Dear Sen. Ben Nelson,

Since I don't like to be "that guy" who complains about stuff but never takes action, I've written my Senator about the "Audit the Fed" bill that was recently blocked (by his doing) in the Senate. I would challenge you to look into the amendment S 604 and to investigate the Federal Reserve which prints our money and is as "federal" as any of our many "Federal Banks." It has run for far too many years under a veil of secrecy with no accountability. In a time where trillions of dollars just happen to "disappear" and our economy is squeezed by the weight of inflation and historical deficits, it is more important than ever for this action to be taken.

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Dear Mr. Nelson,

As a citizen of Nebraska and by association your constituent, I was appalled by your action on the Senate floor to prevent S 604 insertion into a recent bill. You were no doubt witness to Senator DeMint sharing of several other GAO audits that were contained in the bill of which the Senate President was forced to admit violated the same Senate Rule (16) in which you cited to block S 604. It was no surprise that those other violating audits remain in the bill.

The reason I am so concerned about this bill and your action is that an audit on the Federal Reserve is long overdue and is vital to providing transparency to this powerful and secretive "organization."

I would like to advise you that this is an important issue to Nebraskans who are tired of a government with almost zero accountability. All Nebraska House members have signed on as co-sponsors to the House version of the bill, HR1207.

Please show your support for the people's demand for governmental transparency by allowing the Federal Reserve to be audited. Please allow for a vote for S 604 to be amended to the Act Appropriations bill.

Harrison Staab