Just a little bit of humor regarding 'silver' and the governments ability to recognize silver and make a truthful representation of what silver really is.
Today, while mailing a package, the total bill was just a couple of dollars. I handed the clerk a $10 FRN. As she was counting out the change, I spoke softly to her and said, "Ma'am, I would prefer my change to be in silver'.She immediately reinserted the FRN's that she had in her hand and scooped out coins from the till. I looked at the coins as she was counting them and realized that they were not 'silver'. I commented to her saying "excuse me those are not silver." Her response was "yeah, I know, but they are still dollars."
I shook my head and left. At any rate, this would be a case of the the United States Postal Service further usurping the authority of the Constitution, and declaring that 'dollars' are no longer made of silver, but rather, anything that they deem to be 'dollars'. But even that declaration is consistent with the 'contracts payable in gold' declaration wherein it states "The theory of the
suit brought on contracts payable in specific chattels is that the court’s judgment is not for payment in articles in kind, but for the damages resulting to the creditor in consequences of breach of contract, and this judgment can be paid off and satisfied in whatever money the law has clothed with the attributes of legal tender." found on the first paragraph of page 4 of said document. Ironically, the federal as well as state statutes recognize 'bills of exchange' as being 'legal tender'.
Ironic. And kinda funny.
Jerry
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Originally Posted by ezrhythm
But they will take a silver bond! ;)  |
