Frank faces opposition from challenger who wants to ban paper money

By adamg on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 2:58pm

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 on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 4:03pm.

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 on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 4:10pm.

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 on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 5:21pm.

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 on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 5:49pm.

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 on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 6:03pm.

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