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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 07:35 PM
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If the dollar collapses and the monetary system collapses.....
Do we just take the part that says "full faith and credit of the United States" out of the Constitution? Or do we have a Convention and write a new Constitution? And who would write the new Constitution? I will volunteer to assist. I would love to sign my "John Hancock" in big bold letters on a Constitution that would prevent such debacles from ever happening again.

One of the first articles would be to prohibit the influence of Big Business and corporations in the affairs of government. The next Constitution would be much more egalitarian than the first. There would also be a guarantee to healthcare and it would be impossible for a moronic leader to run up deficits like we now have. Equality for all would be a given.
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 07:37 PM
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1. Nah, we just leave that shit in there
and "full faith and credit" just equals shit then.
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sendero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 07:47 PM
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5. To hear Bush** tell it...
.... it already equals shit. :)
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 07:38 PM
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2. If that happens it will take time for the dust to settle
it may very well lead to a hot shooting war or plain out an armed revolt
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 07:44 PM
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3. The people will revolt
They will have nothing to fight for but the future at that point and will revolt on the government.
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murray hill farm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 07:45 PM
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4. Well...if it totally collapses...
then there are some positives, such as your mortgage and debts also collapse with the system...but then, of course...u still starve...so, probably not too many volunteers to rewrite the constitution...all will be too busy eating wild grasses and pine trees, etc and trying to just survive another day.
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 07:51 PM
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6. A lot of self-described "rugged individualists" are going to be quite
surprised what will happen to their lives when the social contract is destroyed. They really don't understand how interdependent we are on each other to make modern society work. I think their fantasy of living a frontiersman existance is going to be quite a shocker if it becomes real.
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CountAllVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 08:07 PM
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7. fantasty lives
So many are living them. And they dream of living elsewhere where they have to pay no taxes, etc.

When will they finally awaken? I'd think the day they can no longer pay their bills.

A real shocker alright! I hope they wake the fuck up fast.

:kick:

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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 09:05 PM
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8. bad news because some white separatist groups already use script for $
it could become more widespread and loosen civil controls on the populus who depend on national currencies to exchange goods and services.
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PeaceProgProsp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 09:07 PM
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9. Why would we stop giving full faith and credit to judgments of other state
courts?
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Zynx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-11-05 09:09 PM
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10. Don't worry, the US monetary system is actually quite sound.
Better than most countries actually.
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