Too Big to Jail - HUGE support for the Cause!

Following up on my last post from April 4th, "Too big to fail?  Too big to exist!" - we learn tha 333,000 signatures have been presented in ONE DAY to US Attorneys across the country, demanding an end to Too Big to Jail and a start to criminal prosecutions against Wall Street bankers.   

Here's the report from The Campaign for a Fair Settlement: 

"333,000 signatures, 13 groups, eight cities, one demand: End Too Big to Jail. Delivered.  

This past Tuesday April 2, groups from coast to coast converged on US Attorney’s offices to hand-in the petition you signed to President Obama demanding an end to Too Big to Jail and a start to criminal prosecutions against Wall Street bankers.   

In Charlotte, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, St. Louis, and San Diego, members of our coalition of 13 local and national organizations watched either the local US Attorneys themselves or representatives from their offices accept your petition. We even got a police escort to speak directly to US Attorney Richard Callahan in St. Louis!  

Here’s the thing. Although we know Attorney General Eric Holder heard that we dropped in across the US backed up by the voices of 333,000 people, we know it’s going to take more action to get him and the White House to change their tunes on too big to fail = too big to jail.  

That’s why hundreds of homeowners, foreclosure victims and allies will converge on in Washington DC from May 18-25 and engage in dramatic action at the Department of Justice, holding the Obama Administration accountable for not being willing to jail any bankers. They are planning a host of powerful events for the entire week including non-violent civil disobedience.   The Campaign for a Fair Settlement is supporting the Week of Action. Add your voice by socially signing on to a statement of support, powered by ActionSprout, on the Home Defenders League Facebook page.  

200 underwater homeowners and foreclosure fighters from around the country organized by the Home Defenders League are leading these actions.   Since 2008 not one banker has gone to jail for destroying the economy, stealing our homes, our wealth, and our secure future, even after years of fighting back, a popular movement like Occupy Wall Street, and petition deliveries of hundreds of thousands of signatures like the one this week.  It’s time to go directly to DC and interrupt business as usual.   Add your voice to this effort by socially signing on to a statement of support on the HDL Facebook page, powered by Action Sprout, for the 200 Home Defenders who will lead these actions in DC in May.   

May is going to be an exciting time in the fight to hold Wall Street accountable. We’re looking forward to fighting side by side with you.  

In solidarity, Brian Kettenring  

PS. You can read the full roundup of Tuesday deliveries on CFS’s Shooting The Bull blog here."