Chapter 247: Uncle Alpaca

The ACLU's day-to-day job is litigation and ...... Lobby......

It has more than 1.2 million members and an annual budget of over $100 million.

Local members are active in all 50 states.

If the ACLU believes that civil liberties are threatened, it will immediately provide legal assistance.

The most powerful aspect of the ACLU is that it can provide legal support in the form of direct legal representation or, in the form of an amicus curiae, as a third party, where another law firm has already provided representation.

Amicus curiae take a free ride in a litigious case and present their views to the court, with the aim of influencing the verdict of the case, interpreting the law, and even advancing public policy and influencing the political process.

In other words, the ACLU can go out in person to fight a lawsuit, such as someone who loses a lawsuit with the government.

Then the ACLU can provide legal counsel to it, knowing that this organization has more than 300 full-time lawyers, and there are tens of thousands of part-time lawyers.

If it is found that there is obvious fault on the part of the government, the ACLU will directly file an appeal and personally go to court, which is an extreme headache for all respondents because of its strong power at the grassroots level in Washington and across the United States.

At the same time, if the recipient already has a good lawyer, the ACLU can also come forward in the form of an organization to put pressure on the court – of course, with the law as an intermediary.

Moreover, the ACLU is also a good hand at inciting populism.

And the ACLU also has a large part of its business lobbying...... This thing, every politician knows what it means.

In short, the ACLU essentially became a super-large group that stood outside the two parties, and was an integral part of imperial politics and law.

For example, the ACLU is like a political and legal mercenary in this country, and it is absolutely professional and has professional ethics, as long as it is paid, it is completely unaffected by partisan ideology, how much money is used to do big things, and the spirit of a proper contract.

Such an organization, absorbing the spirit from the people and receiving benefits from the politicians, and the organization itself mixed its spirit and material to heal the cracks in the edifice of nations, which can be said to be an indispensable force in American politics, and in the process the ACLU gradually grew into a huge monster that everyone should fear.

Vanessa's face was ugly because she knew that Edward was actually a legal adviser, and in the ACLU, legal counsel is not a false title, but indicates that the recipient has a certain status in it - that is, it is counted as a member of the organization, and it stands to reason that it is absolutely impossible for a person like Edward to obtain this honorific title, and usually the business card title of a student like him should be a legal volunteer.

"There is a phone on it, a 24-hour hotline, you can call it, report my number, and they will confirm it for you......" Edward seemed to see the other party's hesitation.

"You've surprised me." Vanessa's attitude changed.

Edward was quite proud, and the hand worked.

As for how this title came about?

Of course, it was Ms. Rushberg who was pulling the strings.

Ever since Rustberg had been offered a contract by her student to work for Edward, she knew that Edward was engaged in a risky business.

But looking at the way he was enjoying himself, Lustberg knew that he wouldn't listen even if he persuaded him to stop.

After thinking about it, I have to give this guy an insurance.

Roseberg herself is a high-level member of the ACLU's legal team, giving the ACLU a certain number of free lawyer hours every year, such as 240 hours, and usually does not show up, and the ACLU will consult her when it encounters troublesome cases, and she will count the time as a normal lawyer takes orders.

At the end of the year, the settlement will be uniform, and the overtime will be charged according to the market price.

This is the main way in which legal scholars engage in legal aid, and this is true for everyone.

But Rustberg is a warm and sincere person, and when it comes to cases involving women's and children's rights, it is usually free of charge and then does not count the working hours.

And she is low-key and humble, never intervening in the struggle of those administrative forces within the organization.

Because of this, she has a high reputation in the ACLU, and if it weren't for her love of class, she would probably become the youngest head of the legal department in the history of the ACLU.

For the sake of his "good student", the flower of Yale is not exempt from vulgarity, and the CEO of ACLU wrote a letter in person, saying that Edward has always been keen on public welfare, and at the same time has made remarkable achievements in law, and he himself is willing to take on more public interest legal aid work, and use what he has learned to serve the empire...... No, fight for the rights of the citizens of the United States.

He forced Edward to donate $10,000 to the ACLU.

Someone who loves someone originally didn't want to spend money, he felt that this road organization was suspected of eating at both ends, and even the suspicion of eating in all directions - it was natural to reap the benefits, but the behavior of eating the plaintiff and the defendant after eating was always a bit immoral.

It made him very uncomfortable.

But Rushberg insisted, and he had no choice but to write the check.

This guy knows in his heart that Rustberg is an old man in this regard, and all kinds of means are clear.

Since she insisted, it must be good for herself, so she had to give Judith a dozen alpaca dolls of different colors.

And Judith also starts calling him Uncle Alpaca, which makes someone's face turn black every time they hear it, but then they think that this should be a good start.

Unexpectedly, the cold son under Ruth Berg's cloth actually worked.

Vanessa is not afraid of Edward, but she understands that with the ACLU's background, the usual legal intimidation is not much use for him, and the cooperation between the ACLU and New York City is quite good, everyone works together to make money, and life is very happy.

In this way, there is some strange connection between her and Edward, and everyone is barely ...... Own?

In other words, even if she really wants to use legal means to get the other party, the ACLU will come out to "play a round", and she will still have to sell this face when the time comes......

But apparently some people don't think that the two sides are "their own people". And with this identity, he began to mess around......

"Also, I have a way to get someone from the Matthesin Society to pee around your house, Mel Pfister has already been through this ordeal before, so he jumped off the building. The Bronsk queen and the Brooklyn kid are actually quite interesting to attack each other with off-the-table routines for Wall Street interaction. ”

Edward picked out the words - black and white, I'm not afraid of you, it's a big deal to make a big deal out of it! But Master Percy wanted to solve the problem quietly, so the pressure naturally came to Vanessa's side.

"Talk, the door is open, fight, accompany at any time!" Edward concluded

Not to mention that it feels really good to say this, especially if you are really capable of making trouble with the other party.

"I don't like your sense of humor." Vanessa glared at him, "What's your low condition?" ”

"Let go of the trade, and the long and short sides will have a fair showdown! You don't want to protect Shaq Hain, do you? Since they have the audacity to short orders that exceed the entire share capital, then, of course, I am also allowed to use the rules to force short! ”

"I can't understand a little bit, how much good can Shaq Hayne give you? It's better for you to come to me, what he can give, I can give more, after all, he is not far from liquidation now. ”

"Senators don't want to see Shaq Hain and Nikolaas Mojevic blow up, they are loyal veterans of Wall Street and shouldn't have taken this kind of blow......"

"So those retail investors deserve it?" Edward's eyes widened, the other party's words were slightly shameless, but they were still within his tolerance.

"Let's not be so antagonistic, sit down and talk about a mutually acceptable plan, can't we? I know you're under a lot of pressure right now, and if you give in properly, you'll be a lot more comfortable."

"Verbal critics don't count, those who point out the strength of the weak are not great, and those who feel they can do better are not credible. Honor belongs to those who are really in the arena, their faces stained with dust, sweat and blood. Who said that? He asked

"Sorry, I don't know."

"Roosevelt, that speech was called 'The Man in the Arena.' I don't need money right now, I want justice! Edward began to make an offer

"Then tell me, what kind of justice do you want?" Vanessa began to inquire "You can leave with your wealth, but keep the market stable. ”

"Don't go around in circles, the senator himself is from the investment bank, he must have given the bid code, say it, if you can, it's OK." Edward began to get impatient, "You're giving him a message, not negotiating with me on your own, I can understand that you want to knock something out of me so that you can ask for credit from your master." ”

Someone's little belly was getting hotter, which made him hurry to end the negotiation and touch a certain bedroom on the second floor.

"Be careful with your words"

"This is Brooklyn, and I'm a thug. Maybe you have big dreams and want to do this vote beautifully for Mr. Percy, and then make him look up to you, and then you can probably try to become a member of the House of Representatives? Listen, if you really think so, you're wrong! Master Percy didn't let people search the place, which already showed his attitude. ”

"So," Edward stood up, walked up to the other man, lowered his head, and stared at her coldly, "don't play tricks on me!" You don't care if I live or die! I don't care if you live or die either! If you are still like this, I will fly directly to Washington, D.C., and personally knock on the door of Lord Percy's office and surrender to him in person. Guess what he's going to think of you? And this is Polo Park, not Bronsk, you can't stop me! ”

"You're threatening me~!" Vanessa showed no signs of weakness

"Yes," Edward's eyes were red and his mouth was spewing harshly, "it's a threat!" You forced me! ”

Vanessa noticed that the temperature of Edward's whole body was rising, like a kettle on a gas stove, and it seemed that the next moment it would emit a sharp beep, reminding the surroundings that "Lao Tzu is going to break out!" ”

"Okay. Senator Percy offered a solution, and tonight Wall Street's broker-dealer associations and large investment banks will pool a sum of money and deposit it into a special account opened by Robinhood in the name of borrowing money to pay the trading margin required by the SEC. In this way, trading will be back to normal tomorrow! However, he wishes you could stop too! Don't overdo it! ”

"Hmph" Edward was still staring at her, his eyes fierce and evil, which made Vanessa feel frightened for no reason, as if it was not a civilized person in front of her, but a hungry wolf.

"I don't care about the lives of Shaq Hain and Nikoas Mojevich, but I have to sell all the goods in my hands."

"Senator Percy thought of this, and he thought that the $50-$60 range was reasonable, but you had to keep a portion of it at least 30% around $20 to get out."

Edward was stunned for a moment, and thought about it in his heart, the other party's request was okay.

I raised 300w of US dollars, and if I do this, the income will probably be about 4000w.

"The derivatives portion is not governed by this agreement," Edward continued.

"Yes, but the derivative income cannot exceed 1000w, and Senator Percy will send auditors to audit the accounts."

"This is a bit of a gross interference with our sovereignty!" Edward laughed

"But we don't have trust that doesn't require an audit, we're not friends," Vanessa replied.

"Sounds like it makes sense." Edward scratched his head, the audit was honest, nothing.

But this thing is not very hurtful, and it is extremely insulting......

Why should you let people see your entire ledger?

This is one of them.

Secondly, and most importantly, due to the previous big fights between the long and short sides on the board, both sides have top traders in the show micro-operation.

For example, falsely hang a low-price order to attract potential receivers, and then quickly cancel the order, and then hang a low price, repeatedly, it seems that the price is gradually lowering, but it can attract a large number of buying orders, after the volume is made, hang a high-price order, and use all the other accounts controlled by the party to eat, so that you can form a beautiful low-level consolidation on the disk after the rapid upward attack of the graph, which is very deceptive.

As for the classic method of forming a fishing line shipment through a pull assist and subsequent continuous small lifts, this is not to mention.

This kind of behavior is done by everyone, but strictly speaking, it is all illegal.

Including Carl Wright manipulating multiple accounts alone, this is also what everyone is doing, but under the regulations of the SEC, this is also absolutely not allowed.

However, because the process of collecting evidence is troublesome and the cost of evidence collection is high, it is in a state where the people do not hold officials accountable.

Think about it, suppose Edward manipulated his grandfather's and mother's accounts to trade stocks, which is completely reasonable, and countless people have done it, although it is against the law, but the SEC will turn a blind eye, in short, it will not make a big fuss.

To be honest, Wall Street doesn't expect such low-level means to cut leeks, and the SEC also has to grasp the big and let go of the small.

But why didn't this law be amended?

Because the SEC also has its own ideas, there are too many bad embryos on Wall Street, and they often change their ways to exploit legal loopholes, just like Mel Pfister manipulated the theater chain across the United States this time, and the existing legal provisions can't clean him up.

Then you can only wait for a suitable opportunity to close the net, first find a small crime to let him enter the judicial investigation process, and then use a bunch of crimes such as manipulating multiple accounts to increase his sentence, speaking of which is actually quite fxxk underworld, it can be seen that the SEC is indeed dedicated enough to maintain the fairness of the casino.

Of course, the effect is good, but the creativity generated by greed is unlimited, and SEC can only follow these elves behind the sheep to make up for it, this day is actually not smooth, in this era when everyone thinks that long hair is beautiful, SEC is bald to fight the world, and the intensity and pressure of daily work can also be seen.