B-A-N-A-N-A-S, this Republic is Bananas! - Quest for Liberty - S01E03

What exactly is the definition of a Banana Republic? Is it a place for preppies to buy their shorts and button downs? Or does the definition describe the current state of American politics. When something is a fact and you repeat it are you just squawking catch phrases like an exotic bird? Does the term "general welfare" have a specific meaning that has been perverted by career politicians? Find out in the 3rd episode of Quest for Liberty.

Chinese Government Publication (Chinese Propaganda): https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202208/1272806.shtml
US Land Owned by the Federal Government: https://usafacts.org/annual-publications/2021/government-10-k/part-i/item-2-properties/
China Buying up Farmland: https://justthenews.com/government/congress/dems-take-out-reference-ccp-bill-banning-china-buying-american-farmland
Russia Considering Bitcoin as Payment for Oil: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/russia-hints-that-it-may-accept-payment-for-oil-in-bitcoin-analysts-say-that-may-not-be-so-easy-11648214344
World Economic Forum and Central Bank Digital Currencies: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/why-its-time-to-take-central-banks-digital-currencies-seriously/
Bounty Payments for Cod Fisheries - James Madison: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-14-02-0192
The Tenth Amendment Center: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/general-welfare-clause/
List of US Governement Financial Bailouts: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/government-financial-bailout.asp
Article on Hospital Bailouts in Oregon: https://share.newsbreak.com/1lkkja8d
Article about CDC and C_19: https://rightedition.com/2022/08/15/cdc-says-covid-vaccine-status-no-longer-relevant/
Article on Heart Problems in Adolescents: https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202208.0151/v1
University of Chicago - The Founder's Constitution: https://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/
PDF Version of the Oregon Constitution: https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Documents/oregon-constitution.pdf
Free Pocket Constitution: https://www.usconstitutionfoundation.org/
Constitution Alive from Patriot Academy - Rick Green and David Barton: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Tn2MhKrkFO9lc3zvTlFheuAtCkJo3tS
The Liberty First Society - Constitutional Education from KrisAnne and JC Hall: https://libertyfirstsociety.com/

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