Posted by Steven Vasquez on 09/16/09 11:12 AM Last updated 09/16/09 3:23 PM [Newer: "End the Fed" Book Signing, March on the Fed, and Daily Show in NYC] [Older: S604 Audit the Fed Mass Action Month]

Here is a great Wall Street Journal Article on our Audit the Fed actions.  Kudos to CFL Member Isaiah Matos for this great coverage:

At the core of a congressional push to audit the Federal Reserve are activists with a larger purpose: to abolish the central bank.

Thousands of Americans are joining protests and lobbying their lawmakers in pursuit of the ultimate goal of replacing the Fed with a money system backed by gold or other commodities.

A movement to abolish the Fed was largely inspired by Rep. Ron Paul, left, addressing an audience about a health-care overhaul on Aug. 12, 2009.

Largely inspired by Rep. Ron Paul, the Texas Republican whose latest book, "End the Fed," will be released Wednesday, the movement draws its strength from people who want a sharp shift away from government dependency and toward a truly free-market economy.

Among the activists backing the cause is Isaiah Matos, the superintendent of a luxury high-rise building in New York City. Mr. Matos was an antiwar protester earlier this decade before he became a libertarian. Through neighborhood groups in Queens organized using Meetup.com, Mr. Matos met other Ron Paul backers who shared his distrust for the central bank and a currency backed only by a government's promise.

"I believe in a commodity-backed currency," said Mr. Matos, 30 years old. "In college, I didn't understand how we could move from gold to paper."

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Update: Russia Today also did a clip with Isaiah and the NYC crew for Mass Action Audit the Fed on September 15th:

http://russiatoday.com/USA/2009-09-16/americans-transparency-federal-reserve.html#

Posted 09/16/09 11:19 AM MRoCkEd Cheshire, CT

That's actually a really good article.

Posted 09/16/09 6:11 PM TheMoonDid It Flushing, NY

NIP IT IN THE BUD!!! Make a sign.