http://www.libertydollar.org/ld/legal/legalissues.htm
Legal Defense Fund
Your right to use Gold & Silver is at risk.
Bernard von NotHaus
Monetary Architect
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The US Mint would have us believe that it is illegal for Americans to exchange gold and silver (such as the Gold and Silver Eagles minted by the US Mint or any other gold and silver for that matter) on a voluntary basis between consenting adults. Just imagine that at a time when “consenting adults” can legally exchange “fluids” between themselves, the US Mint would have us believe that you and I can not trade gold and silver between ourselves. This is ridiculous and an assault on the concept of a free market.
Of course the US Mint allegation is not the law, in fact, it is a lie. For that reason, the Liberty Dollar has filed a federal lawsuit: Liberty Dollar v Henry M. Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury, Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States, Edmond C. Moy, Director, US Mint for a declaratory judgment.
Since the US Mint posted their warning, over six months ago, no further action has been taken. No arrests. No indictments. No investigation. Nothing. The warning has been purely a scare tactic. Unfortunately it has been very successful, until now. You will not be arrested for having, using, or helping the Liberty Dollar at this hour of need. Nobody is going to chase you down for a $20 Silver Liberty.
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First, everyone should support their attempt to defend our right to honest money. Let the moth out, and contribute and / or buy something.
Second, clearly the gooferment doesn’t want to turn off their “automatic theft machine”. Inflation is the gooferment’s best revenue raiser. It’s silent; no votes required. It’s insidious; you don’t realize it is happening. You really don’t think that houses, like mine, that sold in 1950 new for 8k$ are really worth 300k$ today. Did the wooden boards in them get scarce when we weren’t watching? No, it’s the dollars that are different! AND, the gooferment gets the additional benefit that everyone is inflated up the income brackets. That allows the gooferment to take more of your money and “generously give back” tax cuts! How stupid are we?
Third, A much more subtle question has been rattling around in my head. Why did the gooferment select NOW to pick a fight with the “lunatic fringe” of gold bugs. I don’t understand. The Treasury itself sells gold and silver bullion coins. SO why now? It’s not like New Hampshire is using hard currencies to the exclusion of the fiat Federal Reserve Banknote (i.e., the dollar?). Did Ithaca dollars scare them? What does the gooferment see as a threat? Even the OPEC Arab Muslims could NOT get their “gold dinar for oil” program started. (I believe that was what Iraq is all about. It wasn’t about “oil”. It was about the “oil bought and sold in gold not dollars” that Iran was pushing with Iraq. It that had happened it could have signaled the end of the USA dollar as the world’s reserve currency. If that happens the FED’s game would have been up big time as all those dollars overseas would be looking for a home.
So, I think you need to take some action now: (1) donate something to the legal fight; (2) buy some bullion to balance your investment portfolio (i.e., 5%); (3) tell your congress critter and any politician that will listen that you want the gooferment to back off; (4) read something anything even Wikapedia about the post ww1 German hyper inflation; if that does not scare you than nothing will; (5) think about how your financial plan will handle the current uncertainty (i.e., the bust of the baby boomers; the social security ponzi scheme; the medicare drug benefit; taxes; inflation).
It’s pretty bleak fmpov!
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