The Constitutional Convention Con

The roots of the concept expressed by President Obama that we need to “fundamentally transform” America have been around for a long time and many Americans have fought against this concept of radical change for decades as it morphed through a series of different plans as it weaved its way through both the political right and left wings of America’s body politic. One of these lesser-known attempts was the Constitutional Convention plan, which we called the Con-Con Con.

Panel of Economists Predicts Bigger Downturn

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/economists-warn-financial-us-economy/story?id=9990828

The Mainstream Is Starting To Get It

This excellent article just appeared in the British "Telegraph" on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/persona...ea-of-debt.html

Can Congress Issue Debt Free Money?

The U.S. Supreme Court, in Julliard v. Greenman (110 U.S. 421, 448) in 1884 ruled that:

“Congress is authorized to establish a national currency, either in coins or in paper, and to make that currency lawful money for all purposes, as regards the national government or private individuals.”

Nobel Prize winning economist, Milton Friedman describes some of the history of the battle leading up to this historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court:

Secret of OZ wins Best Documentary

Secret of OZ wins Best Documentary at Beloit.

"The Secret of Oz" won Best Documentary of 2010 last night at the Beloit International Film Festival. Beloit, Wisconsin is about 90 minutes northwest of Chicago. We beat out 6 other excellent finalists -- a really unbelievable win!  It was a total shock to me. I was told that it had won about 15 minutes before the announcement so I had a chance to scribble a couple of thoughts on a piece of paper before I got to say a few words on stage. What a huge turnout Beloit has! This is the best film festival I've been to.