Q:A lot of people point to the legislation that repealed the Glass-Steagal Act in the late 1990's - especially the bipartisan Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (written by Republicans; signed by Democrat President Bill Clinton).But it seems like the big banks had a lot of power even before then.When and why did the American voters decide to give these big banks so much power over our political and economic systems?Because to me, this seems like a really dumb decision.Why were so many Americans so dumb for so long?

There were alot of major bank mergers in the early-mid 1990's. It was largely ignored by people at the time, but I remember doing quite a bit of research on a few of them during college. There was alot of talk of social power through the banks (incidental to what I was looking into at the time.I just remember the mergers described as good as to bringing that about). If one read between the lines then, with a more conservative or libertarian perspective.one could see some major problems coming. If one read it from a liberal or progressive perspective.one might think it quite wonderful as to a tool for change.

Q:I am not talking about religion, if there is higher power watch me, I try very hard to improve myself, but I don't get any chance to change my life. It does not mean I have no patience, but waste my life feel like little rat running in a wheel.For financial reason, I do not have freedom, I only can stay in my place that I don't really like, but do my best hope one day I can fly.Where is my future? What higher power want me to do?

The higher power want to you send me a 1000 Dollar bank check.

Q:I know that a liberal is going to bring up the fact that the government provides roads and fire departments. I am going to note that nowhere did I state that we don't need the government on any scale whatsoever.

One word- Bilderberg

Q:If the power to a bank is lost, is an alarm or signal sent out to the police or security company?

Modern alarm systems are capable of reporting many malfunctions, including loss of power. In the alarm business, this is often called supervision.

Q:i know some basics about the medici bank in italy but not why they formed it, how they formed it, what they did, and how they collected money from the church and gained power during the renaissance.

The banking industry really evolved out of a process of lending money out at interest. The Medici family was not the first into banking but seemed to figure out how to be more successful at it than many others. The Medicis were well-placed in society, over time and space, politically and religiously. Best to read from my source material. It is an interesting read and if you get your own copy (it was still available in the 1990's) you may be able to use it for further work if you continue on in the discipline of history. You need to know that there is a connection between the Medicis and Machiavelli.

Q:I'm building an ion accelerator which is based off of an ion generator and a coilgun. The ion generator is complete, but I'm looking for a good power supply for the coilgun portion's electromagnet. What is a good sized capacitor bank for this type of application, aiming for extremely short but powerful bursts. Also, is there a good online store to find cheap high capacitance capacitors?

In a delta there are 3 terminals placed like the corners of an equilateral triangle. You put a capacitor between each pair of corners. Automatic controls is something entirely different.

Q:And that the politicians are just puppets for the bankers.(Like the World Bank and the Federal Reserve)Do you really think it matters who will be elected? The power is in who has the money.

I hear what you're saying Chris but c'mon man, the politicians who run the country ultimately have say so on how the country is run, by putting the problem all in the bankers lap, you're letting all of the politicans off the hook. The housing crisis was created by the greedy bankers but the laws that were put into place to allow the bankers to rape the stupid home owners were put in place by the politicians. How in the hell di this become about Hillary Clinton??

Q:can someone or a company garnish your bank account

No, it's LEVY a bank account, its gaRnish wages (note the R). In theory, yes. But they have to have a court order to do so. And to get that, they have to drag you into court (or try) and argue their case. Even a judgment is only a court recognition of the debt. It does NOT give them the power to seize any of your assets. The only exception is the government (like the IRS). They give you a chance to respond and if you do not, they can enact garnishments or levies (usually the latter).

Q:and implied powers of the government?thank you.

The expressed powers of Congress are listed in the Constitution. Congress also has implied powers, to make any laws that are necessary and proper to carry out those expressed powers. 1789 The Constitution gives expressed powers to Congress in Article 1, Section 8. 1819 In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court holds that the powers to tax, borrow, and regulate commerce give Congress the implied power to establish a national bank.

Q:if you were a superhero, what would your super power be?

I would have all the same powers as superman, but it would be a little bit evil :-I would be trying to impress you by flying you to heavy steel bank vault and bending it open for you, or maybe peeling big steel blocks into flowers hehe