house Bill H.R. 758
Should Banks Get Safe Harbor From Regulators When Law Enforcement Asks Them to Keep a Suspected Criminal’s Account Open?
Argument in favor
This bill would help stop crime by allowing financial institutions to more easily, and without repercussion, help law enforcement.
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03/10/2019
This should be amended to require a court order. This is not a they told me to do it. Only courts should have this authority.
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03/11/2019
But only if the process is by court order and regulated by the courts.
03/11/2019
House Bill H.R. 758 AKA Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019
I’m in support of and recommend the passage of the House Bill H.R.758 AKA Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 which would help stop crime by allowing financial institutions to more easily, and without repercussion, help law enforcement.
SneakyPete......... 👍🏻👍🏻HR758👍🏻👍🏻. 3*10*19............
Argument opposed
Financial institutions shouldn’t keep an account open at the request of law enforcement if the customer is engaged in illegal activity.
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03/10/2019
Who enforces the regulations if not law enforcement? If there is a court order to abide by the request from law enforcement, they would have no fear of “regulatory repercussions” as those who would bring charges/penalties would be “in the know”
This opens the doors for heinous abuses by large banks.
See HSBC.
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03/11/2019
I’m pretty sure this could be accomplished with a court order and that should be the only standard that such actions should be taken. Creating a law that allows for bypassing the court system should sound alarm bells.
03/11/2019
Unnecessary. The banks can cooperate with LEO already. This is what court orders are for. Trying to bypass the courts is not something we want.
This should be amended to require a court order. This is not a they told me to do it. Only courts should have this authority.
Who enforces the regulations if not law enforcement? If there is a court order to abide by the request from law enforcement, they would have no fear of “regulatory repercussions” as those who would bring charges/penalties would be “in the know”
This opens the doors for heinous abuses by large banks.
See HSBC.
I’m pretty sure this could be accomplished with a court order and that should be the only standard that such actions should be taken. Creating a law that allows for bypassing the court system should sound alarm bells.
Unnecessary. The banks can cooperate with LEO already. This is what court orders are for. Trying to bypass the courts is not something we want.
Not without a court order should law enforcement be able to enforce a law. Also, bring back the Dodd-Frank Act in order to protect consumers from Senators like French Hill, the sponsor of this bill. Remember, he was a bank president in Arkansas before becoming a senator, therefore he is only looking out for himself.
But only if the process is by court order and regulated by the courts.
House Bill H.R. 758 AKA Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019
I’m in support of and recommend the passage of the House Bill H.R.758 AKA Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 which would help stop crime by allowing financial institutions to more easily, and without repercussion, help law enforcement.
SneakyPete......... 👍🏻👍🏻HR758👍🏻👍🏻. 3*10*19............
Just because a law enforcement agency tells a bank to keep an account open doesn’t mean it should. Any request like this should come with a court order in order for law enforcement to use the account as evidence.
Unnecessary and misleading bill. Banks should only comply with courts, not law enforcement.
Just telling them to, would not be enough. A court order is needed. And then the $should be left there till court's apply for those funds to become government property
Court order maybe, but not law enforcement. We have seen what the DOJ and FBI have recently been up to.
Corrupt Law Enforcement could do terrible things ..,,not totally sure about this. Right now I say vote NO.
There needs to be a court order. Otherwise we have "he said, she said". This bill is NOT necessary.
Only by court order! Because law enforcement with out court orders think they can do as they please. Law enforcement is broken and should not have open access to banks and suspects without the evidence and court order to continue on their mission. Taking law away from the courts and giving the enforcers more power is a recipe for abuses and corruption.