SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (PNN) - April 2, 2025 - A bill that would have made Utah the first state to pay vendors in gold passed nearly unanimously - but was suddenly vetoed by Governor Spencer Cox. No warning, no explanation and no clear logic.
“Every Republican and Democrat voted for it, yet the governor killed it anyway.”
The bill would have allowed vendors to choose gold payments through vetted, secure and private infrastructure. It posed no threat to state systems. So why the quiet veto?
Insiders suspect pressure from above, because if Utah pulls this off, other states will follow, and the central planners can’t risk people having a real choice in sound money.
“This is about preserving freedom, savings and property rights before the dollar collapses.”
Ed. Note: It should be possible for the state legislature to simply override the governor’s veto, so this bill should be enacted into law anyway.