HR 4248: Free Competition in Currency Act

Introduced 12/09/09

Introduction combining Ron Paul & “Fall of the Republic” economic data

A system of the reintroduction of competing currencies needs to be established now. At this country’s emergence there was no Federal government monopoly on coin and currency, no Federal Reserve to print currency without regard to inflation. In fact the Federal government needs to have the ability to inflate the fiat Federal Reserve Notes in order to carry on constant wars and at the same time provide the people with their bread and circuses. The current national debt including toxic derivatives exceeds the GNP by 20 to 30 times. Our economy is bankrupted. The Wall Street bankers together with their international partners are holding Congress hostage with the threat of Marshall law unless more bailout currency is appropriated to them. No amount of bailout is enough to stem the tide of the toxic derivatives originally put in place by the Clinton administration. Obama has the same hencemen as Clinton.

To take back control of our own currency, the following needs to be established:

1. Eliminate capital gains and sales taxes on gold and silver coins.
2. Reestablish private mints.
3. Eliminate legal tender laws. The Constitution, article I section 10 allows states to use only gold and silver as legal tender in payment of debts. The Constitution says nothing about the Federal government declaring anything a legal tender. The Federal government on its own declared the fiat Federal Reserve Notes legal tender. If people are free to reject debased currency such as the Federal Reserve Notes, and instead demand sound currency, than sound currency will return. A free market will dictate this result. Merchants and citizens would be free to reject the Federal Reserve Notes and thus reject the yolk of the Federal Reserve!
   

H.J. Res. 5 - Repeal of 22nd Amendment

This joint resolution was introduced in the House by New York Representative José Serrano. The resolution would repeal the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, removing the two-term presidential term restriction, enacted as a consequence of the four terms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Given that we know our voting system has been compromised by an expanding paperless system of black-box electronic voting (constructed thanks to the Help America Vote Act of 2002) passage of the resolution would mean that an unlimited dictatorial succession of presidential terms for Barack Obama or any other president would be possible.

S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009

The Cybersecurity Act of 2009, S. 773, was introduced by John Rockefeller of West Virginia under the guise of improving security of critical technical systems within government and private sectors.

The bill usurps and centralizes more power to the Executive branch in the following ways:

• The bill empowers the President to declare a cyber security emergency and take control of any so-called "critical infrastructure" within the private sector.


• In such an "emergency" the President can also order companies to disclose private information, regardless of privacy laws like the Wiretap Act or the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.


• The bill creates a federal certification program for cybersecurity professionals. This certification would be mandatory for certain systems and networks within the private sector.

Status as of September 7, 2009: Three Cosponsors; in Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Related Links:

• Obama's Latest Cyber Space Power Grab
• Cybersecurity Act of 2009: What You Should Know

HR 1495

Purpose: To amend the IRS Code of 1986 to make health care coverage more accessible and affordable.

Dr. Ron Paul introduced this bill which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Health Insurance costs: a. CRDEIT 1. the amount paid by the taxpayer for insurance which constitutes medical care for the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents
plus 2. the amount contributed to a health savings account of the individual
b. LIMITATION 1. the taxpayer's net income tax
plus 2. the taxpayer's social security taxes

Disposition of unused health benefits: carried forward to the next year (no loss)

Strengthening Health Savings Accounts: the amount allowable as a deduction to a taxpayer under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed $8000 or $16000 for a joint return

REPEAL OF 7.5% THRESHOLD ON DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES!

COMMENT: Immediately, anyone who works benefits from the above proposed changes. This is the 1st of a series of bills that Dr. Ron Paul will introduce to the House to take on the health care issue, bypassing Obama's proposal for health care. Write your congressman now to support this bill.

HR 3200

The hot topic of debate these days are the health care reform bills. The front runner in the House of Representatives is HR 3200. What is so bad about health care reform anyway? First and foremost, it is unconstitutional. Article 1, section 1 says that

"All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States..".

That is easy enough to understand, Congress is they only branch of the federal government that has been granted the power by the States to make laws. This does not mean that Congress can make just any law it feels like. Article 1, section 8 lays out the powers of Congress

"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;

To establish Post Offices and post Roads;

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;

To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;--And

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof."

Herein we find the root problem with health care reform. The federal government has no authority under the Constitution of the United States to legislate health care. If that power has not been given to the federal government, then it belongs to the States respectively. That should be the end of the debate, but unfortunately, it is not. We know our Representatives only consider what we think when enough of us speak up. The rest of the time they hear from special interest groups and lobbyists. Why do we see the CEO of Carillion and pharmaceutical representatives trying to sell us this health care reform? It is suspicious at best. These corporations will be reaping the benefits from health care reform, they would lobby against it otherwise. So often the loudest voices heard have the most dollar signs attached. We must never forget the men and women in Washington are supposed to be working for us, and it is our duty to supervise their activities, just like any "boss" should. We can have the ultimate effect on our elected representatives pocketbook by not re-electing them.

In regards to the actual bill, HR 3200, there is much to be desired. I will not break down every part, this has been done already by many different people. I will provide links and encourage you to read and share what you see.

What does is say about major health care issues?


Page by page breakdown of HR 3200.

Legislative Alerts for July 14 Meeting

Federal Legislative Alerts

Nefarious Legislation

H.R. 2454 - Cap and Trade - Passed the House on June 26; no Senate bill yet

This bill was over 1400 pages long and 256 pages were added the same day as the House vote. The pretense of the bill was to combat climate change, give us clean air, build alternative energy. However, many measures of the bill are based on pseudoscience, such as the notion that carbon dioxide is the primary culprit for global warming, and that the carbon tax the bill institutes will solve this problem. Experts say H.R. 2454 would redistribute $2 trillion dollars from the productive economy into the hands of powerful favored institutions via its complex regulatory scheme. The bill also mandates every home owner to submit to a home energy audit, under potential threat of fines for refusal.

S. 909 and H.R. 1913 - Hate Crimes Bill (Pedophile Protection Act) - Committees: Senate Judiciary & House Judiciary

Creates thought crimes out of a new class of "perceived" hate crimes. The bill violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection under the law provision. Local and state prosecutors would receive more federal assistance in pursuing a cases that are perceived to be motivated by perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of the victim . Pedophiles would be included under this special protection. Justice for victims of otherwise ordinary crimes would take a backseat to prosecuting hate crimes.

H.R. 675 - Amendment to Title 10, United States Code - Committees: House Judiciary House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security; House Armed Services

Extends to civilian employees of the Department of Defense the authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms. H.R. 675 sidesteps Posse Comitatus by defining "law enforcement officer of the Department of Defense." This bill is a step toward formation of Obama's "civilian national security force," which some would liken to Hitler's "brownshirts."

S. 1261 - Pass ID Act - Committee: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Repackages the Real ID to mandate state drivers licenses to conform to a global biometric standard. This bill is a key component of globalist plans for the establishment of a real-time accessible "Big Brother" surveillance and control system. This bill, like Real ID, is pushed by AAMVA and ICAO, two agencies of the United Nations. Visit www.stoprealidcoalition.com for more info.

H.R. 759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 - Committee: House Energy and Commerce

Would grant full authority to the FDA to set minimum, "science-based" standards for what it deems the safe production and harvesting of produce in the "global market." Requires farms to register with the FDA and pay annual registration fees for program compliance, as well as other requirements including hazard evaluation, preventive hazard control, and copious record-keeping stipulations, regardless of the farm's size, organic certification, or already-existing safety guidelines. The same regulations placed on large agribusiness would be placed on farmers providing fresh vegetables at the local farmers market.

H.R. 875 and S. 425 - Food Safety Modernization Act - Committees: House Agriculture subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry; House Energy and Commerce; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Establishes NAIS (National Animal Identification System) requirements the will be cost prohibitive to small farmers to comply with. Gives federal government authority to track all livestock. Gives competitive advantage large corporate farms. Noncompliance potentially results in hefty fines, asset seizure, and prison time.

H.R. 2749 - Food Safety Enhancement Act - Committee House Energy and Commerce subcommittee for Health

Allows the FDA to quarantine any geographic area to prohibit or restrict the movement of food or the transportation of. This bill also provides the authority to shut down local food sources and would empower the FDA to regulate how crops are raised and harvested. This bill effectively allows for martial law to be enforced by the FDA in a supposed 'food safety' act. Additionally, putting the FDA on the farm will cost the small farmer and would once again favor corporate farming.

H.R. 645 - National Emergency Center Establishment Act - Committees: House Armed Services subcommittee for Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities; House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee for Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers otherwise known as FEMA camp facilities on military installations. Existing infrastructure is to be used for the implementation of these facilities. Essentially this bill amounts to legalization of the FEMA camps that have already documented already exist across the country. Such camps are purported to exist under benevolent auspices. However, if this is so, one has to question why the camps have been photographs with barbed wire at top of fences angled inward.

H.R. 676 - National Health Insurance Act - Committees: House Energy and Commerce, House Ways and Means, House Natural Resources

Establishes a single-payer, socialized health care system, financed at taxpayer expense.

Constructive Legislation

H.R. 1207 and S. 604 - Bills to Audit the Federal Reserve - Committees: House Financial Services, Senate committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - # of Cosponsors: H.R. 1207 has 260; S. 604 has 8.

Call for transparency of the Fed. Requires the GAO to conduct a full audit of their activities.

H.R. 450 - Enumerated Powers Act - Committees: House Judiciary subcommittee for Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties; House Rules
Would require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3021 - Citizens Protection Act - Committee: House Judiciary
Eliminates 1/2 mile wide gun-free zones established by the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990.

H.R. 3022 - Second Amendment Protection Act - Eliminates gun purchase background checks, waiting periods, lock requirements, and sporting distinctions.

Read the Bills Act - written by DownsizeDC.org; not yet introduced ; Would require each house of Congress, in a quorum, to read any bill that is voted on. Bills must be reread in full, if amended.

Useful www resources: opencongress.org, govtrack.us, or Google search of bill numbers.