Thread: Proven Bribery: Investment Firms Gave 78% More to Congressmen Who Voted for Bail-outs

In order to prove bribery one must show a quid pro quo. MAPLight.org has done the yoeman's work of uncovering exactly the relationships between money taken in by congressmen and how they vote. It has generally been assumed that it would be difficult to find an arguable cause-effect relationship, but when one looks at the data, the more it looks like case closed.

MAPLight discovered that security brokers and investment companies, who lost billions in the sub-prime crisis, gave an average of 78% more to congressmen who voted "yes" on the TARP bank bailouts than to those who voted "no" ($25,831 vs. $14,544.)

This kind of evidence could probably stand up in a court of law in a RICO case. Statistical analysis would show the chances of this correlation being coincidence to be nil.

TARP is only the highest profile of the bailouts of banks and financial institutions which are projected to cost the taxpayers up to $23 trillion, according to Neil Barofsky, former Special Inspector General for TARP Programs, who Glenn Greenwald once called “easily one of the most impressive and courageous political officials in Washington.” The bailouts began under the Bush administration and continue under Barack O'Bailout, who said in a joint statement with Republican candidate John McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign, on the eve of the TARP vote:

"Now is a time to come together -- Democrats and Republicans -- in a spirit of cooperation for the sake of the American people."

$23 trillion is the equivalent of five yearly federal budgets, or $50,000 for every man, woman, and child in America. For a family of four this would mean $200,000, which would all but eliminate the tax liability of most middle class families over ten years, were this federal expenditure to be applied this way.

Of course it is all funny money, borrowed from China and paid back in currency-devaluing Federal Reserve notes printed from thin air, but bank shareholders use it to buy real assets, like foreclosed homes, for a song.

Florida attorney and popular blogger Roy Oppenheim said about Barofsky:

The government official who recently left office over the housing crisis is someone who actually fought for the people instead of laying the groundwork for a cushy job awaiting him in the private sector...

Barofsky himself said to congress before he was forced out of his job:

“Two and a half years ago, Congress passed the legislation that bailed out the country’s banks. The government has declared its mission accomplished, calling the program remarkably effective ‘by any objective measure.’ On my last day as the special inspector general of the bailout program, I regret to say that I strongly disagree."

Below is the list of congressmen who voted "yes" on TARP and took on average 78% more from investment houses than those who voted "no." (Senate vote here, an average of 81% more)

Combine with the list of senators and representatives who voted for NDAA (House here,Senate here), and you've got a pretty good list of the critters who need to lose their jobs.

Current statistical societal indicators clearly demonstrate that a strategic attack has been launched and an analysis of current governmental policies prove that conditions for 99% of Americans will continue to deteriorate. The Economic Elite have engineered a financial coup and have brought war to our doorstep… and make no mistake, they have launched a war to eliminate the US middle class.” - David DeGraw, founder of Occupy Wall Street and author of “The Economic Elite Vs. The People of the United States.”

Barofsky before congress

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FINAL HOUSE VOTE: H.R. 1424 (110th): Emergency Economic Stabilization Act ("yeas" took average of 78% more in contributions from brokerage/investment houses than "nays.")

Vote Party Representative District
Alaska
Yea R Young, Donald “Don” AK
Alabama
Nay R Bonner, Jo AL 1st
Nay R Everett, Terry AL 2nd
Nay R Rogers, Michael “Mike” AL 3rd
Nay R Aderholt, Robert AL 4th
Yea D Cramer, Robert “Bud” AL 5th
Nay R Bachus, Spencer AL 6th
Yea D Davis, Artur AL 7th
Arkansas
Yea D Berry, Robert “Marion” AR 1st
Yea D Snyder, Victor “Vic” AR 2nd
Nay R Boozman, John AR 3rd
Yea D Ross, Mike AR 4th
Arizona
No Vote R Renzi, Rick AZ 1st
Nay R Franks, Trent AZ 2nd
Nay R Shadegg, John AZ 3rd
Yea D Pastor, Edward “Ed” AZ 4th
Yea D Mitchell, Harry AZ 5th
Nay R Flake, Jeff AZ 6th
Yea D Grijalva, Raul AZ 7th
Yea D Giffords, Gabrielle AZ 8th
California
Yea D Thompson, Michael “Mike” CA 1st
Nay R Herger, Walter “Wally” CA 2nd
Nay R Lungren, Daniel CA 3rd
Nay R Doolittle, John CA 4th
Yea D Matsui, Doris CA 5th
No Vote D Woolsey, Lynn CA 6th
Yea D Miller, George CA 7th
Yea D Pelosi, Nancy CA 8th
Yea D Lee, Barbara CA 9th
Yea D Tauscher, Ellen CA 10th
Yea D McNerney, Jerry CA 11th
Yea D Stark, Fortney “Pete” CA 13th
Yea D Eshoo, Anna CA 14th
Yea D Honda, Michael “Mike” CA 15th
Yea D Lofgren, Zoe CA 16th
Yea D Farr, Sam CA 17th
Yea D Cardoza, Dennis CA 18th
Nay R Radanovich, George CA 19th
Yea D Costa, Jim CA 20th
Nay R Nunes, Devin CA 21st
Nay R McCarthy, Kevin CA 22nd
Yea D Capps, Lois CA 23rd
Yea R Gallegly, Elton CA 24th
Nay R McKeon, Howard “Buck” CA 25th
Nay R Dreier, David CA 26th
Yea D Sherman, Brad CA 27th
Yea D Berman, Howard CA 28th
Yea D Schiff, Adam CA 29th
Yea D Waxman, Henry CA 30th
Yea D Becerra, Xavier CA 31st
Yea D Solis, Hilda CA 32nd
Yea D Watson, Diane CA 33rd
Yea D Roybal-Allard, Lucille CA 34th
Yea D Waters, Maxine CA 35th
Yea D Harman, Jane CA 36th
Yea D Richardson, Laura CA 37th
Yea D Napolitano, Grace CA 38th
Yea D Sánchez, Linda CA 39th
Nay R Royce, Edward “Ed” CA 40th
Nay R Lewis, Jerry CA 41st
Nay R Miller, Gary CA 42nd
Yea D Baca, Joe CA 43rd
Nay R Calvert, Ken CA 44th
Yea R Bono Mack, Mary CA 45th
Nay R Rohrabacher, Dana CA 46th
Yea D Sanchez, Loretta CA 47th
Nay R Campbell, John CA 48th
Nay R Issa, Darrell CA 49th
Nay R Bilbray, Brian CA 50th
Yea D Filner, Bob CA 51st
Nay R Hunter, Duncan CA 52nd
Yea D Davis, Susan CA 53rd
Colorado
Yea D DeGette, Diana CO 1st
Yea D Udall, Mark CO 2nd
Yea D Salazar, John CO 3rd
No Vote R Musgrave, Marilyn CO 4th
Nay R Lamborn, Doug CO 5th
Nay R Tancredo, Thomas “Tom” CO 6th
Yea D Perlmutter, Ed CO 7th
Connecticut
Yea D Larson, John CT 1st
Yea D Courtney, Joe CT 2nd
Yea D DeLauro, Rosa CT 3rd
Yea R Shays, Christopher CT 4th
Yea D Murphy, Christopher CT 5th
Delaware
Yea R Castle, Michael DE
Florida
Nay R Miller, Jeff FL 1st
Yea D Boyd, Allen FL 2nd
Yea D Brown, Corrine FL 3rd
Nay R Crenshaw, Ander FL 4th
No Vote R Brown-Waite, Virginia “Ginny” FL 5th
Nay R Stearns, Clifford “Cliff” FL 6th
Nay R Mica, John FL 7th
No Vote R Keller, Ric FL 8th
Nay R Bilirakis, Gus FL 9th
Nay R Young, Bill FL 10th
Yea D Castor, Kathy FL 11th
Nay R Putnam, Adam FL 12th
Yea R Buchanan, Vern FL 13th
Nay R Mack, Connie FL 14th
Nay R Weldon, David “Dave” FL 15th
Yea D Mahoney, Tim FL 16th
Yea D Meek, Kendrick FL 17th
Yea R Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana FL 18th
Yea D Wexler, Robert FL 19th
Yea D Wasserman Schultz, Debbie FL 20th
Yea R Diaz-Balart, Lincoln FL 21st
Yea D Klein, Ron FL 22nd
Yea D Hastings, Alcee FL 23rd
Nay R Feeney, Tom FL 24th
Yea R Diaz-Balart, Mario FL 25th
Georgia
Nay R Kingston, Jack GA 1st
Yea D Bishop, Sanford GA 2nd
Nay R Westmoreland, Lynn GA 3rd
Yea D Johnson, Henry “Hank” GA 4th
Yea D Lewis, John GA 5th
Nay R Price, Tom GA 6th
Nay R Linder, John GA 7th
Nay D Marshall, James “Jim” GA 8th
Nay R Deal, Nathan GA 9th
Nay R Broun, Paul GA 10th
Nay R Gingrey, John “Phil” GA 11th
Yea D Barrow, John GA 12th
Yea D Scott, David GA 13th
Hawaii
Yea D Abercrombie, Neil HI 1st
Yea D Hirono, Mazie HI 2nd
Iowa
Yea D Braley, Bruce IA 1st
Yea D Loebsack, David IA 2nd
Yea D Boswell, Leonard IA 3rd
Nay R Latham, Thomas “Tom” IA 4th
Nay R King, Steve IA 5th
Idaho
Nay R Sali, Bill ID 1st
Nay R Simpson, Michael “Mike” ID 2nd
Illinois
No Vote D Rush, Bobby IL 1st
Yea D Jackson, Jesse IL 2nd
Yea D Lipinski, Daniel IL 3rd
Yea D Gutiérrez, Luis IL 4th
Yea D Emanuel, Rahm IL 5th
Nay R Roskam, Peter IL 6th
Yea D Davis, Danny IL 7th
Yea D Bean, Melissa IL 8th
Yea D Schakowsky, Janice “Jan” IL 9th
Yea R Kirk, Mark IL 10th
Yea R Weller, Gerald “Jerry” IL 11th
Yea D Costello, Jerry IL 12th
Yea R Biggert, Judy IL 13th
Yea R Johnson, Timothy IL 15th
Vote Party Representative District
Nay R Manzullo, Donald IL 16th
Yea D Hare, Phil IL 17th
Yea R LaHood, Ray IL 18th
Nay R Shimkus, John IL 19th
Indiana
Yea D Visclosky, Peter IN 1st
Yea D Donnelly, Joe IN 2nd
Nay R Souder, Mark IN 3rd
Nay R Buyer, Stephen “Steve” IN 4th
Nay R Burton, Dan IN 5th
Nay R Pence, Mike IN 6th
Yea D Ellsworth, Brad IN 8th
Yea D Hill, Baron IN 9th
Kansas
Nay R Moran, Jerry KS 1st
Yea D Boyda, Nancy KS 2nd
Yea D Moore, Dennis KS 3rd
Yea R Tiahrt, Todd KS 4th
Kentucky
Nay R Whitfield, Edward “Ed” KY 1st
Nay R Lewis, Ron KY 2nd
Yea D Yarmuth, John KY 3rd
Nay R Davis, Geoff KY 4th
Nay R Rogers, Harold “Hal” KY 5th
Yea D Chandler, Ben KY 6th
MORE H.R. 1424 (110th): Emergency Economic Stabilization Act ... (On Passage of the Bill) -- GovTrack.us

Lookin' at all these "Yea's" I see these are the same backstabbers who voted for open borders! I'd say contact your congress members but it seems they're all here! Hmmm! Who would be the best people to send this to?

Originally Posted by stevetheroofer

Lookin' at all these "Yea's" I see these are the same backstabbers who voted for open borders! I'd say contact your congress members but it seems they're all here! Hmmm! Who would be the best people to send this to?

I think the off the bat the best place to send it is as a letter to the editor of your local newspapers, they really hate that and it softens them up for an election challenge. Challenge them in the letter to not take money from the bankers and you can work it into an ongoing campaign. Even the libs won't like that they are being bought out by bankers so this weakens their support all around (flyers at the Walmart "Rep. Joe Schmoe STILL no answer on money from bankers!")

I think what all these guys really need is someone on the ballot as an alternative, could be anyone really. They aren't likely to be any worse. 10,000 signatures is what it takes in most districts. Wanna be a congressman?