James Madison vs a Central Bank Digital Currency

States and individuals can stop a CBDC. It’s going to take hard work - and good strategy. The latter, we’ve got from the “father of the Constitution” - who gave us a four-step blueprint to stop federal programs without relying on the federal government to magically limit its own power.

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Maine Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Create State Bank That Would Issue Gold-Backed Transactional Currency

a Maine committee held a hearing on a bill that would establish a state-chartered bank outside of the federal banking system authorized to issue transactional currency 100 percent backed by gold coins and bullion minted by the bank.

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Delaware Bill Would Restrict Geofence Location Tracking and Reverse Keyword Searches

The legislation would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies and courts from requesting, issuing, or enforcing reverse-location court orders, reverse-keyword court orders, reverse-location requests, and reverse-keyword requests.

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Alaska House Passes Bill to Treat Gold and Silver as Money

the Alaska House passed a bill that would make gold and silver legal tender in the state, treating them as money, rather than mere investment vehicles.

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Alabama Bill Would Ban Use of a CBDC as Money in the State

A bill introduced in the Alabama House would explicitly exclude a CBDC from the definition of money in Alabama, effectively banning its use as such in the state.

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Signed as Law: Indiana Bans use of a CBDC as Money in the State

The law makes a number of changes to Indiana's Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) including explicitly excluding a CBDC from the definition of money in Indiana, effectively banning its use as such in the state.

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South Carolina Senate Committee Passes Permitless Carry Bill

The legislation would allow adults legally allowed to own a firearm to carry a weapon concealed or openly without a state-issued permit. Currently, South Carolina gun owners must first attend training through a certified South Carolina CWP instructor before they can get a permit.

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Texas House Committee Passes Bill to Expand Right to Try Act

The passage of SB773 would expand that to enable patients suffering from chronic diseases, rather than just terminal, to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA.

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The National Debt is a National Calamity

Supporters of the monster state want you to believe that unless the “debt ceiling” is raised - yet again - we’ll have absolute chaos. But the truth is, it’s actually the other way around.

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