismissed him. The guy might be guilty, but it looks like he did more good than harm, and he certainly did not do anything worse than many stiiting Democrats AND Republicans.

Yup. I damned sure learned something new today.
 

Dave, Thank you for your insightful signature:
Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence.
Napoleon Bonaparte

In this case I will explain it as ignorance as I don't think you intended malice. :boxing:

This man is far from a joke. He spoke volumes. The machinations of Washington politics would demand this man be neutered. :2gunsfiri He was a danger to the party agenda.

Thanks to those of you who read and paused to question. Bribes? False tax returns? Are any of the elected officials after a few years in D.C. innocent of any of this? Oh, 'scuse me. They don't take bribes. They take donations. Yeah, that's the word.

House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, used political donations to pay her husband's firm. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431204,00.html (a practice that she voted to ban last year and that her party condemned as part of the "culture of corruption" when Republicans did it.)
 
Bribes? False tax returns? Are any of the elected officials after a few years in D.C. innocent of any of this? Oh, 'scuse me. They don't take bribes. They take donations. Yeah, that's the word.
Donations to the tune of millions of dollars. It it so infuriating to watch their destructive narcissistic pattern without any guilt of the suffering of others around them.....
 
Thanks to those of you who read and paused to question. Bribes? False tax returns? Are any of the elected officials after a few years in D.C. innocent of any of this? Oh, 'scuse me. They don't take bribes. They take donations. Yeah, that's the word.

I suppose they all have skeletons in the closet. In other words Traficant was most likely guilty as charged, but it is like the pot calling the kettle black as the majority of representatives could be found guilty in a court of law of the same types of charges.
 
You guys want the truth?

1. Traficant pissed off the goverment to begin with because he beat 'em at their own game in court representing himself. Bottom line, piss off the goverment and they don't, and won't, forget. Traficant wasn't a perfect person, but I can promise you the goverment could probably arrest EVERY single polititian and lock 'em away for something.

2. Traficant is from Youngstown.

For people outside of Ohio or who are not familiar with Youngstown, Youngstown is a very unique town:D (and when I first started doing work there, I thought people were yanking my chain, now I'm a firm believer).
 
2. Traficant is from Youngstown.

For people outside of Ohio or who are not familiar with Youngstown, Youngstown is a very unique town:D (and when I first started doing work there, I thought people were yanking my chain, now I'm a firm believer).

Ok, I'll bite, that's just begging for expansion. :huh:
 
Tin foil hats are no longer a viable option! Try my new design. BOBCAT took a picture of it while I was testing the new design.


Yup, due to the scrap aluminum shortage (caused by too many snot tracs hidden away in circus tents), Mikey is experimenting with new materials. Here, one of his new prototypes undergoes environmental testing. :rolleyes:
 

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