"Allowing for competing currencies will allow...(free citizens)... to choose a currency that suits their needs, rather than the needs of the government. The prospect of American citizens turning away from the $ towards alternate currencies will provide the necessary impetus to the US government to regain control of the $ & halt its downward spiral. Restoring soundness to the $ will remove the government’s ability & incentive to inflate... & keep us from launching unconstitutional wars that burden our economy to excess. With a sound currency, everyone is better off...." Ron Paul
-Cliff Note: understand that the founding fathers wrestled with this question & tried to enshrine in the Constitution a system that would not allow government to control the people's money....what citizen has freedom when someone else owns & controls that citizen's money ? We believe the Constitution should have been cherished, not forsaken.