Can Anyone Cash a Ron Paul for Me?

Two tons of "Ron Paul Liberty Dollars" have been seized in a federal bust in Indiana:

Federal agents raided the headquarters of a group that produces illegal currency and puts it in circulation, seizing gold, silver and two tons of copper coins featuring Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.

Agents also took records, computers and froze the bank accounts at the "Liberty Dollar" headquarters during the Thursday raid, Bernard von NotHaus, founder of the National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal Reserve Act & Internal Revenue Code, said in a posting on the group's website.

The organization, which is critical of the Federal Reserve, has repeatedly clashed with the federal government, which contends that the gold, silver and copper coins it produces are illegal. NORFED claims its Liberty Dollars are inflation free and can restore stability to financial markets by allowing commerce based on a currency that does not fluctuate in value like the U.S. dollar.

"They're running scared right now and they had to do something," von NotHaus told The Associated Press Friday. "I'm volunteering to meet the agents and get arrested so we can thrash this out in court."

Uh huh. I'm sure the Federal Reserve is just totally shitting their pants in fear. Whatever will they do?!

The U.S. Mint issued a warning this year that the Liberty Dollar violated the Constitution and warned consumers against using them unsuspectingly.

Oh.

Ron Paul's campaign spokesman said they "were aware they existed, but we didn't have any affiliation with them. He didn't ask our permission to make them." But they evidently didn't care that unlicensed, illegal currency bearing the candidate's image and name was being sold by a website explaining to buyers how to use them illegally—or didn't care enough to request the company cease and desist. Huh. Okay.

FYI: Ron Paul Liberty Dollars are legal currency in Shakesville. They can be used to buy a fucking clue from many of our fine retailers.