The little pieces of paper like cloth that we accept as money aka cash are nothing but. Cash being short for a cashier's note would be redeemable for something. Pray tell what it is that you are able to redeem them for? Nothing... other than goods or services and those are often not worth the exchange these days.
These Notes that are legal tender for debts , both public and private are nothing but a receipt of debt or an I.O.U.
They are merely recognized as a legitimate means with which to exchange debt among ourselves by our Federal government across state borders. What this means is that they appove of it as a means so long as you agree to accept it for the value it is supposed to represent.
No one has to use their "money". You just have to find something else that people will accept for value in general and that which can't be construed to be some form of counterfieting on your part. Barter is another option though they'd like to make that illegal too.
The irony is in that they used to be certificates backed by gold or silver, as per the U.S. Constitution, and you could redeem them at a bank for gold or silver. Since those precious metals were accepted for the intrinsic value that the whole of the world recognizes in them it was perfectly sensable and lawful.
The other irony is that if you could have redeemed your notes for gold 10 years ago and hid it under your bed you'd have more "money" than you would have ever had by putting it in a bank and collecting interest or investing it in some other stocks or bonds or saving those notes under that same bed.
Today the currency is fiat and only backed by the full faith and credit of the government. Personally, I have no faith in them and their credibilty is wanting in so many ways.
The fact that Congress has deferred their power to mint to a private company who now produces those receipts of debt, which are not backed by anything as per the Constitution makes them unlawful, yet somehow they keep it legal.
I guess it is the same thing when it is unlawful to murder a person, but the goverment can make you a spook and license you to do the same and it is nice and legal.
This is just another way to prevent you from exercisng your personal liberty to persue your hapiness in a lawful manner, where you are nither harming or defrauding your fellow citizens.
It really is a good way to make sure no one sells a firearm to another in a private sale without Daddy knowing what his children are doing. It is for our own good you know...
Louisana can tell you that you cannot use Federal reciepts of debt.
They cannot stop you from exchanging your goods or services for the same in kind or something else that both parties can agree on to accept for value.
If worse came to worse and they said you cannot trade goods, then you just pull a political double talk on them and just give each other gifts.
If they go further than that you need to leave that state, and if it becomes a national phenomena, you need to pursue that redress of grievances to the fullest extent. It will be intersting to see how much BS they will tolerate there in LA.
