Sunday, November 23, 2008

Last weekend's protest: "End the Fed!" Rally

Posted by Carolyn Szczepanski on Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:07 AM



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By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI

In these days of bankruptcy, foreclosure and general economic calamity, plenty of citizens are pissed off at how the government has handled their hard-earned dollars. Dozens of liberty-loving metro residents crowded a corner near Penn Valley Park on Saturday to express their disdain for our paper-based monetary system. Members of the local chapter of the Liberty Restoration Project and folks who just caught wind of the protest on the Internet joined forces with demonstrators in 38 other cities to call for an end to the Federal Reserve.   
 

Names: Mitch Jones (left) and Adam Woods (right)

Claims to activist fame: Both describe themselves as "activist types" and, most recently, put their energy behind Republican Ron Paul's presidential campaign. Wood ran the Texas Congressman's push in Douglas County and Jones, a fellow Lawrence resident, helped out.  

Fed up with the Reserve: Like many of the activists crowding the corner, Wood doesn't like the Federal Reserve running rampant with taxpayers money when the citizens have little say in its operation. "No matter what you think about the monetary system, we have an agency with no oversight," Wood said. "Absolutely none."

Just like magic: Because the Reserve is based on a paper system, Wood explained, it can print money with impunity. The problem with that, he said, is inflation. "They pump out trillions of dollars out of thin air," he said. "But they're basically stealing from anyone with a dollar. It's theft."
 
Wood's commandment: Surrounded by protesters with signs saying "End the Fed" Wood and Jones held placards with a more direct commandment. "Stop stealing my money," Jones wrote in marker on his sign. "Thou Shalt Not Steal," read Wood's equally hasty art project.  "They stole from me," Wood said, explaining his message with a laugh. "I don't like to be stolen from."

Watch your back, Kris Kobach: Ron Paul's inspiration extends past the Federal Reserve for Wood. After years of being an independent voter, Paul brought him back to the Republican fold by reasserting the party's core values, including conservative fiscal policy. "Now I'm focused on taking over the local GOP," Wood said with a smile.  

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Posted by greenville sc bankruptcy lawye on June 5, 2010 at 11:52 AM

iDIOTS.

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Posted by Anonymous on April 25, 2009 at 6:54 PM

Where does common sense come in to a fiat money system? What is sensible about letting a banking cartel call all the shots? What is sensible about funding the IMF and the World Bank? What is sensible about providing loans to countries that won't pay up, then bailing out those banks that made the bad loans in the first place? What is sensible about valuing a monetary system on political decisions?
Can you answer even one of these questions Trevor? How about answering one of these questions in a manner where the answer is positive towards the people and not towards Big Government or Big Industry?
Have you done ANY research on the subject, or are you just swallowing "conventional" wisdom hook, line and sinker?
Are you secretly just some 40-year old still stuck in his mother's basement that won't get a wiff of some action for years to come?

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Posted by Jake on December 8, 2008 at 2:59 PM

Wow, .orgs have all the answers, don't they? We should all forget common sense and buy into the .orgs.

Please, to the SG whacktard, could you qalso provide us with a proper history.org so we can see what color you see the sky as?

Please, make me as blind as you...

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Posted by Trevor on November 27, 2008 at 12:26 PM

This rally was a huge success, Thanks to everyone who showed up.

And to answer trevor:
www.libertyrestorationproject.... fueled this revolutionary cause

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Posted by Mild1776 on November 26, 2008 at 9:27 AM

Ah, and don't forget Abraham Lincoln's issuance of the actual "Green Back" during the Civil War. The idea was that the government could save themselves from the Central Banks interest on printing each dollar by, wait for it.... printing it themselves! Holy crap what a concept! Our government has the authority under the Constitution to print and back the currency itself. Yet, we would rather a private group of international bankers, whom we don't know all the members, who have no oversight, and who are unelected and unaccountable to the people of this country. Talk about corporatism. I guess Trevor and Nic think it is cool that the lower, middle, and working classes suffer terrible inflation taxes because of this insidious scam. Or maybe they are the ones thinking that the horse race we call an election actually was going to change the status quo. Maybe if they followed the money they would find some truth. If there is nothing wrong with printing a bunch of money, why not let the press run overtime? Heck, give everyone a million dollars.

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Posted by Will on November 26, 2008 at 5:21 AM

To the Trevor genius and NIC: Didn't you know that the Central Banking system could easily run under the Treasury Department? JFK actually issued U.S. Notes without the blessings of the so-called "Fed". Did you know that? Of course you didn't. You are too busy being geniuses!

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Posted by SG on November 25, 2008 at 3:16 PM

Hey trevor. Those signs are being bid up on ebay at the time of this writing, so shaddap.

A pamphlet Constitution is all it takes...the part about money is explicit. See those fellers know a thing or two about monetary science. So simple! No skill required at all!

psssst! It was the doctor-Congressman guy with two first names from Texas that "fueled the experiment". MMMWAAAAHAAAHAHAHA

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Posted by Nic on November 24, 2008 at 3:10 PM

I am sure these geniuses somehow feel that they could barter their cardboard signs for services and create an economic system that would work better. One has to wonder what pamphlet or .org fueled this experiment in awesomeness.

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Posted by Trevor on November 24, 2008 at 1:23 PM

Grassroots brother. Good luck in your GOP takeover.

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Posted by Daniel on November 24, 2008 at 8:08 AM
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