Contact the media: Urge the media to report on the Liberty Dollar!
As you will read below, Mike Johnson has resigned, which is why I am back
writing the news, your chronicle about the life and times of the Liberty
Dollar. This issue is yet another blockbuster with shocking news and
developments that nobody considered possible. It is also a call to action
for individuals and organizations that support the ideals that the Liberty
Dollar symbolizes. I urge you to not only read this Newsletter but I also
urge you to contact the newspapers, publications, and organizations that you
respect to report on the Liberty Dollar. Very quickly, we need to build a
broader base to take action in support of the Liberty Dollar. Without
meaningful action the Liberty Dollar could become extinct in a short period
of time...
IMPORTANT...THIS JUST IN: Help...a few self-described experts, working
through Wikipedia, are at it again. This time they’ve added a Pros and Cons
section on the Liberty Dollar. While this Wikipedia article is more accurate
than earlier versions, it still needs to be updated. Please take a moment
and post a quick comment (hopefully to the “Pro” section!) at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Dollar#Pros_.26_Cons_of_Liberty_Dollars.
Thank you for your continued support, one dollar at a time. Now the BIG
news...
WAIT: I forgot to mention the upcoming Liberty Dollar University-12 in
San Jose from January 10 - 13. If you want to find out what is going on and
influence the direction of the Liberty Dollar... you have to come to LDU-12!
Call the office now for a reservation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. Liberty Dollar Faces Extinction
2. Mike Johnson Resigns
3. Treasury Letters
4. Bernard’s “Second Law of Money”
5. New Vanity Number: 888.LIB.DOLLAR
6. Hawaii Dala Announced
7. Signs and Shirts by Jeff
8. Letter / Article to the Editor
9. Success Story / Incident of the Month
10. Question of the Month
11. Liberty Associate of the Month
12. Quote of the Month
1. Liberty Dollar Faces Extinction
The Liberty Dollar is now under attack from…our bank. On Monday, November
20, the Evansville office received a certified letter from our bank, Old
National Bank, which said: “Please be advised that if you do not close the
Account within 15 days of the date of this letter (11.16.06), Old National
Bank will exercise its right to close the Account.”
Had we bounced checks? Nope, not a one. Were we a difficult customer?
Definitely not. Had we done anything to warrant the bank to close our
account? No, but obviously something upset the banking powers to be. The VP
for Bank Security, who ordered the letter, told us that they had
investigated our business and said that the “nature of our business” was too
risky for them. Of course the bank’s action is clearly the result of someone
calling the bank and telling them to close our account. Probably the same
person who told the US Mint to issue their warning. The same person who told
CBS Lies (not worthy of “News”) to do their dirty work. The same person who
urged the Washington Post to write their propaganda to kill the Liberty
Dollar idea. The same morally corrupt person who might even be reading this
Newsletter.
The Liberty Dollar is clearly under siege. Quite simply, without a bank
account and merchant card services, it is all but impossible to do business
in this day and age. We face the real possibility that the Liberty Dollar
could die... and put all the ideals it stands for at risk! A very sobering
thought I dare say.
Does this alarm you? I hope! It should alarm you that the government can
single out a business without any past criminal history, indictment, or even
criminal intent and instruct its bank to close its account! As you can note
in Article #3 below, the US Mint does acknowledge that the gold and silver
paper certificates are 100% legal. So if one form of the Liberty Dollar
currency is legal, what’s wrong with the gold and silver that backs it up? I
hope this latest bank development signals you that we need to find a much
broader base of support for the Liberty Dollar. It should alarm you enough
to take action. I am urging you to contact your newspaper, the organizations
you respect, publications you subscribe to, and any public forums to
investigate and report on the Liberty Dollar. We need to develop more
awareness about the Liberty Dollar, and we need to do it very quickly. Up to
this point the silence from our side regarding the government’s attack on
the Liberty Dollar has been deafening. That needs to be corrected.
2. Mike Johnson Resigns
It is with shock and disappointment that I must inform you that Mike
Johnson has resigned, telling me he was too “concerned” to be the Executive
Director. So now I have to add ”courage” to my list of requirements for an
Executive Director. Of course this experience cost us a lot of money as we
invested in Mike with the idea that he would generate more volume, but that
was not the case. In fact, we have very little for his 2-1/2 months on the
job. We wish Mike well and are now accepting applications for a new
“courageous” Executive Director, please.
3. Treasury Letters
The bank action and Mike’s departure is not all... “threatening” letters
have been received via certified mail by all the RCOs and myself from Daniel
P. Shaver, chief counsel for the US Mint. The “Treasury Letter” re-hashed
the Mint’s warning and informed all of us that the Department of Justice has
determined that the Liberty Dollar is illegal as per 18 USC Section 486. Of
course, that is grossly erroneous as 486 only pertains to passing or
uttering an item of gold or silver as government “coin” “legal tender” or
“current money.” The Liberty Dollar has never been passed or uttered as
government money and they should know that, hence the use of the propaganda
machine to extinguish the Liberty Dollar. I think the government is afraid
to take the Liberty Dollar to court because they know the law and know that
they cannot get a conviction.
We also received a copy of a two-page letter in reply to Congressman
Hostettler’s inquiry to the US Mint. This “Treasury Letter” signed by none
other than Mr. Edmund C. Moy, the new Director of the US Mint, simply
re-hashed the Mint’s original warning with a twist. To Mr. Moy’s credit, he
acknowledged that, “...paper gold and silver certificates do not appear to
be covered by this proscription [486].” Thank you, Mr. Moy, now if you would
just please read 486, you would discover that it only applies to
counterfeiting and does not apply to the privately issued Gold and Silver
Libertys. And as a further extension, 486 does not apply to digital
currencies like
eLibertyDollar.com,
GoldMoney.com or
e-gold.com.
For a thorough review of 486 and why it does not apply to the Liberty
Dollar, please read our Disclaimer(s) and David Rostcheck’s 42-page report
at:
http://www.libertydollar.org/ld/faqs/disclaimer.htm
4. Bernard’s “Second Law of Money”
All this propaganda, Mike’s departure, Treasury Letters, and banking
problems have given rise to Bernard's Second Law of Money: “Any government
action that purports to prohibit an American citizen from using a piece of
gold or silver (or, for that matter, anything) in voluntary barter
transactions between consulting adults is preposterous, antagonistic to a
free market, and totally without legal merit.”
The bottom line is that we are not deterred. Like the old German saying,
“That which does not kill you – makes you stronger,” the Liberty Dollar is
not going away. What else am I to do? Return to lying on the beach in Hawaii
and drinking Mai Tais all day? Well, that may not be so bad... but I still
feel the country is worth saving from the evils of fiat government money and
hope you still agree. Right now the Liberty Dollar needs your help! Where
are the patriotic organizations on this issue? Where are the great free
market economists of our time? Where is academia? Where are the churches on
the issue of honest weights and measures? Where is the community that
supports individual rights? Where is the hard money community? Where is the
gold and silver community? Where is the Mogambo Guru when we really need
him?!
I strongly feel that this is the time that we must take a stand;
otherwise the government may be emboldened to move against gold and silver
and damn us to their depreciating money until it is too late for our country
- and the ideals it once stood for - to survive. I remain steadfastly
optimistic that all this will turn out to be an opportunity as yet
unseen.... if you take a stand for the right to use gold and silver as
money. Again, I strongly urge you to contact your newspapers, organizations,
publications, post to email lists, and any forums and urge them to
investigate and report on the Liberty Dollar. We need to get the Liberty
Dollar published. We need to develop much more awareness about the Liberty
Dollar and we need to do it very quickly. Please take action. Do something!
5. New Vanity Number: 888.LIB.DOLLAR
Seems like no shortage of problems this past month. Even renting our
vanity phone number 800.NEW.DOLLAR became a problem. So we bought our own
number: 888.LIB.DOLLAR. Please change the number on your site or wherever it
is used to the new number. And God help anyone who rents the old number...
as it is on thousands of Silver Libertys and they are not going to change
any time soon. The 888.421.6181 on all the paper currency is still
working... and the local number: 812.473.5250 is also working.
6. Hawaii Dala Announced
So what do I do in my spare time? Recently when I had a couple of days, I
went to Hawaii for the weekend and launched a Hawaiian version of the
Liberty Dollar.
Announcing the new 2007 Hawaii Dala featuring King Kamehameha on the
obverse with a Face Value of $20 so if you are inclined, you can actually
use it as voluntary kala because one Hawaiian Dala is equal to one US
dollar. Check out the photos:
http://www.libertydollar.org/press-kit/images/fullsize/2007HawaiiDalaKamObv.jpg
http://www.libertydollar.org/press-kit/images/fullsize/2007HawaiiDalaRev.jpg
What is to come? A lot! The six historic mega designs I did for the 30th
anniversary for the old Royal Hawaiian Mint in 2004 will be issued in
three sizes for a total of 18 issues. One design per size per month. The six
designs are: Kamehameha, Liliuokalani, Kalakaua, Kaiulani, Warrior, and
Discovers. The three sizes at the current $20 Silver Base will be: one ounce
$20 Hawaii Dala, a half ounce $10 Hapalua Dala, and a quarter ounce $5
Hapaha Dala. All in .999 fine silver.
I
n addition to each of these 18 silver Dala issues, a minimum of
100 of each issue will be hallmarked with a micro hand stamp with the
outline of the Hawaiian Island to denote First Day of Issue. And an
additional minimum of 100 will also be hand numbered 001 to 100 with the FDI
hallmark. Both of these Limited Issues will be available at a premium to
Face Value and market priced.
If you wish to order a hallmarked or numbered Hawaii Dala, please contact
me directly via email.
7. Signs and Shirts by Jeff
A lot of people have done a lot of development for the Liberty Dollar.
But none have more than the amazing Jeff Kotchounian our favorite RCO in
Michigan . Here is a list of the 12” X 18” Liberty Dollar signs made with
HammerMill 100 lb paper, Laminated with 5 mil plastic. There are one sided
and two sided signs.
1. Sign with "Toll Free Number" at the bottom. $2.00 each
2. Sign with "Available Here" at the bottom. $2.00 each
3. Sign with "Accepted Here!" at the bottom. $2.00 each
4. Sign with "Accepted Here!" on both sides. $3.00 each
5. Sign with “Accepted Here!” on one side
AND the Toll Free Number on the other. $3.00
Please note that the new signs have the 2006 dated Gold Liberty.
Jeff can put gromments on the signs for .25 each and has suction cups to
hang the signs from the grommets for .40 each. Jeff also has a ton of
t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, mouse pads, Liberty Dollar holders, signs,
banners and many other custom Liberty Dollar items. I encourage you to visit
his web site at:
http://www.chooney.com/liberty/productpage.html
and contact him via email at
chooney@cardina.net.
8. Letter / Article to the Editor
I am deeply indebted to Kevin Innes, our notable RCO in Asheville and RCO
Executive Committee member for this reminder about FEAR.
Fear is also a Weapon
This is a period in human history when, once again, public perception of
reality is manipulated. The acronym: "F.E.A.R: False Evidence Appearing
Real" is a useful reminder to check yourself in case fear wells up inside
you. Those in power are
very adept at using fear to keep us all in check and NOT do the things that
need to be done to pull us out of this morass.
Information is exaggerated, distorted, concocted and processed for
maximum effect: domination and profit. Each of us has a choice to either
succumb or rise about those fears. Which do you choose? Controlling the flow
and intensity of information/misinformation about what new fear we should
have is the main weapon of those who want power over you. Yes, there are
horrible things happening to many people around the world and in your
neighborhood but what about the countless acts of courage, generosity and
care expressed by countless people and movements that are igniting people to
action as a result and doing the work that is inspiring countless others to
take action for our planet? We don’t hear about that, as much do we? When
what you fear is confronted with both feet on the ground - face to face – in
broad daylight - you realize the folly of that emotion. It is
self-destructive! You realize that Fear inhibits the taking of actions that
would allay that fear, for example, to find out if the facts are even
accurate; to find out if the power that threatens you is fearful itself. You
will find out that the indomitable spirit within you is more powerful than
that which you (used to) fear.
The ability to create anything but 100% backed money is at the very core
of their power. Now is the time to be bolder and smarter in our actions to
establish integrity in the financial arena. It is time to shake off the
shackles of self-doubt and come forward, with all our little imperfections,
and be brutally honest with ourselves and with others and admit that we
don’t have all the answers but we have the will to keep working tirelessly
and in a united way to develop better solutions for a better future. Great
leaders have the humility to admit and learn from their mistakes and move
forward - hopefully a little wiser and more effective. The Liberty Dollar is
a great opportunity for you to establish yourself as the great person you
intended to be in this brief period that you have walked this planet. So
onwards – without F.E.A.R! It’s a great time to be alive!
Kevin Innes/RCO can be reached at
kevin@ashevillelibertydollar.com
Please send in your letter or comments for publication to:
info@LibertyDollar.org
9. Success Story / Incident of the Month
There are no incidents to report so we have this great Success Story:
Dear Liberty Dollar...
First we went to Wal-Mart...
We just received our Associate Kit with our first Liberty Dollars, and we
set out today to spend them locally. We had $40.00 in Liberty Certificates,
and two $20.00 Silver Libertys. First we went to Wal-Mart, and made a
purchase for $47.75. I gave the young, male checker $40.00 in Liberty
Certificates, and $7.75 in Federal Reserve Notes. He looked at the Liberty
Certificates and asked if they were traveler’s checks. I replied, “No, they
are Libertys.” He said “Do I need to check something?” and I said, “What
would you like to check?” He went to check with a manager. He was gone a
long time! The line of shoppers behind us got longer while we waited. We
watched him show the certificates to a CSM (the first line of management),
and then the CSM went to the Customer Service counter. We were wondering if
they were calling the police!
Finally, a CSM came to get our cart, and took us to the Customer Service
counter. Four women cashiers had gathered there, and a male Assistant
Manager. The women all said they had never seen them before, exclaimed how
pretty the certificates were and asked us where we got them (I said we got
them from NORFED, and the web address is on the certificate). The man was
digging in his wallet for $40.00. He hadn’t said a word to us. He gave the
cashier $40.00 in Frauds and he took the Silver Certificates. The cashier
told me that he wanted them to give to his grandchildren.
Then my husband Alex took a $20 Silver Liberty out of his pocket and
dropped it on the counter where the silver rang out. He said to the
Assistant Manager, “Maybe you would rather have silver.” The guy’s eyes
bugged out! He said he would be right back. We think he went to borrow $20
from a friend! He came back and bought the $20 Liberty from us. We then
explained to him what it was all about, and told him how he could be an
Associate and make money like we just did. Alex also explained how Wal-mart
could make a profit with Libertys if they signed up to be a Liberty
Merchant. He took our brochure (with our contact information on it) and said
he would check it out. One of the cashiers asked for NORFED’s phone number
(we gave her a business card) in case Wal-Mart gets more Libertys.
We then went to the health food store where we spent $20.27. I did the
drop and gave the young checker our last $20 Silver Liberty and waited. The
owner of the store was 10 feet away, helping another customer. The young
woman looked at it, hesitated just a moment, and said, “Where is the 27
cents?” I fumbled and gave it to her, and we left without saying anything to
the owner. We shop there often so as soon as our next order of Libertys
arrives in about a week, we’ll go back to the store and talk to the health
food storeowner about becoming a Liberty Merchant.
My heart was pounding a little at first, but we had a great, fun time and
can’t wait to go shopping with Libertys again!
Alex and Jan Salsbery
Susanville Liberty Associate
10. Question of the Month
QUESTION: I have been all through your site... and I see that the
government has said that the Liberty Dollar is legal many times. Why have
they changed their tune?
ANSWER: Good question! Some people think it was because of our “in your
face” Press Conference on August 9, right in front of the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York in Lower Manhattan. Other people think it was just the fact
that we have grown big enough to be noticed. And still others think it is
because the gold and silver market is getting ready to blast off and the
government may want to try and control it.... and can’t with people using
Liberty Dollar free and easy as it is now. “Why” is anybody’s guess. The
main point is that why does not matter. What matters most is that the
Liberty Dollar IS legal and you should exercise your right to protect your
money as best you can... and certainly the Liberty Dollar is ideal because
you can get it at a discount and use it at a profit... so you can grow your
money back to total value... just like it could happen for the country at
large.
11. Liberty Associate of the Month
What the hell are you?! Maybe you are a Republican? If so, wake up! As we
are a long way from any “Republican” ideal. How about a Democrat? No
difference for the well informed, as it is common knowledge that both
organizations are controlled by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Hence the saying that it does not matter who you vote for – you get the same
old government. Frankly, I would not be one of these damn titles if my life
depended on it. And ditto for our very noteworthy Liberty Associate of the
Month. Since way back to September 12, 1995 , around the time of the birth
of the popular Internet, this outstanding Associate has been preaching
“Constitutionalism.” And I could not agree with him more. For that reason
and a thousand more reasons, like he has a Liberty Dollar banner and link on
his home page (as hopefully we all do), I am very proud to acknowledge Jon
Roland as the Liberty Associate of the Month.
Jon defines "constitutionalism" as a commitment to strict enforcement of
a written constitution of government as it was originally understood by its
framers and ratifiers, then its opposite is the doctrine and practice of
"legal realism," which holds that the "law" is whatever judges do or can be
expected to do, whose main tenet is the doctrine of stare decisis
as presently practiced, and which is fundamentally in conflict with
adherence to a written constitution.
Over 1,000 web sites from around the world (sites like George Mason
University and the US Department of State) currently link to Jon’s web site:
www.constitution.org. And when I visited it
recently there had been over 1.6 MILLION unique visitors! Please support
Jon’s effort. Visit his site and send some eLibertyDollars to
jon.roland@constitution.org.
Congratulations Jon! It is wonderfully good Americans like you who make
the Liberty Dollar great. Thank you for helping return America to value –
one dollar at a time.
12. Quote of the Month
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty
." Thomas Jefferson
Closing Remarks:
As we edge up to 2007, I wonder what the New Year will bring? 2006 has
certainly been a hell of a year. As many of us know, it has not been a
simple task to introduce a new value based currency and save America before
its debt-ridden economy self-destructs. I am sure there some amazing things
to come and will hopefully provide yet unseen opportunity.
Many thanks to all the Liberty Associates, Merchants, and RCOs for your
continued support. For it is only by banding together and adopting a free
and independent currency which provides us with “just weights and measures”
will we be able to throw off the yoke of a manipulated monetary system and
generate a peaceful and prosperous society.
Thank you again for all your efforts to return America to value – one
dollar at a time!
And last but certainly not least, I wish you and your family a very Merry
Christmas!
Bernard von NotHaus
Monetary Architect/Editor
Editor@LibertyDollar.org
www.LibertyDollar.org
888.LIB.DOLLAR
888.421.6181
History of Banking Fraud:
The Coming Battle
By M. W. WALBERT
The Coming Battle
documents from Congressional records, newspaper reports and writings by
the founding fathers and others a chronology of events long forgotten that
shaped our fledgling nation from 1776 to 1899. Read about the manipulation
of our money and its supply, the intentional creation of recessions,
depressions and panics, manipulation of the stock markets, and the
demonetization of silver.
Secrets of the Federal Reserve
