The US Constitution never granted the
federal government authority to create a central bank. The Founders, having
lived through hyperinflation themselves, understood that government should
never have a printing press at its disposal. But from the very beginning of
America’s founding, the desire for a crony central bank was strong.
In
fact, two attempts were made at creating a permanent central bank in America
prior to the creation of the Fed. Fortunately, the charter for The First Bank
was allowed to expire in 1811, and President Andrew Jackson closed down the
Second Bank in 1833.
But, unfortunately, a third
attempt was successful and the Federal Reserve was unconstitutionally created
by Congress in 1913. Americans have been living under a corrupt and immoral monetary
system ever since. The Federal Reserve is the printing press that has financed
the creation of the largest government to ever exist. Endless welfare and
endless military spending are both made possible by the Federal Reserve. The
Fed can just print the money for whatever the US establishment wants, so those
of us who long for a Constitutional and limited government have few tools at
our disposal.
Despite all the propaganda claiming
“independence,” the Fed has always been a deeply political institution. Because
the Fed is a government-created monopoly with key government-appointed
employees, its so-called “independence” is a mere fiction. However, the US
Congress created the Fed with legislation; it can also abolish the Fed with
legislation.
Last
week, the facade of Federal Reserve “independence” was dealt a severe blow.
Ironically, the person who broadcast to the world that the Fed is anything but
“independent” was ex-New York Fed President Bill Dudley. Dudley wrote that,
“Trump’s re-election arguably presents a threat to the United States’ and
global economy, and if the goal of monetary policy is to achieve the best
long-term economic outcome, the Fed’s officials should consider how their
decisions would affect the political outcome of 2020.”
The timing of Dudley’s
threats to use Fed monetary policy to affect the outcome of a US election
couldn’t come at a more striking time. After all, for more than two solid years
Americans have been bombarded with fabricated stories about Russians rigging
our elections. And yet here is a Federal Reserve official threatening to do the
same exact thing – but this time for real!
Whether
it’s the mainstream media, the CIA, the FBI, or now the Federal Reserve, more
and more Americans are waking up to the fact that there is a Deep State in
America and its interests have nothing to do with American liberty. In fact,
our liberty is what the Deep State wants to abolish.
When it comes to the Federal Reserve, I
stand firmly by my conviction that it needs to be audited and then ended as
soon as possible.
America’s Founders were not perfect.
They were human beings just as capable of error as we are. But they had a
remarkable understanding of the ideas of liberty. They understood that liberty
cannot exist with a government that has access to a printing press. Sound money
and liberty go hand-in-hand. If we want to enjoy the blessings of Liberty, we
must audit and then end the Federal Reserve!
Dr. Ron
Paul is a former member of Congress and Distinguished Counselor to the Mises
Institute.
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