Daily Archives: 25 February 2009

Setback for New Hampshire reassertion of sovereignty (7 yea, 11 nay)

New Hampshire was the first of eight states (now nine) to introduce state legislation opposing the federal government’s invasiveness beyond their constitutional duties.

Here, NH-Rep. Dan Itse, is interviewed on Alex Jones’s infowars. Rep Itse sponsored of HCR 6, the bold reassertion of New Hampshire’s sovereignty under our tenth amendment.

Unfortunately, after much supportive rhetoric, the bill was voted down.

The rhetoric:

The vote (7 yes, 11 no):

More information here.

The Growing Army of Angry Men

“By Mark R. Crovelli

February 10, 2009 ‘Lew Rockwell’ — – One of the hardest things to deal with in the current economic depression is the disgusting hypocrisy of the U.S. congress, the new president, and the members of the Federal Reserve System. It is one thing to be told, as we all are, that we must hand over fat wads of our hard-earned money to these warmongering and thieving snakes or face jail terms, but one feels a whole new level of revulsion when these people make statements to the effect that they, and they alone, are in a position to ‘save the economy’ by ‘creating jobs.’ . . .

On its face, the idea that politicians, bureaucrats, and bankers could ‘save’ the economy is laughable. These are people, after all, who live exclusively at our expense. That is, these are people whose entire livelihoods are dependent upon taking money away from productive people and spending it on themselves and their favorite wasteful projects.” (Read more from informationclearinghouse.info)

Tell it like it is, brother.

Sound Money at the State Level

From goldseek.com:

Here is a list of 6 states (4 in the last month) and (2 states today) that have pending legislation to authorize the use of gold and silver to settle debts with its citizens and to provide them the legal means to avoid the devaluing of the dollar by having a parallel currency in light of massive bailouts and to protect them in the event of the dollars failure.

New Hampshire (The “Live Free or Die” state began in 2003)

Indiana Senate Bill 0453

Colorado House Bill 09-1206 (concerning a precious-metal-backed electronic currency)

Missouri House Bill No. 561 (provisions concerning gold and silver use by state and local government)

Georgia

Maryland’s House Joint Resolution 5 (HJR5)

Nevada (This bill failed.)