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Business/Finance See other Business/Finance Articles Title: Liberty Dollar News LIBERTY DOLLAR NEWS: December 2014 Vol. 16 No. 12 LDN: Update on BVNH Sentencing Etc. Dear Liberty Dollar Supporters! Table of Contents: 1. Update on BVNH Sentencing 2. Civil Asset Forfeiture 3. Gold Standard News 4. U.S. Personal Freedom Ranking Slips 5. U.S. Not One of the Top 10 Freest Counties 6. U.S. National Debt Officially Hit $18 Trillion 7. U.S. New Enemy: Russia 8. McDonalds Implodes 9. Gun Rights 10. Cannabis Corner 1. Update on BVNH Sentencing In addition to Judge Voorhees' strongly worded 47 page Memorandum & Court Order of November 10, 2014 that denied Bernard von NotHaus' Motion for Acquittal and scheduled his sentencing hearing for December 2, 2014, Judge Voorhees also issued a second Memorandum & Court Order on the evening of December 1, 2014 - just the night before the Sentencing Hearing in Statesville, NC. The tone of the 39 page December 1, 2014 Memorandum & Order is best described by the first sentence in the first footnote on the first page: "The manner in which the Government has addressed these issues does not inspire confidence." In that historic M&O, Judge Voorhees outlined what is forfeited, what is forfeitable but not yet forfeited and ordered the returned of my mother's silver. This was a very telling document on the eve of my sentencing. And the mere fact that some silver has been returned is astounding as VERY RARELY is any seized property ever returned so quickly by this !@#$#@! Government. Even more telling was the Statement of Reason (SOR) filed by Judge Voorhees that explained the facts justifying a sentence outside the advisory guideline system: "The Court looked at all of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors when determining the appropriate sentence and found that this case is one that presents a compelling case for a downward variance." Judge Voorhees then detailed these nine reasons! 1) The Court noted that this case is a non-typical, non-garden variety, non-heartland case. 2) The Court noted that in this "counterfeit" case, unlike the usual counterfeit case, the coins and warehouse receipts were not identical to U.S. coins or currency. 3) There was no loss nor restitution in this case and these factors go toward the history and characteristics of the Defendant and the degree of culpability. 4) The seriousness of this offense was not as great as the government portrayed. 5) In this case, incarceration would promote disrespect for the law rather than respect and a sentence of imprisonment would be unjust. The Defendant's intent was not to undermine U.S. currency. 6) The Court also noted that three codefendants were essentially given a pass, charges dismissed, which leans toward reduced culpability for the defendant even though he was a leader, these codefendants were still associates. 7) There was no motive on the Defendant's part to gain wealth as a result of this scheme or program. 8) The Defendant was attempting to promote his ideas regarding a value-based currency. 9) The Court also cited a number of personal characteristics, including the Defendant's age; his medical condition(s); his long history of gainful employment; the close support of his family; no prior criminal history points; and the fact that the program/scheme was conducted entirely in the "open" (on websites, published books, etc.). All these reasons make one wonder, why was BVNH sentenced at all. That's sample. Once convicted by a jury, the defendant must be sentenced even if a Judge knows the defendant is not guilty. Given all considerations, I think I got the minimum sentence that Judge Voorhees thought the DOJ would not appeal. He was right. The time for the DOJ to appeal has expired. Click HERE to read the complete SOR. If any of your Liberty Dollar property was seized, the December 1, M&O is a must read. And while there is no guarantee that all the wrongfully seized property will be returned or that your property in particular will be returned, the best news to date is that some property has been actually returned and Judge Voorhees is willing to hear claimants demand for their property. PLEASE NOTE: The Court has specifically asked that claimants DO NOT contact the Court. Future issues of the LDN will contain info regarding the structure, schedule and how you can recover your wrongfully seized property. What do you think the odds are that on the day of my sentencing that the Wall Street Journal would feature my case? Amazingly, the WSJ published an editorial on December 2, 2014 by Seth Lipsky, editor of the New York Sun: A Monetary Gadfly in an Age of Fiat Money that supports my case for sound money. And that editorial was followed the next day with Seth Lipsky's excellent article "Beyond Bernard von NotHaus" in the New York Sun. Both articles are very well written, excellent works and should be of interest to your local news sources. online.wsj.com/articles/s...-of-fiat-money-1417478381 www.nysun.com/editorials/...ernard-von-nothaus/88958/ Many other articles have appeared across America, including an excellent article by George Leef in Forbes: Protecting Us From A 'Terrorist' Who Made Pure Silver Coins: The Bernard von NotHaus Case Other articles include: Federal judge sentences Liberty Dollar creator Dec. 2 to probation for 2011 conviction What To Do With the Silver Dollar Rebel? Liberty Dollar Creator Receives Lenient Sentence; Silver Returned Momentary Sanity in the Legal System Bernard von NotHaus Sentenced Liberty Dollar Founder von NotHaus Sentenced to House Arrest for Counterfeiting A huge thanks for your support and taking a moral and monetary stand for a value based currency with the Liberty Dollar. I have always bristled when any interviewer would frame a questions by saying, "You tried…" Bullshit! We never "tried" to do anything. We damn well DID IT! The Liberty Dollar organization produced, operated and popularized the most successful private value based gold and silver currency since the founding of our great American republic. I am greatly honored by your support and what we did. Thank you for all that you DID! I wish to express a very special thanks to Noell Tin, Fred Williams and Tom Ashcraft, the very competent and dedicated team of attorneys who represented me at the Sentencing Hearing and to GATA for their outstanding support and numerous posts including Seth Lipsky's WSJ. 2. Civil Asset Forfeiture Please note this fine article regarding civil asset forfeiture: The Final Stage Of Collapse Of Empire 3. Gold Standard News Several recent articles show encouraging signs that the census is building for a new gold standard. One of the best articles is: The Intellectual Foundation for Monetary Reform is Falling Into Place by Nathan Lewis for Forbes. Two articles regarding gold as a currency are: Gold - The Second Best Performing Currency Of 2014. And a second article regarding Gold in 2014. Krugman's Tea Party? Enact Gold Standard To Protect Financial System Steve Forbes: Return to Gold Standard Would Give Dollar 'Stable Value' Economic Adviser Benko: Gold Standard Would 'Unleash Tsunami of Prosperity' In closing: Paul J. Tillich Professor of Theology and Culture, Emeritus Union Theological Seminary; wrote Thinking About Money, that states: "If the United States were to return to the gold standard, it would simply reduce the money supply, since the amount of gold in the world is finite." "Thinking" is questionable as I am sick and tired of hearing such utter total bullshit! The country or even the world's "money supply" has nothing to do with the "amount of gold" in existence or in the vault. It is the market value of gold not its quantity of gold that determines the money supply. In prosperous times, there is more demand so the value is higher. In tough times there is less demand so the value is lower such as today. KISS!! Keep it simply stupid! 4. U.S. personal freedom ranking slips Under Obummer, U.S. personal freedom ranking slips 5. U.S. Not One of the Top 10 Freest Counties America Drops Out of the Top 10 Economically Freest Countries "Countries achieving higher levels of economic freedom consistently and measurably outperform others in economic growth, long-term prosperity and social progress," Miller writes. "Those losing freedom, on the other hand, risk economic stagnation, high unemployment and deteriorating social conditions." If you live in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia or Switzerland, the answer is yes. If you live in Zimbabwe, Cuba or North Korea, then no. And if you live in the United States, your economic freedom is slipping away - with dire consequences. 6. U.S. National Debt Has Officially Hit $18 Trillion HOLY SH*T: U.S. National Debt Has Officially Hit $18 Trillion 7. U.S. New Enemy: Russia U.S. Is Creating A New Enemy: Russia 8. McDonalds Implodes McDonalds Implodes, Reports Worst US Sales In Over A Decade 9. Gun Rights Support for gun rights at highest point in two decades. Murder by guns are at the lowest. 10. Cannabis Corner Want to reduce violence? End the war on drugs! The Year In Review: NORML's Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy Closing Remarks: The news makes one wonder if there is anything right about our once great country. With the government so entrenched with spying on every citizen, every country and fermenting wars too numerous to count, it is very discouraging that there appears to be little hope for the future. At such a time, it is good to reflect back on the Liberty Dollar slogan: Change the Money / Change the Country. Many thanks for your continued support. For it is only by banding together and adopting a free and independent currency that provides us with "just weights and measures" that we will be able to throw off the yoke of a manipulated monetary/tax system and generate a peaceful and prosperous society. Thank you for your efforts to return America to value - one Liberty Dollar at a time! Bernard von NotHaus Monetary Architect/Editor Editor@LibertyDollar.org Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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