Members of the New Hampshire General Court are seeking to enact legislation helping restore sound money and enforce the U.S. Constitution’s monetary provisions.
House Bill 1674 (HB 1674) is sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon (R-Hillsborough), four other representatives, and one senator. Meanwhile, House Bill 1246 (HB 1246) is sponsored by Representative Michael Granger (R-Strafford) and three other representatives.
If enacted, HB 1674 would officially recognize specie (including gold and silver) as legal tender — thus bringing New Hampshire closer to constitutional compliance and treating gold and silver as money. Furthermore, HB 1674 includes provisions that would allow non-U.S.-minted gold and silver coins to be recognized as legal tender, further weakening Fed control.
HB 1246 would allow employers to pay employees with gold and silver, a major step toward accepting the use of gold and silver as currency.
HB 1674 and HB 1246 are a great first step toward enforcing the Constitution’s monetary provisions. Article I, Section 10, of the U.S. Constitution plainly states that “No State shall…make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.” It’s long overdue that states begin to enforce this provision once again.
Additionally, these bills are an important step toward nullifying the unconstitutional Federal Reserve, which has a monopoly on money, and also reducing New Hampshire’s financial dependence on the federal government. It will also help New Hampshire avoid the federal government’s planned “Central Bank Digital Currencies,” which severely threaten privacy and individual freedom.
Article VI of the U.S. Constitution obligates state officials to uphold the Constitution and nullify all laws not “made in Pursuance” of it. Officials at all levels of government must push back against the federal government’s many unconstitutional laws and agencies, and robustly enforce the Constitution and only those laws “made in Pursuance thereof.” HB 1674 and HB 1246 are excellent models for other states to follow.
Urge your state representative and senator to support HB 1674 and HB 1246 and to fully restore sound money in New Hampshire.
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