Quote from: erik777 on February 11, 2014, 02:48:57 AM

Quote from: MSantori on August 18, 2013, 03:18:07 AM

Please allow myself to promote... myself:

http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-law-what-us-businesses-need-to-know/

In there you say "A money transmission license is not a right, but a privilege." Worded that way, it sounds believable. But, considering they are applying it to person-to-person trading, is this really true? Does the constitution protect our ability to trade between each other items that are not illegal?

For US Constitutional support you can start with Article 1 Section 10:

Quote from: US Constitution Article 1 Section 10

SECTION 10.

No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility.

No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection laws: and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the treasury of the United States; and all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the Congress.

No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.

What two people contract amongst each other ought not be impaired by the state.

The state is relying on "guidance" from FinCEN here which is thin and untested in any court, so the thugs picked what they see as an easy mark to roll for the first impression. Likely will get plead out like most in US federal.