Someone on the bus was talking in detail about how the United States is owned by Germany and somesuch and how we're all doomed...but I'm curious about the implications of a quote here ( http://www.afn.org/~govern/bankruptcy.html ), namely the following:
"It is an established fact that the United States Federal Government has been dissolved by the Emergency Banking Act... [the] Joint Resolution To Suspend The Gold Standard and Abrogate The Gold Clause dissolved the Sovereign Authority of the United States and the official capacities of all United States Governmental Offices, Officers, and Departments and is further evidence that the United States Federal Government exists today in name only."
I read the joint resolution (at http://www.educationcenter2000.com/legal/HJR_192_73rdCongress.html) and couldn't quite piece things together. Was the speaker exaggerating the effects of the move away from the gold standard? Am I missing some history here?
A couple of responses so far have simply said "no" without further depth. Our answers require depth. Don't just say "this is a silly conspiracy theory", please give a bit more helpful information on this particular law. Thank you.