Emergency Banking Act of 1933
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Nov 4, 2026
Walker ToddGUEST
What year did all of that stop? 1933.
Walker ToddGUEST
Under the powers of the Emergency Banking Act, President Roosevelt essentially suspended private transactions in gold, suspended the redeemability of U.S. doses in gold or silver.
Walker ToddGUEST
No coin was withdrawn from circulation.
Walker ToddGUEST
Only federal reserve notes were left out there standing.
William CooperHOST
A lot of other things occurred.
William CooperHOST
But the most heinous was in 1910 the creation of the Federal Reserve System and then in 1933 the Emergency Banking Act whereby the United States secretly declared bankruptcy and reformed the government under Franklin Delano Roosevelt who pledged as collateral for the bankruptcy of the United States of America all of the resources of the United States of America, including its human resources.
William CooperHOST
And that's the first time that the government required a birth certificate issued to every child that was born thereafter.
William CooperHOST
When you filled out that birth certificate and sent it in, they sent it back to you.
speaker_9AUDIENCE
And what I'm finding is that the Constitution hasn't been in effect since 1933 that we're under this state of emergency.
William CooperHOST
Well, actually it wasn't the Emergency Powers Act, it was the Emergency Banking Act is what it was.
William CooperHOST
And what they did, Congress gave blanket approval to all past, present, and future executive orders that the president...
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They said it couldn't be done.
Ann VandersteelHOST
So it's fiat on the blockchain, but it comes with the ability for them to track, trace, and spy on us on every sense of the word and cut off our money if they decide that we're an enemy.
Ann VandersteelHOST
And if you read the Trading with the Enemies Act of 1917 and you read the Emergency Banking Act of 1933, you know that we are the enemy still.
Ann VandersteelHOST
They've now put the guardrails up where it's not outside the country, it's everything inside the country as well.
Ann VandersteelHOST
And so we're still operating under all these war powers.
MikeHOST
One day in office, national bank holiday in the U.S., A few days later, he extended the bank hold.
MikeHOST
Then there was the Emergency Banking Act.
MikeHOST
Congress gave the federal government power to expand the authority over gold, over foreign exchange transactions.
MikeHOST
So that's what happened.
speaker_19NARRATOR
He immediately decreed a one-week bank holiday, halting bank runs and allowing banks to stay afloat.
speaker_19NARRATOR
During the recess, Congress rushed through the Emergency Banking Act, instituting institutional inspections designed to restore public trust in banks.
speaker_19NARRATOR
Roosevelt drove the point home in his first fireside chat, using the radio to speak directly to Americans and rally support for his programs.
speaker_19NARRATOR
The administration then followed up with the Glass-Steagall Act, which reshaped American finance by creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to protect everyday savings.
Antonin FeoriHOST
Returning back to Smedley Butler, why is it that these folks did not deem it expedient to move forward with their plot? It's because they got what they wanted.
Antonin FeoriHOST
And in this same window of time, in this early tenure of FDR's office, you will note that is the time of the Emergency Banking Act of 1934.
Antonin FeoriHOST
Please make a note of that.
Antonin FeoriHOST
Please do your own research.
Antonin FeoriHOST
The Emergency Banking Act is when they closed all of the banks, what they called the bank holiday.
Antonin FeoriHOST
No one was allowed to make withdrawals from their accounts.
Antonin FeoriHOST
All holdings of gold among the American populace were confiscated by your government at that time.
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Antonin FeoriHOST
I, I think we're right there together on that front.
Gary ArndtHOST
He immediately decreed a one-week bank holiday, halting bank runs and allowing banks to stay afloat.
Gary ArndtHOST
During the recess, Congress rushed through the Emergency Banking Act, instituting institutional inspections designed to restore public trust in banks.
Gary ArndtHOST
Roosevelt drove the point home in his first fireside chat, using the radio to speak directly to Americans and rally support for his programs.
Gary ArndtHOST
The administration then followed up with the Glass-Steagall Act, which reshaped American finance by creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to protect everyday savings.