Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

February 29, 2012

A recent television program called ?Jericho? depicted life in America following a catastrophic nuclear attack on 23 major cities. In this post-apocalyptic setting, the former united States broke up into at least two contending factions, one of which was the Allied States of America, with its national capitol in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

It?s tempting to think of House Bill 85, recently proposed by the Wyoming State Legislature, as the ?Jericho Act.? That bill would create what has been called a ?doomsday task force? to examine the possibility of state self-sufficiency in the event of full-blown national crisis.

The task force would ?study potential impacts on Wyoming? of a number of acute emergencies ? such as a sudden, precipitous decline in the value of the dollar, a constitutional crisis, or disruptions in the energy and food distribution systems.

Among the proposals to be considered would be the possibility of making gold and silver legal tender once again ? an approach also being examined by at least ten other states. Unfortunately, the panel would also discuss the idea of creating a standing army and imposing a military draft. Wyoming and other states should reacquaint themselves with the founding principles of our republic, rather than duplicating the errors that led to our current crisis.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.