Posted on 03/06/2024 6:01:11 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A state representative will introduce a bill before the Louisiana Legislature that could establish gold and silver as the state’s currency.
Generations have passed since legal tender was last created in the state of Louisiana, but Representative Raymond Crews, a pro-gun, pro-life, combat veteran Republican from District 8, is submitting HB 714 for consideration. If passed, the bill will once again establish gold and silver as currency in the state.
Prior to its closure, the U.S. Mint in New Orleans stamped more than 427 million gold and silver coins. The last time it minted coins was in 1909.
But at least three nations have circulated coins across the lands we now know as Louisiana.
“Before the Civil War began, the Federal Government did not issue currency. It only issued coins,” Rich Self of American Coin in Shreveport told KTAL NBC 6. “Currency, which was prevalent, was privately issued by banks, businesses, local merchants, etc… all through the country.”
Self said when the Civil War began, Lincoln saw the need for the government to control the country financially.
“During the Civil War, most of the southern States continued to issue much of their own money, including Louisiana,” said Self. “The majority of parishes also issued their own money, and so did many of the towns and cities. Even Shreveport issued money.”
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Oh okay! My bad!
Some pretentious originalist will come along shortly, telling everyone that only the federal government can coin currency, not mentioning that we no longer have a legitimate federal government that creates constitutional money.
Louisiana coining currency is fine by me. If the fat, middle age women making up 85% of the federal bureaucracy, who hate guns and can’t figure out which bathroom to use, want to stop it, let them try.
Some things you just can't make up.
To get away from the DC criminals that are spending us into oblivion, that’s a smart idea. F DC, finance ourselves directly. The Rothschilds clan and their WEF servants aren’t going to like that.
Sounds like a good workable plan. I think he said 22 states are interested or are considering it. I Louisiana is one of them.
No worries. States can legally create currency as long as it is backed by gold.
The Constitution expressly forbids this.
Article 1, Section 10.
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I know, right! Lol
You missed this part “but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts.” FYI, I work for the State of Texas and we are working on doing this.... the lawyers have already gone over this closely.
Bossier City, home to Barksdale AFB and a wing of our beloved B-52 fleet.
I didn’t miss it. You left out this part;
No State shall make anything but gold and silver as tender for debt”. The first part is kind of important. States can accept gold and silver as payment but they can’t coin their own money. That power belongs to Congress alone
Sure would be nice if they’d actually use it. Although with this bunch, maybe not.
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I’d like to see an Idaho Goldback series.
Hard money cranks have always been around.
Lol, how many gold and silver mines does Texas have these days?
“Some pretentious originalist will come along shortly, telling everyone that only the federal government can coin currency..”
They’d be correct.
“not mentioning that we no longer have a legitimate federal government that creates constitutional money.”
That doesn’t mean they’re wrong. It means the government is wrong.
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