Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

—- Isaiah 5:20

       When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men get rich more easily by graft than by work, and your laws no longer protect you against them, but protect them against you. … you may know that your society is doomed.

—- Francisco d’Anconia, Atlas Shrugged

       De facto Commander in Chief Franklin Roosevelt, Esq. issues Proclamation 2072 ordering the devaluation of the Dollar from 20.67 per ounce of gold to 35.00 “dollars” per ounce.  This is an instant windfall to the United states treasury of 1.2% of the United states’ Gross Domestic Product.  Roosevelt also orders that all gold Coins in the possession of the U.s. treasury to be melted, and formed into bars.

        NOTE: As an attorney (Officer of the Court) Roosevelt was ineligible to serve in two branches of government at the same time, according to Article I, Section 6 [Clause 2].

       [restored 7/4/2021] Thanks to Jim Lorenz for this entry.

       The New Deal I (1933 – 1934) continues: Democratic (socialist/fascist) de facto President Franklin Roosevelt, Esq.—without a constitutional amendment—signs house resolution 6670, creating the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation.  The FFMC is endowed with 2,000,000,000 “dollars” in an effort to refinance farms that “underwater” (more is owed on their mortgages that their resale value).

       [added 7/9/2022] Thanks to Jim Lorenz for this entry.