To: FreeKeys
Article I, Section 10, US Constitution:
No State shall... coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts... IOW, they may neither coin money, nor print certificates backed by gold and silver coin.
13 posted on
04/06/2011 1:47:30 PM PDT by
Carry_Okie
(The RINOcrat Party is still in charge. There has never been a conservative American government.)
To: Carry_Okie
They can only use genuine US Minted gold and silver currency. Regardless of face value, the goods and services a gold $50 piece will buy will equal the value of the ounce of gold.
16 posted on
04/06/2011 1:54:31 PM PDT by
martian622
(The Revolution is being televised.)
To: Carry_Okie
Article I, Section 10, US Constitution: No State shall... coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts... IOW, they may neither coin money, nor print certificates backed by gold and silver coin.
No, the state GOVERNMENTS can't do it, but...
25 posted on
04/06/2011 2:02:09 PM PDT by
FreeKeys
("Countries that bankrupt themselves aren't around very long, & we're getting close." -Tom McClintock)
To: Carry_Okie
They can do whatever they want since the federal government is issuing illegal currency.
Whos side you on in that case?
38 posted on
04/06/2011 2:41:36 PM PDT by
crz
To: Carry_Okie
Right, but they are not coining it. They are just encouraging it.
46 posted on
04/06/2011 3:06:41 PM PDT by
omega4179
(No war for Brotherhood.)
To: Carry_Okie
Article I, Section 10, US Constitution: "No State shall... coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts..."
IOW, they may neither coin money, nor print certificates backed by gold and silver coin.
Thanks for saving me the trouble of posting that, Carry.
I can understand folks' enthusiasm about this, but we conservatives should not support any un-constitutional measure, even if it's near and dear to our hearts.
The DOJ will be along any minute to file a federal lawsuit over this. Perhaps the state of Utah will force the issue to the top, and cause the development of a multi-state counter suit, to force Congress to abolish the federal reserve, and go back to printing real money.
Dunno, but this is going to get interesting.
71 posted on
04/06/2011 4:51:07 PM PDT by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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