Frank faces opposition from challenger who wants to ban paper money

The Tab reports that Barney Frank has two opponents in November: Your standard-variety Republican and Brookline resident Susan Allen, who blames the CIA for the World Trade Center attack, wants both McCain and Obama indicted, and hates the Guardian Angels. Earlier this year, she was unsuccessful in an effort to convince Brookline Town Meeting to pay workers in gold and silver, rather than in U.S. currency, and says the federal income tax is illegal.

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Laroucher?

By SwirlyGrrl | Mon, 10/06/2008 - 3:03pm

Is she a Larouche follower? The Lyndon Larouche tribe has been passing out literature at South Station/The Fed as of late, and it bears in interesting similarity to Ms. Allen's rantings.

Or just out there?

By adamg | Mon, 10/06/2008 - 3:10pm

She likes Cynthia McKinney for president instead of ol' Lyndon. I don't think that's right thinking, LaRouchie style.

Go for it, Susan

By deselby | Mon, 10/06/2008 - 4:21pm

I hate the Guardian Angels, too, especially since Sliwa's going to be on the radio here.

some of that stuff is a

By tape | Mon, 10/06/2008 - 4:49pm

some of that stuff is a little out there, but US currency and the Federal Reserve are a joke, and the federal income tax is of pretty dubious Constitutionality.

Federal income tax is constitutional

By Ron Newman | Mon, 10/06/2008 - 5:03pm

because Congress passed, and the states ratified, a Constitutional Amendment allowing an income tax. I don't see how anyone could say otherwise.

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