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To: markomalley; All
Patriots, also consider that paper money is unconstitutional imo, FDR unconstitutionally conficating gold and silver coins.
Article I, Section 10, Clause 1: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts [emphases added]; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

Insights, corrections welcome.

18 posted on 04/20/2016 2:09:24 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: Amendment10

Originally, our paper money was a certificate, essentially an IOU for a certain amount of gold or silver. Paper is much easier to carry.

When we went off the gold standard, the paper itself became the money, instead of a certificate representing the actual money.

Besides, the section you cited specifically states that it is related to the states. Our currency is Federal.


34 posted on 04/20/2016 3:52:19 PM PDT by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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