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This Isn’t the Country I Thought it Was

September 15, 2011 in United States

The next topics in Congressman Traficant’s 1993 speech were currency and the Federal Reserve.

Gold and silver were such a powerful money during the founding of the united states of America, that the founding fathers declared that only gold or silver coins can be “money” in America. Since gold and silver coinage were heavy and inconvenient for a lot of transactions, they were stored in banks and a claim check was issued as a money substitute. People traded their coupons as money, or “currency.” Currency is not money, but a money substitute. Redeemable currency must promise to pay a dollar equivalent in gold or silver money. Federal Reserve Notes (FRNs) make no such promises, and are not “money.” A Federal Reserve Note is a debt obligation of the federal United States government, not “money?” The federal United States government and the U.S. Congress were not and have never been authorized by the Constitution for the united states of America to issue currency of any kind, but only lawful money, -gold and silver coin.

For the first time, I understood why dollars are not money. I realized changing the Dollar Billgovernment structure to a democracy effectively voided at least part of the United States Constitution. It took government’s responsibility to issue money and transferred it to the Federal Reserve to create currency, an exchange system built on debt. (I explore the possibility that this system is being used to create a new definition of wealth in the Finance section of this website.)

From there, Traficant went on to elaborate about the dangers of substitute money and to question the legality of the Federal Reserve. Rather than continue to evaluate his speech, I’ll let you do that if you want by using this link.

My purpose is to respond to news and life from a peaceful perspective so let’s look at how to respond to this information peacefully.

The first steps to responding in a peaceful manner to anything is to understand it. Here are the items discussed in the speech:

  • The United States Federal Government went bankrupt in 1933.
  • This bankruptcy is managed by international bankers.
  • The Federal Reserve is managed by the same bankers.
  • The reorganization voided at least part of the Constitution.

During my research on this topic, I discovered that Traficant may not have had all the facts. Apparently, there are two governments: a Republic and a Democracy. This dualistic system produces confusion at many levels and allows those with legal expertise to manipulate the system to accomplish personal agendas.

This is the country I live in today. How can we respond peacefully to this situation? Leave your thoughts below.

FOOTNOTE – By the way, I realize that some may deny that Traficant made this speech. Others may say he made the speech and his statements are inaccurate. After all, something isn’t true just because something was said “on the record” by a politician. My research shows that he made the speech and it is accurate. If you have additional information that shows otherwise, I would welcome the opportunity to review it.

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How Government Theft Became Legal

September 10, 2011 in World

I have been using this section of the website to write about how a perspective of duality has led to government’s seizure of personal possessions through the active enforcement of law without judicial process. Some people would call this “theft.”

As I said previously, when government files paperwork regarding the theft, this makes it legal. I have observed that this is how things work. However, I didn’t know why it worked this way so I did some research. I was surprised at what I learned; and a little confused. I’m writing this article to help me understand.

(Since I live in the United States, this article discusses how this applies in this country. This has similar application in countries throughout the world, especially as the United States practices its policy of nation-building. In addition, it applies to those governments who have, either recently or in their past, declared bankruptcy.)

Here is what I learned.

Magna CartaIf an act is legal, that doesn’t mean it is lawful. Law is based on Common Law and, in current history, is traced back to the Magna Carta, also known as “The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, and of the Liberties of the Forest.” The Magna Carta was one of the sources of the United States Constitution. Modern day principles of fairness, property ownership, and individual rights are built upon the Magna Carta. I call this “lawful.”

Legalities are based on the tricks of the legal system. These include regulations regarding corporations, trusts, and bankruptcy. In addition, judicial code that contradicts principles of Common Law falls into this category. In this article, I call this “legal.”

Government uses legalities when it steals individual property. From the lawful point of view, this is theft. From the legal point of view, this is the procuring of resources that are already in government control. Government, as trustee of government bankruptcy, is managing the assets of the trust to meet their obligations with the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Money Fund. In the United States, this is done via the Federal Reserve. (See the United States Section of this website for more information.)

This legal game playing makes it difficult for the average person to understand what it taking place. We observe things that don’t make sense to us because we view things from the perspective of Common Law. What we don’t understand and I believe we must understand if we are to have Peace of Mind, is that governments no longer operate by Common Law. They operate by an evolving, complex legal system.

Before we complain about this polarization, it is important to realize that we have created this situation for ourselves. It is something we believe we need to move our world to the next stage of development.

In effect, this polarization and perspective of duality creates the give and take necessary to bring us to unity. This is normal. After all, if we experience everything as unified, then nothing can be experienced as unified because we will not know the contrasting idea of duality. Said another way, the duality exists as a canvas to display the paint of unity.

Now that we recognize this challenge of the lawful system versus the legal system, I wonder if there is a better way. Do we need to take apart the legal system and go back to a lawful system? Do we need to do away with both systems and start from scratch? Is there another solution? Feel free to leave your ideas below.

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Republic or Democracy or Both

September 9, 2011 in United States

This article continues a review of Congressman Traficant’s 1993 speech, made on the floor of the United States Congress.

“The receivers of the United States Bankruptcy are the International Bankers, via the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. All United States Offices, Officials, and Departments are now operating within a de facto status in name only under Emergency War Powers. With the Constitutional Republican form of Government now dissolved, the receivers of the Bankruptcy have adopted a new form of government for the United States. This new form of government is known as a Democracy, being an established Socialist/Communist order under a new governor for America. This act was instituted and established by transferring and/or placing the Office of the Secretary of Treasury to that of the Governor of the International Monetary Fund. Public Law 94-564, page 8, Section H.R. 13955 reads in part: “The U.S. Secretary of Treasury receives no compensation for representing the United States.’”

That paragraph alone answered two of my questions. Yes, the United States changed. It changed from a republic to a democracy. I thought it was a stretch for Traficant to say that Democracy was a Socialist/Communist order. Later, I discovered that Karl Marx said democracy was the first step to socialism and Vladimir Lenin said, “Democracy and Socialism are inseparable.” so maybe Traficant was accurate about that.

Republic democracy flagsIn my subsequent research, I found that some people disagree with Traficant regarding the dissolving of the “Constitutional Republican form of Government.” In fact, it appears that most, if not all, of the fifty states have an organization with the primary purpose of reestablishing that form of government. These organizations use the dissenting opinion of Justice Marshall Harlan in the Downes v. Bidwell Supreme Court ruling to prove that two national governments exist. There is the democracy that Traficant mentions and there is the Constitutional republic form of government. It wasn’t dissolved. It was abandoned.

The Republic for Arizona website lists the history. I browsed several state republic websites and discovered that those organizations intend to force the elected public officials to restore the republic form of government through something called “De Jure rule” through forming Grand Juries for that purpose.

I sighed. I suddenly felt naïve and uninformed about the actual history of the United States. I began to wonder if I should continue reading the speech. What else would I find?

I took a moment to process this information and to see if it impacts how I live my life. Can I maintain Peace of Mind while living in a country that uses legal manipulation to create confusion and promote selfish agendas?

Yes, I can. Anyone can. The reason is simple. It isn’t what happens to us that brings Peace of Mind. It is how we respond to what happens to us. With those thoughts, a weight came off my shoulders and I decided to keep looking at Traficant’s speech because I was curious to learn more.

I’ll do that in a future article.

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Debt as an Indicator of Wealth

September 8, 2011 in Finance

In my last article in this category, I asked why the world’s financial system, led by the United States hasn’t collapsed. One reader surmised that, “Maybe it is like jumping out of a tall building and it does appear one is flying and everything is just fine—until one plows into the ground.”

That is a distinct possibility. Or maybe, just maybe, something else is going on with this situation.

I am aware of many businesses that run at a loss for numerous years. Investors continue to pump funds into the business to keep it alive. This is done for several reasons including the perceived potential for success, the desire to keep the work going, and the additional cost incurred if the business failed. Many financial experts believe this is why the United States is able to continue to attract investors. I’m beginning to think there is another perspective.

This is the perspective that what we call debt is actually energy and the powers that be may see debt as wealth.

I think any person can see the energy associated with debt. The lender has the energy of acquiring an asset. The borrower has the energy of acquiring the liability plus the power of using someone else’s asset to create a better life. This better life may include building a business, buying a house, or paying a bill now instead of having to wait until payday.

The argument against increasing government debt is that it creates currency without creating wealth. Those who insist that all bills must be paid on time also believe that currency shouldn’t increase unless there is a related increase in wealth. They define wealth as hard assets such as gold, silver, and, in some cases, land. They blame inflation on the printing of money (debt notes) by the FED without a subsequent increase in wealth. They are correct in their assessment.

Federal Reserve BuildingThe Federal Reserve Bank (The FED) is NOT a government enterprise. It is a private bank. Therefore, many people believe its goal is to destroy the American economy so it can foreclose on the country and control it. This is the basis of Illuminati-related conspiracy theories. Of course, this happened in the 1930s (see the United States Section of this site) and the world didn’t end so maybe those conspiracy theorists worry too much.

On the surface, these arguments appear reasonable. However, they still don’t answer the question of, “Why doesn’t the United States financial system collapse if it has incurred debt that is too much for it to ever pay?”

Is it possible that the debt, as energy, is actually a form of wealth? It is possible that those who understand this are growing their wealth while those who don’t are being dragged kicking and screaming into this method of accumulating wealth?

I’ll explore this perspective in an upcoming article.

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Mr. Traficant Goes to Washington

September 5, 2011 in United States

James TraficantIn my search to figure out what is going on with the United States, I came across a speech made by Congressman James Traficant Jr. when he was representing Ohio in 1993. (There are literally hundreds of websites with the text of this speech. Search for “United States Congressional Record, March 17, 1993 Vol. 33, page H-1303” and take your pick of the links if you wish to read the speech for yourself.)

After I read the speech, I assumed I would be able to find something, anything, to debunk it. I actually spent most of one day looking for someone to tell me this really didn’t happen. I was sure there would be a denial from someone about it. Instead, what I discovered was that, after Mr. Traficant made the speech, the Congressman was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison. Many people believe the sentence didn’t fit the crime and that he was severely punished for having the courage to speak the truth about the United States. I don’t know about that.

I do know that his speech answers the questions I raised in the earlier article Who Are You and What Did You Do With Our Country? Before I proceed, I want to stop and explain why I believe answering these questions is important.

The primary reason we experience relationship conflict is because we don’t understand the perspective of other people. If we take the time to understand other people, we are more likely to be understood by them. In addition, when we truly understand another person’s point of view, we can better grasp why they do what they do. We may not agree with their perspective. We may not like what they do. However, the understanding is usually enough to bring Peace of Mind in that relationship. Especially, when we recognize how their viewpoint harmonizes with ours.

Mr. Traficant’s speech, made on the floor of the United States Congress in 1993, certainly helped me understand what is going on with the United States. And, it shocked me.

“Mr. Speaker, we are here now in chapter 11. Members of Congress are official trustees presiding over the greatest reorganization of any Bankrupt entity in world history, the U.S. Government.”

I wondered if this was really true. The next paragraph gave me the literal chapter and verse of the proof.

“It is an established fact that the United States Federal Government has been dissolved by the Emergency Banking Act, March 9, 1933, 48 Stat. 1, Public Law 89-719; declared by President Roosevelt, being bankrupt and insolvent. H.J.R. 192, 73rd Congress in session June 5, 1933 – Joint Resolution To Suspend The Gold Standard and Abrogate The Gold Clause dissolved the Sovereign Authority of the United States and the official capacities of all United States Governmental Offices, Officers, and Departments and is further evidence that the United States Federal Government exists today in name only.”

I thought about what that meant. The United States has been bankrupt since 1933. It had to suspend the gold standard and dissolve its sovereign authority as a condition of the bankruptcy.

This explained a lot. I wondered what the rest of the speech would explain. I’ll write about that in an upcoming article.

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