The most powerful court in america is not the united states supreme court, but rather the supreme court of. Congress declared in hjr 192 that demanding payments in gold constitutional money or in any particular form would now be against public policy. Joint resolution to assure uniform value to the coins and currencies. The passage of house joint resolution hjr192 removed the ability of the public to pay debt with lawful money. The act impaired the obligations and considerations of contacts and declared that the notes of the federal reserve banks were legal tender for the payment of both public and private debts, and that payment in gold coin was against public policy. This executive order required all gold and gold certificates to be surrendered to the federal government by may 1, 1933.
This made it illegal to demand lawful money for the payment of debt. Before hjr 192 was passed, executive order 6102 was signed into effect by president roosevelt. The 73rd congress 19331935 passed an extraordinary burst of legislation to combat the immediate economic chaos of the great depression during president franklin d. This law was passed to do away with the gold clause in the constitution and in all public. The passage of house joint resolution hjr 192 removed the ability of the public to pay debt with lawful money. Democrats won the white house and the senate, and added to their house majority after the landslide 1932 election.
This is all based upon what is lawful money of value and hjr 192 house joint resolution 192, june 5, 1933, that none is in circulation for private use by the public. Data will be current through friday, april 10, 2020. Also frequently cited as the gold repeal joint resolution note. Chapter 192, an act to add certain lands to the cochetopa national forest in. To see a copy of house joint resolution 192 pdf hjr 192 pdf click. On june 5th, 1933 the united states congress passed house joint resolution 192 which served as a declaration of bankruptcy. House joint resolution 192 was then passed by congress on june 5, 1933. Full text of senate doc 43 money banking history senate 43. On june 5, 1933, congress enacted hjr 192 to suspend the gold standard and to abrogate the gold clause. However, the true remedy is provided to the people by public law. The most powerful court in america is not the united states supreme court, but rather the supreme court of pennsylvania. Sep 05, 2016 the federal government took our lawful money out of circulation in 1933 but congress had to provide the people a remedy.
Planning and land use 3 change the definition of special exception to i require that any conditions imposed in connection with a residential special use permit be reasonably related to the use proposed and ii assure that when. As one of the people, the grantors and beneficiaries of the constitution, you have a right of equitable relief because when the government took the peoples property and gold away in 1933, via house joint resolution 192 and the national emergency act, the people can assert the right to equitable relief. Mar 08, 2008 on june 5, 1933, congress passed hjr 192. Joint resolution to suspend the gold standard and abrogate the gold clause dissolved the. Whereas the holding of or dealing in gold affect the public interest, and therefore subject to proper regulation and restriction. An act validating certain conveyances heretofore made by central pacific railway company, a corporation, and its lessee, southern pacific company, a corporation, involving certain portions of rightofway, in and in the vicinity of the city of lodi, and near the station of acampo, and in the city of tracy, all in the county of san joaquin. What follows is an actual copy of hjr 192 as originally. James traficant the bankruptcy of the united states. The bankruptcy of the united states educationcenter2000. Like many laws, this statute may have since been amended once or many times, and the text. Until the state governments come out of suspension, by the federal.
Since house joint resolution 192 hjr 192 public law 7310 was passed in 1933 we have only had debt, because all property and gold was seized by the government as collateral in the bankruptcy of the united states. There are no lawful dollars out there only credit and debt ledger entrees, and no one gets paid for anything with anything of valuable substance. Universal postal union headquartered in bern, switzerland. Notice of memorandum of lawpoints and authorities in support of. Hjr192 proof america has been broke since 1933 at conspiracy. The act impaired the obligations and considerations of contacts and declared that. House joint resolution 192, 48 stat 112 june 5, 1933 page 44 46 22. Congress may have repealed some parts of hjr 192, or even all of it, because hjr 192 is merely a resolution for congress and its subjects. Public policy hjr192 joint resolution to suspend the gold standard and abrogate. Memorandum of law on hjr 192, june 5, 1933 full text of hjr 192 joint resolution to suspend the gold standard and abrogate annual or cancel the gold clause, june 5, 1933. Title 31 usc 3123, and 31 usc 5103 and by treaty in this case. Exchange and international promissory notes uncitral and. Notice of memorandum of lawpoints and authorities in.
To assure uniform value to the coins and currencies of the united states. Statistical recapitulation and comparison first session, 73d congress. Us federal government into bankruptcy in 1933 and the federal. The federal government took our lawful money out of circulation in 1933 but congress had to provide the people a remedy.
Us federal government into bankruptcy in 1933 and the. James traficants us bankruptcy speech rv bey publications. Whereas the holding of or dealing in gold ffect the public interest, and thereforea subject to proper regulation and restriction. This resolution declared that whereas the holding or dealing in gold affect the public interest, and are therefore subject to proper regulation and restriction. How can you get a copy of hjr 192 from 1933 without commentary. Gold repeal joint resolution wikisource, the free online. Public policy hjr192 joint resolution to suspend the gold standard and abrogate the gold clause, june 5, 1933 h. June 5, 1933, congress enacted hjr192 to suspend the gold standard. Im not sure about the last word in the title for the first paragraph. What follows is an actual copy of hjr 192 as originally printed by the united states government printing office in 1934. Rodney class notice and warning to utility companies. Congress may have repealed some parts of hjr192, or even all of it, because hjr192 is merely a resolution for congress and its subjects. Ive typed up what i believe it all says and im including the copy i have now which isnt very good.
When the courts were called upon to rule on various of the provisions. Since then no one in america has been able to lawfully pay a debt. On june 5, 1933, congress enacted hjr192 to suspend the gold standard and to abrogate the gold clause. House joint resolution 192 was passed to suspend the gold standard and abrogate the gold clause in the national constitution. United states of america in congress assembled, that the secre tary of the interior be, and he. Discharging debt via hjr 192 understand contract law and. This webpage by the law library of congress provides statutes at large. House joint resolution 192 was then passed by congress on june 5.
But the main point that the country was hocked back in 1933 is readable. This is the original legislation as it was initially enacted. Whereas the holding of or dealing in gold affect the public interest, and are therefore. Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the tions clauses requiring in obligagold, united states of america in congress assembled, that a every etc. Is the united states, as obligor in a fourth liberty loan 4 14% gold bond, series of 19331938, as stated in question one, liable to respond in damages in a suit in the court of claims on such bond as an express contract by reason of the change in or impossibility of performance in accordance with the tenor thereof due to the provisions of. Read carefully the deed to the property you think is yours.
Joint resolution to assure uniform value to the coins and currencies of the united states. The seventythird united states congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the united states federal government, composed of the united states senate and the united states house of representatives. This is all based upon what is lawful money of value and hjr192 house joint resolution192, june 5, 1933, that none is in circulation for private use by the public. Regulatory barriers to housing affordability hjr 192, 1994 hjr 192 recommendation action status ii.