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Friday, 01/30/2015 11:58:03 PM

Friday, January 30, 2015 11:58:03 PM

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"Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of http://www.brandeis.edu/legacyfund/bio.htmldisinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman."

From Fairholme Annual Report
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/53962eb7e4b053c664d74f3d/t/54cc0c88e4b01e8c22bc8148/1422658696249/Fairholme+Fund+Annual+Report+2014.pdf

"FHFA and Treasury have argued that courts have no jurisdiction to review their administrative actions in this matter. However, recent comments by several Supreme Court justices in Mach Mining v. EEOC challenge the government’s similar attempt to evade judicial scrutiny in a separate case. The government’s claim – “We think this is a matter that is entrusted to the agency that is not for court review” – was met with skepticism by the highest court in the land. Chief Justice Roberts swiftly responded: “Trust you? Just trust you? I am very troubled by the idea that the government can do something and we can’t even look at whether they’ve complied with the law.” Justice Scalia echoed those concerns, noting how he found it “extraordinary” that the government wanted to be exempted from litigation. Justice Breyer weighed in: “In my mind, of course, there should be judicial review.” Sunlight is indeed the best disinfectant."

"More than just patience, this investment requires persistence. Every major financial institution relied upon federal government assistance during the 2008 crisis. Each institution repaid the Treasury in full, plus interest. The same is true of Fannie and Freddie, yet only they remain under the day-to-day control of a federal agency. Government cannot pick private market winners and losers. We forge ahead
with the facts squarely on our side, and the assurance that no one is above the law."