Feds Arrest Liberty Activists

The FBI arrested four activists who are part of the New Hampshire Liberty Dollar and Liberty Dollar organizations.

The Liberty Dollar folks have a pretty simple idea: People should be free to accept whatever form of “money” they want. I could shorten that to “people should be free” without losing a lot of meaning.

The federal government, on the other hand, believes that people should shut up and do what they are told — or go to federal prison.

Which view represents your view of what America should be?

The Liberty Dollar folks believe in a currency backed by hard assets such as gold and silver.  I am not a huge fan of metal-based currencies, but they do look awfully sensible as Obama prepares to plunge the nation into spirally hyperinflation.

The “defendants” are facing 20-45 years in federal prison — a high price to pay for their defense of freedom.

Quoting from a DOJ press release, “The indictment alleges that the purpose of NORFED is to mix Liberty Dollars into the current money of the United States, and further alleges that NORFED intends for the Liberty Dollar to be used as current money in order to limit reliance on, and to compete with,
United States currency.”

Limiting reliance on the U.S. dollar and opening up the domestic currency market to some healthy free-market competition are laudable civic goals and these four “defendants” should be applauded as upstanding citizen activists.

Read the whole story at FBI Arrests Bernard, Kevin, Sarah & Rachelle.