they have no idea the government shut down treasury owned gold mines that were productive ages ago. they have never read the constitution either. > section 10: powers denied to the states > no state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility.
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