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BoA Deserves to be Sued
I applaud Selwyn Duke for publicly exposing one of the most bizarre banking practices that I’ve ever witnessed in his American Thinker blog titled “Bank of America Reportedly Freezing Gun Manufacturer’s Accounts”. As he said,
I support a company’s right to refuse to do business with whomever it pleases (freedom of association); although rejecting firearms manufacturers would make a bank boycott-worthy. But to accept someone’s business and then persecute him for political reasons – as appears the case here – is reprehensible. The funds will be released when the bank has a “chance to review and clear them”? As per my experience, your money is supposed to be cleared as soon as you inform the institution that anomalous charges aren’t the result of criminal activity.
And this isn’t the first time BoA has exhibited anti-Second Amendment tendencies. As CNSNews writes, “McMillan Group International was reportedly told that its business was no longer welcome after the company started manufacturing firearms — even after 12 years of doing business with the bank.”
What Bank of America did isn’t just bizarre: it’s mindboggling and stupid. It’s as outrageous as the school administrators at Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland who suspended a 6-year-old kid for allegedly pointing an “assault finger” at a fellow classmate. That story was also reported by Selwyn Duke.
That said, I take issue with one point that Duke made in today’s article. He wrote, “I support a company’s right to refuse to do business with whomever it pleases (freedom of association).”
BoA doesn’t have the right to deny services to anyone based on the whims and idiosyncrasies of its officers and employees. That’s one of the important lessons we learned during the civil rights era, and it applies in this case. It’s analogous to Woolworth refusing to serve blacks at its lunch counters.
This case is indeed “boycott-worthy”, as Duke said, but I think it’s also prosecution-worthy. I have a strong hunch that what BoA did is illegal. In the wake of the company’s recent home mortgage fiasco, you would think that its employees would learn, but that’s obviously just wishful thinking.
Taking the banking giant to court may be the only way to teach them a lesson. BoA officials may not have common sense, but they do know how to make a buck. The corollary is that they understand what it means to lose a buck needlessly. So by all means, boycott BoA, but also sue the company.
This SnyderTalk editorial first appeared in American Thinker.
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Ezekiel 40: 38-43
A chamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they rinse the burnt offering. In the porch of the gate were two tables on each side, on which to slaughter the burnt offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering. On the outer side, as one went up to the gateway toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side of the porch of the gate were two tables. Four tables were on each side next to the gate; or, eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices. For the burnt offering there were four tables of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and one cubit high, on which they lay the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice. The double hooks, one handbreadth in length, were installed in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.
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His Name is Yahweh explains why the Name of God, Yahweh, is so important. It’s available in eBook format and in paperback.
- God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This [Yahweh] is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3: 15)
- “Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
- “Behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘Yahweh our righteousness.’” (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)
- Yeshua said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” (John 8: 58)
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Making the Transition May be Difficult for Some Preachers
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Hosea 4: 6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
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Netanyahu: Iran Is Greatest World Danger, Not Settlements
Israel to Press U.S. on Iran Sanctions Loopholes
As Fatah, Hamas meet, Netanyahu vows not to cede more land
Snow falls in J’lem; Israel braces for fresh deluge
IDF nabs 2 terror cells linked to West Bank rioting
Ex-Shin Bet head: Stalled talks could spark intifada
‘Concern over possible uranium stockpile in Syria’
Shas agrees to pull controversial campaign ad
Aleppo residents apathetic following Assad speech
Syria swaps prisoners for rebel-held Iranians
Livni may seek rotation in Prime Minister’s Office
Settler council head Dani Dayan quits
PM, US lawmakers discuss cooperation on Syria
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Lapid Takes Jabs at Bennett and Netanyahu on Equal Burden
Northern and Central Israel Blanketed with Snow – Your Pictures
Shas Defends Message, Extends Broadcast of Controversial Ad
Soldiers Nab Terrorists who Nearly Murdered Woman
Shabak: Attacks in Judea and Samaria Rising
Syria: Fighting Returns to ‘Palestinian’ Camp
Report: Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrated Obama Admin
Dayan: The Right is Heading for a Second Oslo
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First ballots set to be cast in Knesset election
A holy alliance? Haredim warn against secular government
Nelson: Netanyahu didn’t raise concerns about Hagel
Dershowitz says Hagel appointment is green light to Iran
Poll: 50% of Israelis say US pressure should not sway Israel
Morsi to host three-way summit with Abbas and Mashaal
Outgoing Yesha Council head pledges support for Netanyahu
Number of tourists visiting Israel rises 5% in 2012
PM visits Ariel University: We will continue to build in our land
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Iran Oil Revenues Drop 45 Percent in 9 Months Because of Sanctions
Report: Egypt Consults Powerful Iranian Commander On Security and Intelligence
U.S. Opposes Using the Term “State of Palestine”
Publisher Apologizes for Labeling Israel “Occupied Palestine” in Textbook
Report on Terror Attacks in West Bank, Jerusalem in December
Wife of Hamas MP: A Woman’s Role Is to Instill Love of Martyrdom in Her Children
Egyptian Army Foils Attempt to Bomb Coptic Church in Sinai
Report: Hizbullah Sent 5,000 Fighters to Help Assad
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Boaz Bismuth: Is Hagel Israel’s punishment?— Yedioth Ahronoth claims that Chuck Hagel’s appointment is “Obama’s punishment” for Netanyahu’s alleged favoritism toward Romney.
Daniel Pipes: Effectively confronting Tehran— It is time to apply winning Cold War policies to Iran.
Tal Kra-Oz: The New One-State Solution— Three years ago, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech at Bar Ilan University calling for “a demilitarized Palestinian state” alongside the Jewish state, it was hailed as a historic moment for the newly elected leader: For the first time ever, one of the Oslo Accords’ harshest critics publicly affirmed his belief in two states for two nations. Whether or not that conviction is sincere has been called into question ever since. Bibi’s detractors say he has done little to pursue such a vision and question the wisdom of his decision to build in the E1 area east of Jerusalem, a retaliatory move following the Palestinians’ U.N. bid—and one that some say would not allow for the creation of a territorially contiguous Palestinian state.
Barry Shaw: Palestinian flags over Jerusalem— Mahmoud Abbas said on November 11 that Palestinians “would continue the march until victory when Palestinian flags are hoisted over the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and its mosques and churches.”
Nuqudy-Dubai: Post-Mubarak Egypt: Israel Owes $500 Billion for Sinai Damage—In December 2011, Egypt sent the UN a report detailing how Israel owes the government of Egypt $500 billion for damage sustained by the Sinai Peninsula when it was controlled by Israel between 1967 and 1982. Following a year of inaction by the UN, the report has now been sent to the U.S. in the hopes that it will press its ally, Israel, into paying the debt. The report notes that former president Hosni Mubarak did not make such claims during his time as ruler.
Mehdi Khalaji: The Enduring Egypt-Iran Divide—Islamists in Iran and Egypt share anti-Israel sentiment and support Hamas against the secular-nationalist Fatah. Committed to governance under Sharia (Islamic law), they both view Western culture as a threat. But despite these ideological affinities, political disagreements make a rapprochement unlikely. The Muslim Brotherhood believes it should assume a leadership role for all Islamist groups and states, while Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei describes himself as the “leader of the Islamic world.”
Zvi Mazel: Brotherhood Victories Lead Muslim Clerics to Intensify Incitement Against Jews—In the wake of the Arab Spring, the Ennahda party in Tunisia, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, received 41% of the vote in the parliamentary elections and is now ruling the country – and suddenly there are worrying manifestations of anti-Semitism, led by religious figures.
Walter Russell Mead: The Key to Peace: Selling the Two-State Solution in Palestine— The war in Syria, the revolutions in the Arab world and above all the rise of a bitter Sunni-Shiite transnational religious war have pushed the Israeli-Palestinian dispute into the background for many Middle Eastern governments. When the Gulf monarchies are focused on what they see as a stark threat from Iran, Israel looks more like a strategic asset than a threat.
Israel Security Agency: Report: Terror Data and Trends – December 2012— Throughout December 2012 112 terror attacks were recorded, most (81) took place in the Judea and Samaria area, and some (30) in Jerusalem. No rocket launchings into Israel were recorded in December. De facto, Israel experienced one single attack from the Gaza Strip (two mortar shell launchings), following Operation Pillar of Defense (November 14-21, 2012) and the understanding between Hamas and Israel regarding the cease-fire.
Roger L. Simon: It’s the Foreign Policy, and We Are Stupid—While Republicans, conservatives, and libertarians are all revved-up about gun control, social issues, and even the economy, the real permanent damage is being done elsewhere. Good-bye, Pax Americana. Hello to the era of Kerry, Hagel, and Brennan.
Yoram Ettinger: Brennan and Hagel – Bolstering or Weakening US National Security?—The US Senate vote on the nomination of John Brennan and Chuck Hagel to the positions of CIA Director and Defense Secretary, respectively, will shape US power projection and posture of deterrence, global sanity, war on Islamic terrorism and the US determination to avert the wrath of a nuclear Iran…
Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison: The Hagel Pick Telegraphs Weakness—Former Senator Chuck Hagel is a perfect pick for secretary of defense…if, that is, you belong to our country’s insidious Unpreparedness Lobby.
Zach Pontz: Expert: New Ancient Hebrew Manuscripts Could Have Major Impact on Taliban— “If you talk to three quarters of the [Pashtuns] in Afghanistan and Pakistan they will say they are descended from –in some way, they can’t clarify it—the lost tribes of Israel, or are in some way Jewish. They don’t understand things, but this is there. As an extension of this are The Taliban, who are Pashtuns, and who are a deeply politicized people with no understanding -and Karzai, a Pashtun, will tell you this – with no understanding of their 5,000 year old Pashtun traditions or culture.”
Kenneth Bennight: Guns Are Designed to Kill—The ability to kill is itself the social utility of guns. Killing is a legitimate activity in the right circumstances. If we can’t make that argument, we won’t preserve our freedoms.
Selwyn Duke: School Shootings Solution: Not Gun Control or Guard Patrol, but Door Control—A security idea both simple and acceptable to virtually all: lockable, bulletproof doors for classrooms and school entrances.
Pamela Geller: Uproar in Georgia over U.S. Ambassador’s Pro-Palestinian Maneuvering—The Republic of Georgia seems to have a mole influencing its position on “Palestine” — and it’s an American ambassador, acting in complete opposition to U.S. (but not necessarily Obama) policy.
Bill Schanefelt: Benghazigate: The Cover-Up Continues—From the start, almost everything that we were originally and “officially” told by the Obama Administration about the Benghazigate “event” was false (i.e., a lie) or misleading or inadequate.
Barry Rubin: Noxious Nominations: The Four Horseman of the American Policy Apocolypse—The rival interests of Riyadh and Tehran stand at the center of the sectarian division. Bahrain this week accused the Lebanese Hezbollah group of responsibility for a series of bombings in the Bahraini capital Manama. The five bomb blasts, in the Adliya and Gudaybiya districts of the city, came amid renewed protests by members of the island’s 70 percent Shi’a majority against the Sunni Khalifa monarchy. Two Asian cleaning workers were killed.
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Blessings in the Book of Revelation is a book that you need to read, especially now. There are blessings throughout the Scriptures but Revelation is the only book in the Bible actually containing a specific blessing for reading it. It’s repeated twice, once at the beginning and again at the end. This is the reason that I believe Revelation should be the first step toward studying biblical prophecy. Though not easy to do, Revelation can be broken down and understood by anyone, not just the academic elite. So, Revelation’s blessings are for everyone. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
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Other Books by Neil Snyder
- Stand! is a suspense novel that exposes the lies, corruption, and greed underlying the theory that man-made CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming. Professor Wes Carlyle and Karen Sterling, his research collaborator, carefully scan the audience for their would-be attacker—a member of the enviro-gestapo who has been following them for days. Wes spots his man in the back of the room leaning against the wall. Suddenly, another man in the audience steps forward and moves toward Karen at a menacing pace. With a vicious stroke, he swings a billy club at her head. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- What Will You Do with the Rest of Your Life? deals with a question that every Christian has to consider: what should I do with my life? Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- Falsely Accused is a true story about a young woman who was accused of committing a double homicide. It’s about a travesty of justice, and it reveals Yahweh intervening in the life of a believer to rescue her from danger in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Everyone will enjoy the book, but young people in particular need to read it because the mistakes made that led to the problem could have been avoided. They were the kinds of mistakes that young people are prone to make. As they say, forewarned is forearmed. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
