Via Gateway Pundit:

The Richmond Tea Party is suing the city of Richmond after they were charged $10,000 to hold three rallies, while occupiers have been allowed to camp out indefintely in the same public plaza.  The Republic reports:

The Richmond tea party is demanding a refund of about $10,000 from the city, claiming it unfairly charged them for rallies while allowing the Occupy protesters to use the same space for several weeks for free.

The political organization is sending the city an invoice for the charges incurred for three rallies held in Kanawha Plaza over the past three years. The Occupy protesters have been camped in the plaza since Oct. 15.

Richmond Tea Party spokeswoman Colleen Owens says it’s not fair that her group had to pay fees for permits, portable toilets, police presence and emergency personnel. The group also had to purchase a $1 million insurance policy.

The Richmond Tea Party sent their letter in late October.  On November 14th the City of Richmond sent the RTC a letter in return informing them that they were being audited.  Here is the letter, obtained by Right Side News: 

Does this seem like coincidence?  Do you think the occupiers in their tent cities will be receiving a similar letter in the near future?  Spread the word about this outrage.  Call or contact Cynthia Carr, Field Auditor and express your disgust at this obvious act of intimidation using government resources.  Repost this letter and links to blogs that mention it.  This intimidation and unfair treatment of peaceful, law-abiding voters must not stand.

Republicans, Libertarians, and Democrats alike are all now calling for a look into the way-too-secret moves of the Federal Reserve Board and Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has now thrown in his support for the idea.

The calls for transparency are coming from every corner considering the undisclosed emergency lending that the Fed has performed during this financial crisis.  Federal Reserve operations have resulted in trillions of dollars of debt placed firmly on the shoulders of American taxpayers and we’re not sure what we got… if anything.

In an article at newsblaze.com, the author states that the Federal Reserve has intervened at least 34 times in the financial marketplace for a cost of at least $1.8 trillion.  What we don’t know is who or for what the $700 billion for the Treasury, $300 billion for housing rescues, $200 billion to banks, or $50 billion for “exchange stabilization”.

Ron Paul is certifiable.  But on this one, he may have gotten it right.  “Even a blind squirrel finds a nut some days”.