Just in case you forgot what the War of Northern Aggression did via the so-called 14th Amendment:
Brown v. Welch, 116 Ind. 117 (1866) aff’d. Contracts Payable in Gold.Senate Resolution No. 62 (April 24, 1933) (The ultimate ownership of all property is in the State; individual so-called “ownership” is only by virtue of Government;i.e., law, amounting to mere user; and use must be in accordance with law and subordinate to the necessities of the State. The fact that citizens, at a given time may prefer specie to currency, or vice versa, cannot prevent Congress from enacting those laws which it deems necessary to the maintenance of a proper monetary system.); http://www.commonlawvenue.com/Misc/payable%20in%20gold.pdf Continue reading “Just in case you forgot”