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NORFED Liberty Dollar Newsletter - September 2002

LIBERTY DOLLAR NEWS: September 2002 Vol. 4 No. 9 ACTION ITEM: Please check out Articles #1, 2 & 3 and take action on Articles #9 & 10

  1. Fourth Anniversary of The Liberty Dollar Congratulations!!! In just a few days, The Liberty Dollar will be 4 years old! Can you believe it? For many mistaken reasons, in the beginning very few people joined the new “Free Money Movement”. Now, Redemption Centers are signing up every day! So if you are not using the Affiliate Program, you are definitely losing out. If you think the Affiliate Program is too difficult or techie to use, please call the ladies at the NORFED office (888.421.6181) and they will be glad to get you set up to sponsor RC with the Affiliate Program. This year’s anniversary on October 1st will be commemorated with a new 2003 Silver Liberty. Please read the following article and order some of the new Silver Libertys now.
  2. NEW 2003 Silver Liberty ! Announcing two changes to the reverse of The Liberty Dollar. First, in preparation for NORFED’s 5th Anniversary and to help publicize the American Liberty Festival (note Article #3 below) a new Silver liberty dated 2003 is now available. Please remember that Libertys, like food, takes time and with all die changes there may be a slight delay as the new die is put into production. But don’t delay, be the first on your block with a new 2003 Silver Liberty. Good Silver. Second, in addition to the toll free phone number and URL on the reverse, there have been several other changes to the reverse and the Silver Liberty has been re-tooled. I am very happy to announce that after hundreds of trial efforts, the sharp rim has been removed and the Silver Liberty is now “pocket ready” and can be immediately put into you pocket. NORFED put people first in the monetary line where money is worth the most and RC make the most when they put the Liberty Dollar into trade…so drop a naked Liberty in your pocket and “make money, do good and have fun” with the new 2003.
  3. American Liberty Festival In just a few days The Liberty Dollar will be four years old and we will begin our fifth year on October 1! In preparation for our 5th anniversary party - American Liberty Festival – has already begun to take form! The one day Festival is now being planned for late summer or early fall of 2003 and will be a combination of “Rock n’ Talk”. The agenda will consist of patriotic speakers while the bands are setting up and include a gun show, craft fair, chili cook-off and other type of events as the idea matures. The Festival will be capped off with a major headline rock act to draw up to 5,000 people to the Festival. RC are encouraged to come and bring the family with special prices for a table or booth and of course if you pay with Liberty Dollars, the admission ticket will also be discounted. So mark your calendar with a big “A” for Austin as it looks like we couldn’t have such an event anywhere else. Want to get involved? Got an idea or music contact to share? Please send your ideas and support to Michael Badnarik, the Festival’s Coordinator, at [email protected].
  4. Digital Liberty Dollar is “in the oven”

The long awaited, digital Liberty Dollar is coming along nicely. And although it may appear to be coming, slowly, it is “in the oven” and should be done shortly. Please stay tuned as this may well be the biggest event since the introduction of the metal and paper currency four years ago. 5. National & Regional Buyers Group Austin RC are at it again! As the many readers of the ALD Forum know, the RC in Austin have banded together and formed a Regional Buyers Group. As a further example of a free enterprise monetary system based on self-interest, Austin RC were the first to order the Silver Libertys together so they could get them at a greater discount and “make more money, do more good, and have more fun!” How wonderful! And although some may think this is anti-NORFED or against the spirit of The Liberty Dollar, this is not the case whatsoever. In fact this is a beautiful example of the “horizontallity” of a single tier monetary structure that I spoke of several years ago. The Regional Buyers Group is another example of an organic economic architecture that evolves out of self-interest. And although such a development appears to happen at random, it is simply the nature of free association that is self- correcting and sustainable. In short, a RBG is a natural system of free men and women versus a system of centralized fraud by the government and its lapdog the Federal Reserve. Another RBG has started in the great north-west, centered in Portland, Oregon. Contact Marcel Bendshadler RC at [email protected] if you are interested. Of special interest are the By-Laws created by the Regional Buyers Group (RBG) in Austin . They exemplify thoughtful insights and could well set the stage for further development. For that reason, I encourage all buyer groups to co-develop a unified set of By-Laws so that all groups may then band together in the future and create a national, independent, geodesic monetary association and provide all the services as required by the marketplace. Along similar lines, Rob Jacobs OH/RC, [email protected] has started a National Buyers Group (NBG) for RC who wants to buy the Silver Libertys in bulk at a greater discount than they can for smaller orders. Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with this idea, as it is another extension of man’s self-interest. And although I have considerations about the effectiveness due to shipping costs or to any group holding other people’s money, this is not NORFED’s business nor is NORFED responsible. As we remain keenly interested in the welfare of all RC, I have asked the National Fulfillment Office to assist all groups so that the most efficient structure evolves without any losses to any RC. My compliments and appreciation to all RC in this new development. Fore it is not the Rockwells, Skousens, McMannas, Griffins or Bernards, who are the new Parents of our great country, it is these brave men and women who act in their own moral self-interest who are true leaders and are returning this great country to the ideals and spirit which make America – One Nation Under God! Thank you, one and all. 6. New Brochure & Insert If it has seemed like “forever” that we have been waiting on the new brochure, I agree. The bright, new, and might I say, beautiful brochure, is still at the printers who are working through a series of

techno problems. We hope to have them SOON!!! Meanwhile, the insert for the Main Commons IS in stock and ready to ship. This is a work of many hours, which explains Redemption Centers, Liberty Merchants, Community Currency and lots of other info in a single tabloid size handout. Get 10 Inserts for $2.00 including shipping or please call NORFED at 888.421.6181 for quantity discounts on the 10,000 copies now on hand. 7. ALD Forum! Flames on… If you have not joined NORFED’s newsgroup on the Internet, please go to ALD- [email protected] and join now. It contains all the latest discussions and is especially useful for new Redemption Centers as it provides a ready source for all your questions from real people using The Liberty Dollar. 8. Posting to News Bulletin Boards Jon Fredrick, another RC in the great State of Texas , writes: I’ve been having great fun posting "REPEAL the FED" messages to yahoo news bulletin boards. You can have news.yahoo.com emailed to you every time a news story is posted with "Federal Reserve" in the text. Each article has a bulletin board where you can post anything you want. If you use the link to your NORFED referral page, you might make a commission when you sponsor a new RC. Jon even provides his sample text with permission to edit or use it as is: Did you know that the Federal Reserve is privately owned? The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the abandonment of the gold reserve standard has created a private banking monopoly that charges interest on money it creates out of nothing! Every single dollar in circulation is owed with interest to Federal Reserve Banks. The only way to pay the interest is to borrow more worthless paper money, which is the root cause of spiraling debt, inflation, and unsustainable growth. It is built into our monetary system that some businesses and families will default, so that the banksters can confiscate homes and businesses, having only risked fictional paper wealth in the first place. The national debt exists because the federal government is paying interest to private bankers for the privilege of using its own fiat currency! An estimated 47% of your income tax goes to just paying the interest on this phony, fraudulent debt. See the fame - Foundation for Monetary Education, www.fame.org or NORFED - the National Organization to Repeal the Federal Reserve Act and the Internal Revenue Service, http://www.libertydollar.org/Default.asp?REFERER=NRC44511. Please note Jon uses his Affiliate link, so when someone goes to the NORFED site from his posting, the visitor will be automatically branded as his sponsoree. And since NORFED’s Affiliate Program provides “persisted tracking” even if Jon’s visitor to the NORFED site does not become a RC on his first visit, he will be persistently recognized as Jon’s sponsoree when he returns and become a RC. Thank you, Jon for sharing this marketing idea with other RC. Such sharing of idea and success stories is the reason for NORFED’s continued success. So if you have any ideas or suggestions about how to use The Liberty Dollar, please email it to [email protected] so we can share it with everyone in the next Newsletter.

  1. WTP Free Drive Our compliments to Bob Schulz and the We The People Foundation for launching Freedom Drive 2002! Luckily, this news provides me with enough lead time to put it into my own tour plans, so NORFED is a sponsor and I will be driving from Indianapolis to Washington with Bob and the gang. Of course, I plan to spend as many Liberty Dollars as possible and spread the call for a value backed currency. What is neat and very encouraging, is the fact that several RC have already signed up for the “ Freedom Drive ”. So if you haven’t and can put it into your schedule, please consider joining the party as we roll across America – returning it to value – one Liberty Dollar at a time! Go to http://givemeliberty.org/FreedomDrive/ for info and sign up. See you there!
  2. The Liberty Dollar Bashed It never ceases to amaze me what some good people do …This time Mike Heit, RC/MT, reports that NORFED and the ALD was slammed by the Michael Treaudeau Show on GCN Internet radio at http://www.gcnlive.com stream 1. Mike has contacted them to “rebuke their slamming an honest effort to restore a Constitutional type of currency and invites anyone with a bit of time to contact them via the Internet” or “call in toll free 1-800-259-9231 and set these characters straight.” As Mike posted on the ALD Forum, “Simply tell them that ALD is a silver & gold backed currency that is 100% backed and more importantly that it is SPENT daily!! Lets all try to get GCN on the right track…
  3. Freedom Card from NORML The National Organization for the Repeal of Marijuana Laws has issued a Freedom Card to be used when the police stop you, regardless of why you may be stopped. It is very well explained and well worded. It may be something you may want to carry with you as we witness mounting attacks on our “inalienable rights”. It is the perfect answer to “Your papers please!” Please go to www.norml.org to download your own personal copy.
  4. Question of the month QUESTION: Why does it take 30 days to fill an order? ANSWER: First it rarely takes 30 days to fill an order. But as problems do arise, like when our IT person went coocoo, it is important for everyone to know that orders can take up to 30 days and order with that time frame in mind. And although we get the orders out ASAP, there are several steps; processing, batching, fulfillment, and transportation time that simply takes some time. And on special occasions, like putting a new die in operation, additional time is required to re-tool and get a backlog of the newly dated Silver Libertys in stock. Please rest assured that all orders are filled ASAP, and understand that as NORFED grows up, we are often waiting for a new shipment, so please order as early as possible. Being busy is a sign of being successful. Thank you for your patience.
  5. Redemption Center of the Month If you have tuned into the ALD Forum or read any Success Stories, you probably know the name, Bowie Ibarra! A high caliber high school teacher, Bowie is an even higher caliber Redemption Center . There just doesn’t seem to be any end to the extent of Bowie ’s support of The Liberty Dollar. Bowie

is one of the most successful users of The Liberty Dollar, who toured the media outlets in Southern Texas and generated additional articles, and is now suing Slick Willie over The Liberty Dollar. Bowie exemplifies how much fun and probably profit, one can have with The Liberty Dollar. And of course, his part of the Regional Buyers Group in Austin , which has distinguished itself, so many times. Thank you Bowie ! 14. Quote of the Month "The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea." John Adams Thank you for being a part of the Solution by returning America to value – one Liberty Dollar at a time. Please share the Liberty Dollar News with your friends, post it on newsgroups or send it to your email list. Bernard von NotHaus Editor/Monetary Architect