Re:Sen. Manchin demands complete US ban on Bitcoin
by dragonwriter on Thursday February 27, 2014 @02:50PM
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> Tons of countries (including the US) have banned alternative currencies in the past (and present).
In the US, its worth noting, this is an express (in Article I of the Constitution) power of the Federal government.
Well, not that remarkable. Tons of countries (including the US) have banned alternative currencies in the past (and present).
Essentially, a government can ban whatever it likes, even essential freedoms enjoyed by everybdy for millenia (like drinking alcohol during the prohibition).