Pulling Back the Veil

The story you’re reading is only a small part of the larger picture — but we’d like to give you a little more. You might ask yourself, why? To get you thinking. About what? About the invisible veil that covers your eyes. Many fear to lift it, afraid of what they might see. But if you choose to look deeper, to discover the rest of the story, who knows — it might be enough to secure your family’s future.

Let’s go back in time. The year is 1907. America’s financial system is in turmoil. Banks are failing, and panic spreads across the country. The government fears a total collapse. In response, Congress passes the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, creating a central banking system. It was meant to bring stability — but, as often happens when government and money intertwine, it quickly took a different turn.

Powerful and well-connected men influenced the formation of the Federal Reserve. Behind closed doors, a small circle of financiers and politicians designed a system that placed enormous power in the hands of a few. The twelve-member Board of Governors, appointed rather than elected, became the true controllers of America’s money supply. Author G. Edward Griffin exposed much of this hidden history in his book “The Creature from Jekyll Island” (1994), a detailed account of how the Federal Reserve was conceived in secrecy. It’s an eye-opening read that challenges what many Americans think they know about their money.

What followed changed everything. The new banking system was not built for “We the People” — it was built for control.

Move forward a few years to 1917. The First World War rages, and fear of spies and subversion grips Washington. Under the banner of national security, Congress passes the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917. Its purpose sounds noble: to prevent Americans from financing enemy nations. But hidden within its language was something troubling — the legal definition of a “person” included corporations and individuals. Worse still, it gave the President power to declare anyone an “enemy” by proclamation. So much for due process. Once again, the law supposedly meant to protect us gave the government sweeping power over us.

Jump in time to 1933, the Great Depression. The nation’s banks are failing again, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Emergency Banking Act. It’s presented as a measure to save the system, but it does something else entirely — it seizes control of the people’s gold. Private citizens were ordered to turn in their gold to the government, which handed it over to the Federal Reserve. For decades afterward, Americans could not legally own gold, while the very institution meant to serve the public held it in trust. Once again, “We the People” bore the cost.

Leap forward to June 1963. President John F. Kennedy, aware of the dangers of a debt-based currency, signs Executive Order 11110, authorizing the U.S. Treasury to issue $4.8 billion in silver-backed notes. These “silver certificates,” unlike Federal Reserve Notes, were backed by tangible value — real silver, as envisioned in Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power “to coin money [and] regulate the value thereof.” Only months later, in November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated — and his efforts to restore sound money were quietly set aside.

I’m now in 1974, President Gerald Ford finally signed a law allowing Americans to own gold again. Three years later, in 1977, gold was once again permitted as a medium of payment in private contracts. But the system built decades earlier — centralized, debt-based, and controlled — remained firmly in place.

This brief journey through history only scratches the surface. If you wish to see the full picture, there’s more to uncover. One book that explores these deeper connections is Fruit from a Poisonous Tree — available as a free PDF for those ready to see the world as it truly is.

Once you see the truth, there’s no going back. The rose-colored glasses will shatter. But with truth comes something far more valuable — the fresh air of freedom.

Here’s One More Book – “Meet Your Strawman” – 80 page short read!