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To: Toddsterpatriot
And since you've quite obviously never actually read the Constitution it's not surprising you're completely ignorant of what it says about money.

From Article 1, Section 8:

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

Therefore all Congress has to do is exercise it's lawful authority to regulate the value of any coinage. For instance Congress could legally declare that a one dollar bill is legally exchangeable for 1/1000th of an ounce of gold or 1/25th ounce of silver at any Federally chartered bank.

This would be far more in line with the wishes of the Founding Fathers than this idiotic paper money shell game they're running now.

You do believe in the Constitution, don't you Toddster?

14 posted on 01/04/2011 10:31:35 AM PST by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Lurker
And since you've quite obviously never actually read the Constitution

You're obviously mistaken. Again.

Therefore all Congress has to do is exercise it's lawful authority to regulate the value of any coinage.

Yes, they could certainly do that. It's a bad idea, but they can do it.

You do believe in the Constitution

I do. I also believe Ron Paul is a clown.

17 posted on 01/04/2011 10:38:04 AM PST by Toddsterpatriot (Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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