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Legalize Competing Currencies

Much has been made recently about the supposed economic recovery. A few blips in a few statistics and many believe our troubles are all over. Of course, they have to redefine recovery as “jobless” to account for the lack of improvement on Main Street. But the banks have money, Wall Street is chugging along, and the administration would like to get on with other agendae.

They have even set up a commission to investigate the crisis as if it were all in the past.

The truth is that Americans are still losing jobs, the Fed is still inflating, and more regulations are in the works that will prevent jobs and productivity from coming back. We are on this trajectory for the long haul. The claim has been made many times that this administration has only had a year to clean up the mess of the last administration. I wish they would at least get started! Instead of reversing course, they are maintaining Bush’s policies full speed ahead. They are even keeping the Bush-appointee in charge of the Federal Reserve! They are not even making token efforts at change in economic policy. And for all the talk of transparency, we hear that some powerful senators will do all they can to block a simple audit of the powerful and secretive Federal Reserve.

We have been on a disastrous course for a long time. The money supply has doubled in the last year, our debt is unsustainable, the value of the dollar is going to continue its drop, and those Americans who understand where we are headed feel helpless and held hostage by foolish policy makers in Washington. When the bills finally come due and the dollar stops working we are in for some real social, economic and political chaos. That is, unless we take some major steps now to allow for a peaceful transition in the future. These steps are laid out in my legislation to legalize competing currencies.

First of all, no one should be compelled by law to operate in Federal Reserve notes if they prefer an alternative. We should repeal legal tender laws and allow Americans to conduct transactions in constitutional money. Only gold and silver can constitutionally be legal tender, not paper money. Instead, it is illegal to conduct business using gold and silver instead of Federal Reserve notes. Simply legalizing the Constitution should be a no-brainer to anyone who took an oath of office. Consequently, private mints should be allowed to mint gold and silver coins. They would be subject to fraud and counterfeit laws, of course, and people would be free to use their coins or stay with Federal Reserve notes, as they see fit. Finally, we should abolish taxes on gold and silver, which puts precious metals at a competitive disadvantage to paper money.

The Federal Reserve is a government-sanctioned banking cartel that has held far too much power for far too long and is in the end stages of running the dollar into the ground, and our economy along with it. The very least Congress can do, if they are not willing to abolish the Fed, and perhaps not even conduct a serious audit of it, is to allow citizens the freedom to defend themselves from being completely wiped out by their monopoly power.

Amidst the voter anger at Wall Street and Washington, D.C., ABC News has learned that the Senate Democratic leadership isn’t sure there are enough votes to re-confirm Ben Bernanke for another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Bernanke’s term expires on Jan. 31.

The White House did not respond to many requests for comment.

“The American people are disgusted with the greed and recklessness of Wall Street,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in an interview with The Associated Press last month. “People are asking, ‘Why didn’t the Fed intervene at the appropriate time to stop the casino-type activities of large financial companies?’”

Sanders, Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., and Sen. David Vitter, R-La., have all put holds on Bernanke’s nomination, requiring 60 votes to proceed to a vote.

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Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhm7UELPsSA

Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpyJbWlPGfs

This man looks very presidential, in fact sounds more presidential than
ever too.

Jake Towne, independent candidate for US Congress in PA-15, today announced his support of HR 4248, the Free Competition in Currency Act of 2009, and urges the current incumbent to co-sponsor the bill. The short 374-word bill is inline with the campaign’s theme of sound money and would revoke legal tender laws enabling Americans to use other currencies if they so choose to compete with the unbacked script currency issued by the Federal Reserve.

Towne just released his “Sound Money and Jobs” campaign plank (attached in PDF) which explains to all residents the dire importance of sound money, and provides evidence linking the troubles of the American economy to the governments’ actions to devalue the dollar and suppress the gold price. While unknown to most Americans, gold is one of the world’s largest financial markets, trading over $20 billion USD per trading DAY on the London exchange alone.

The campaign’s last “Towne” Hall was well attended by many newcomers, and the next event open to the public at no cost is Monday, February 1, 2010 at the Bethlehem Township Community Center, 2900 Farmersville Road at 7 PM. (Details here.)

Towne is not endorsed by nor affiliated with the sponsor of HR 4248, Pennsylvania-born Dr. Ronald Paul. Paul also recently introduced HR 1207, a bill to audit the Federal Reserve - which has never been thoroughly audited since its founding in 1913. Towne successfully petitioned the incumbent Congressman for several months before he agreed to co-sponsor this no-brainer piece of legislation and hopes the same can be done here. (The incumbent’s fundamental lack of understanding on monetary policy is demonstrated in this question I asked at a town hall.)

January 21, 2010

Contact: Jake Towne

Email: TowneForCongress@gmail.com

Website: TowneForCongress.com

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By DAVE MONTGOMERY

dmontgomery@star-telegram.com

AUSTIN — After months of being largely dismissed in a race dominated by the state’s two Republican heavyweights, Debra Medina is making her presence felt with an anti-establishment message that has evidently struck a chord among a segment of Republican voters.

Buoyed by her performance against Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in last week’s televised debate, the conservative activist has climbed to 12 percent in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll, up from 4 percent in November, a showing that prompted organizers to include her in a second debate Jan. 29.

“Her performance in the debate made her the legitimate and credible ‘none-of-the-above,’ ” said Harvey Kronberg of the Austin-based Quorum Report, an online political newsletter.

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Dear Friend:

If Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts last night shows us one thing, it is that nothing in politics can be taken for granted. In the most liberal of states, the people have spoken, and the tide of reform continues to sweep through the country!

Here in Connecticut, we are facing and uphill battle. Like Scott Brown, we are facing a popular attorney general who has started the campaign with a big lead in the polls. National pundits are writing us off, and even here in Connecticut, people are treating Dick Blumenthal’s victory as a foregone conclusion. They ignore us at their peril. We will prove them wrong, and we will win! There’s a movement building across this country, and I feel it every day when I campaign.

We need solutions to the problems facing our country, not more government bureaucracy and empty promises from career politicians! We need a return to the free-market policies that made this country great, that will get Americans back to work and turn the tide on the failed policies in Washington, DC.

I know that we can shock the establishment, just like Scott Brown did last night. With you on my team, we can accomplish anything! Sunday some of our friends organized a money bomb. We raised just over $30,000 dollars from 377 people who donated an average of $80 each. While I want to thank everyone who participated in that money bomb, I also want to issue a challenge to the rest of you who sat it out.

This email is going out to over 150,000 people. Just imagine if everyone matched the contributions given during the money bomb. Instead of raising $30,000 we would raise 12 million. Combine that war chest, with my message and the current political environment, and we can’t lose.

I can win this race, but I cannot win it alone. I need everyone’s help. Together we will not fail. The stakes are just too high. We can take back our nation from the politicians who hold it hostage. We can restore limited government, embrace capitalism, and unleash the entrepreneurial spirit that made this nation great.

Do not assume that someone else will donate for you. We are in this fight together and we all need to contribute to prevail. Don’t think your contribution will be too small to make a difference. Remember we have strength in numbers. Small contributions add up as long as enough people make them (of course larger donations are welcome too).

So go to my web site www.schiffforsenate.com and make your contribution today. Every contribution counts, and if everyone makes one, the tally will be huge.

Let’s send a message so loud that it will resonate from Hartford to Washington D.C. Let’s show our critics that we mean business. Let’s show them that this campaign is real and that we will not be stopped for lack of funds.

Thank you so much for your continued support.

Yours in liberty,

Peter Schiff, US Senate Candidate
schiffforsenate.com

Jake Towne is running for US Congress in Pennsylvania District 15 which includes the Lehigh Valley

Dear Friends of Liberty -
2010 has arrived and the campaign looks forward to election day on November 2nd. On that day, the 15th district will elect its first-ever independent private citizen to Congress. In the past 7 months, I have met enough people in the district to firmly have faith that they will make best decision for their own prosperity, health and future, and vote for me as their public servant if only the message can make it to them. Last Monday, 100,000 households will receive a half-page ad promoting campaign events, see here. In December, campaign volunteers distributed almost 15,000 “Who Is Jake Towne?” flyers, and the number of yard signs out is already in the triple digits - and are the only political signs you will see in the district. Yesterday, I parked my car to pick up a pizza and saw one in Bethlehem and stopped by to say hi.

What I bring is a winning message - open, transparent & accountable government with the Open Office, a shift of power back to the state, local, and individual levels, an unquestionable motivation to serve the people (in December I announced I will only accept the median household income and donate the remainder to local non-profit hospitals), peace instead of endless, costly war, and a return to sound monetary and fiscal policy. Where my opponents in truth offer tyranny, I offer LIBERTY and the rule of law. I will speak, listen, and meet with anyone or any group. I will not tire - I will keep promoting and defending the message - I will keep writing and knocking on doors until my knuckles bleed. You have this level of commitment from me until Election Day.

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Dear Caring American,

As you know, the nation of Haiti received their largest earthquake ever —a 7.0 earthquake, centered around 10 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

According to our representatives there on the ground, the first hand reports say there is “TOTAL DEVASTATION”!! Many buildings have collapsed, even the “fortified” presidential palace, as you have seen on TV!

John, one of our representatives, just called asking for our immediate help! He was in the middle of driving people to one of the hospitals left standing. His cracked voice told the entire story of the total devastation!

The Haitian people—NOW, more than ever—desperately need your financial help today!

Please SELECT HERE to instantly assist in sending more containers of disaster relief supplies!

YOUR gift can literally help Haitians to survive this total devastation! Over 9 million Haitians await your generosity!

Our additional disaster relief containers are READY TO GO . . . right now! Our representatives have just informed us the port at St. Marc is open and the displaced people are flooding into St. Marc with nothing.

We already have a ship loaded with meals on its way to Haiti. It will be docking there within hours filled with rice and beans and all manner of first responder supplies.

We are ready to ship more NOW. We have up to 40 container spaces reserved on the next ship. There’s no waiting. As soon as we receive enough money to ship from people just like you, the containers will be released! Space on a ship, ready to pull out of the port—bound for Haiti- is secured. They are holding spaces for our containers NOW.

SELECT HERE to immediately help in sending containers of disaster relief supplies RIGHT AWAY!

Electricity is out in most places. Any kind of communications is nearly impossible! The damage and the casualties are unbelievable but devastatingly true. Even as I write this, the early morning reports are starting to trickle in. The stench of death has enveloped the capital city.

This is a catastrophe of major proportions. The disastrous earthquake did not distinguish between the rich or poor, even though over 80 percent of Haiti lives below the poverty line. It’s the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

This disaster has turned out to be even more deadly than any one of their recent disasters, like:
* Hurricane Gordon killed more than 1,000 people in 1994
* Hurricane Georges killed more than 400 and destroyed the majority of the country’s crops in 1998
* In 2004, heavy rains from Hurricane Jeanne, which passed north of the country, caused landslides and flooding that killed more than 3,000 people
BUT THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS TURNED OUT TO BE EVEN DEADLIER!

Immediately, MOMS AGAINST HUNGER quickly sprang into action!

The bottom line: we urgently need fuel and distribution money to send these already-packed containers. Will you try to give something to help these really desperate people? These containers will not be shipped unless compassionate people, like you, respond at once!

Please SELECT HERE to let us know that we can release the containers of disaster relief supplies to this impoverished and chaotic nation!

We’re ready to ship up to 500,000 pounds of disaster relief supplies: meals, rice, water, medical supplies, hygiene products, shoes, new clothing, school supplies, etc. It is ALREADY PACKED and in our warehouse at the Port of Houston. The releasing of these disaster relief supplies is up to you! We must just cover the cost of shipping.

My heart is broken for the dear Haitian people—who have already suffered so much. When the desperate call came for meals, even though we did not have the shipping monies, we felt like we had to give. That’s how God works; maybe you would consider giving out of your own need. God honors that!

After last year’s flooding, the mayor of Port-au-Prince declared that 60 percent of the buildings were shoddily built and unsafe in “normal” circumstances-much less CATASTROPHIC circumstances. TV shows that thousands of rickety shacks lay in dust-clogged shambles.

DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES
ARE READY TO SHIP . . . NOW!
Our warehouse official awaits my call. SELECT HERE to help me to tell him “YES, RELEASE THE CONTAINERS!” The people of Haiti await your response.

As the TV shows the amount of devastation becomes more clear. The United Nations peacekeeping mission also collapsed. People are dead in the streets, untold thousands. Blood-spattered mothers wander aimlessly in the cluttered streets, looking for children and survivors.

The damage is staggering, even for a country that is so accustomed to disaster and tragedy.

But a portion of the Haitian people have a strong faith; and so do we. We have been working in Haiti, through our Partners, for over 30 years. We have the infrastructure to distribute. They believe we will come with help…

And after midnight, it was reported that groups of Christians were singing hymns in the streets, searching for a higher power out of this rubble.

My Friend, we cannot sit back. The death toll continues to climb. Much more important than years of political instability is the LOSS of human life!!

Moms Against Hunger has always been a “FIRST RESPONDER” to those in need under desperate circumstances. And we are meeting the need—-one person at a time. Check us out at www.momsagainsthunger.org.

That is what we are doing in Haiti in the next few hours—leading people from the brink of total despair, back to life! Will you help today?

You’ve got a very important decision to make.

Will you help in this catastrophic disaster?

Or will you turn away and let “someone else” take care of it?

Our people on the ground in Haiti are READY to distribute.

Thank God for your help,

Dr. Gayla

P. S. We cannot delay our response. The news reports are SHOWING the devastation! I cannot say no; I had to say YES!

Please SELECT HERE to instantly assist in sending containers of disaster relief supplies!

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