Pieces of Eight: The Monetary Powers and Disabilities of the United States Constitution

by Edwin Vieira

This book gives a detailed legal (constitutional) argument demonstrating that our present monetary system is a contradiction of what was intended and what is expressed in the U.S. Constitution. The book also describes the legal history of the Supreme Court cases that brought the system to this point.

Genres: Money, History, Law

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the smaller 1-volume first edition of this book written for Ron Paul's Congressional gold study group in the 80s. The two-volume tome is an incredible piece of legal scholarship. This one is a preliminary work-up, but was still a good read in its own right.