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The same source observes that this wasn't an attempt by the federal government to quash a rebellious ideology, because the people who started [[Ithaca Hours]] "were "a bunch of DFHs" ("Dirty F---ing Hippies") with the usual range of dissident ideas and protestful speech, but they have never gotten in any trouble because they did it right." | The same source observes that this wasn't an attempt by the federal government to quash a rebellious ideology, because the people who started [[Ithaca Hours]] "were "a bunch of DFHs" ("Dirty F---ing Hippies") with the usual range of dissident ideas and protestful speech, but they have never gotten in any trouble because they did it right." | ||
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| + | Another commenter on the same blog post [http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2011/03/journal-alternative-currencies.html#comment-6a00d83451576d69e20147e3c7fd16970b adds] that<blockquote>the idea of the Liberty Dollar was to be in the face of the Federal Reserve System and get the law repealed. One way to do that is to 'violate the law' - and that is what Benard did.</blockquote>If true, this would explain both the decision to mint coins and why the warnings were ignored. | ||
The charge of issuing private coinage seems more clear-cut, although it's not clear why there would be a law against private coinage ([http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/486.html USC 18 §486]) and not one against private paper currency, or private currency in general. | The charge of issuing private coinage seems more clear-cut, although it's not clear why there would be a law against private coinage ([http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/486.html USC 18 §486]) and not one against private paper currency, or private currency in general. | ||
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