Is the Government Using Banks to Target Conservatives Groups?

[thundley4]

Since the IRS scandal broke it is clear that the government knows no bounds in how it can politically go after it’s opponents. Given my recent experience with the bank account for my Political PAC being closed, I have to wonder if the government is also using banks to go after Conservatives.
I started a non-partisan group in March of 2012, For Our Children’s Future. It’s mission is as follows:
Recruit, train and help candidates who will bring fiscal sustainability and integrity to their elected office while maintaining a social safety net for those truly in need
Empower parents to ensure their children are not trapped in failing schools
Fight the efforts that limit taxpayer rights by forcing property owners to do their own tax appeals or hire a lawyer
In February 2013, I started a Political Action Committee to help fulfill our mission and opened a bank account. Our bank account was closed without notification at the end of April. I only found out it had been closed when a check I had donated to a candidate could not be cashed. You can view the timeline below for more detailed information on the closing.
Some of the additional information that was requested by my bank was the following:
List our top 4 donors
List the top 4 candidates/organization we donated to
What was the purpose of our bank account
What was our groups mission
What is our mission/purpose
What is our funding profile
At the time, I thought this was strange for a bank to be asking me for this information. Especially since I had provided them my D-1 Statement of Organization at account opening. Neither I, nor anyone else I have told about this has ever heard of a bank requesting this type of information. Specifically the Fed already has access to all checks in/out of a bank account. Also, the donations/expenditures are always on the State Board of Elections for all to see.

http://www.championnews.net/blog/2013/05/23/is-the-government-using-banks-to-target-conservatives-groups/

I dunno if  this is legitimate or not, but considering that there were stories about major banks refusing to deal with gun makers and sellers it makes me wonder.

[Dori]

http://www.championnews.net/blog/2013/05/23/is-the-government-using-banks-to-target-conservatives-groups/

I dunno if  this is legitimate or not, but considering that there were stories about major banks refusing to deal with gun makers and sellers it makes me wonder.

It might be a good idea to start forwarding stuff like this to Issa's committee.  Who knows how many others have been targeted and for what.

[redwhit]

The House Ways and Means Committee has set up a website for IRS horror stories and anyone who thinks they were targeted:

IRS Political Discrimination Form

While not exactly for that purpose, I am sure that several members would be interested.  The bank itself might be responding to pressures from higher up.

[Dori]

The House Ways and Means Committee has set up a website for IRS horror stories and anyone who thinks they were targeted:

IRS Political Discrimination Form

While not exactly for that purpose, I am sure that several members would be interested.  The bank itself might be responding to pressures from higher up.

We already know that it isn't just the IRS.  There has also been brought out that the FBI, ATF, OSHA, and I suspect also DHS is involved.  It's not a leap to think that Banks are doing it too.

I think if this is done correctly, and we can get the truth, this could take down the Administration.

There are all kinds of civil rights and even voter supression involved in what the IRS has done. 

We need to listen to what the Dems accuse us of.  Because that's exactly what they are doing. 



 

[redwhit]

We already know that it isn't just the IRS.  There has also been brought out that the FBI, ATF, OSHA, and I suspect also DHS is involved.  It's not a leap to think that Banks are doing it too.

I think if this is done correctly, and we can get the truth, this could take down the Administration.

There are all kinds of civil rights and even voter supression involved in what the IRS has done. 

We need to listen to what the Dems accuse us of.  Because that's exactly what they are doing. 



 

I agree whole-heartedly.  In my perfect world, the Obama administration serves out the full term, lamest of the lame ducks, with a new outrage coming to light every few weeks, allowing for a full cleaning and pro-active shrinking of the government.

And, by the time it's all over, Nixon will look about as threatening as Howdy-Doody, the left-leaning media will be bankrupt, reporters begging for internships at FOX, and former government functionaries picking up litter on the highways.

Oh, yeah, and the unions deathknell.

It's a nice dream.