Rb, Thank you for basically repeating and expanding upon what I wrote. The 10th applies to everything in the Constitution and would therefore limit the application of the commerce clause. I see the word 'coin' but where is 'currency' mentioned?
KingRex, SM and Fly are the resident cheerleaders of the Fed on this board and so are presumably, or de facto, supporters of the Huge Wall Street banks that own the Fed. "Give me a G, give... What does it spell?...Geithner"
For anyone concerned, the Mises institute has a video about the history of the Federal Reserve from an Austrian, rather than a Keynesian, prespective. Skip over the 6.5 minutes of intro in this 41 minute video.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...10540567002553