Either he's seeing the light on this or it's just politics but Senator Mark Warner (D) is rallying support for Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department to put an end to "Too Big To Jail":
Attorney General Eric Holder recently said he believed there are some Wall Street banks that are too powerful to be prosecuted for financial crimes.
That is just wrong. In this country, nobody is above the law. No individual, no special interest group, and no financial institution. The Justice Department has an obligation to see that those who break the law are brought to justice.
This week, I joined with Republican Senator Bob Corker in asking the Attorney General to clarify his remarks so that we can fix this problem – and I'm asking for your help too.
Will you add your name and tell the Justice Department that no Wall Street financial institution is “Too Big to Jail?”
http://action.forwardtogetherpac.com/...
Senator Corker and I joined forces when we first got to the Senate in order to write critical components of Wall Street reform legislation that ensures the end of taxpayer-funded bailouts; Americans should never again be asked to prop-up large financial institutions when they fail – and the provisions that we drafted are specifically designed to prevent damage to the economy at-large should any individual bank go under.
If the Justice Department has continued concerns about the economic impact of prosecuting large financial institutions, then we need to know exactly what they are so that regulators and legislators alike can address them.
But in this country, we believe in equal justice under the law. Suggesting that big banks can’t be prosecuted when they break the law is just plain un-American – and I'm counting on your help to put some pressure on the Justice Department.
Please join me today and tell the Justice Department that no one is “Too Big to Jail.”
http://action.forwardtogetherpac.com/...
Thank you
Mark R. Warner
You can sign Warner's petition here:
http://action.forwardtogetherpac.com/...