Briefing for State Leaders: Why Legislative Guardrails on Programmable Money are Important and Urgent

Justin Woods
June 4, 2026

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Briefing for State Leaders

Why Legislative Guardrails on Programmable Money are Important and Urgent

with Dr. Jon Padfield, David Liechty

“As digital financial infrastructure rapidly expands through stablecoins, tokenized assets, digital identity systems, surveillance systems, data centers, and AI-driven financial tools, the need for clear legislative guardrails has never been more urgent.”

~ The Solari Team
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State Leaders Briefings – Why Legislative Guardrails on Programmable Money are Important and Urgent

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Briefing for State Leaders

May 29, 2026

This briefing examined why legislative action is needed now to protect transactional freedom—to prevent the convergence of growing surveillance and legal and regulatory enforcement into complete central control of our money, financial assets, and transactions. Unless we do this, we will wake up in a financial system that has the power to shift control of fiscal policy from the legislative and executive branches of government to central banks and international organizations.

Catherine Austin Fitts was joined by special guest Dr. Jon Padfield, Solari General Counsel Carolyn Betts, and Solari counsel David Liechty. Dr. Padfield is an engineer, former state representative, and business professor. Through his YouTube channel, Business Reform, he explores issues at the intersection of technology, business, and society. He is a strong advocate for privacy, freedom, and civil rights and brings valuable perspective to this discussion.

Solari’s monthly online briefings are designed to support state legislators, other elected officials, and engaged citizens who are working to preserve American freedoms.

We encourage you to review these materials and share them with legislators and others who are working to protect financial transaction freedom.

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Related at Solari

Consumer Payment Rights and Transparency Act (model legislation)

What Is the Difference between Programmable Payment Systems and Programmable Money?

The GENIUS Act and Its Implications for Financial Transaction Freedom

Monthly Briefings (Financial Transaction Freedom website)

Past Briefings:

Briefing for State Leaders: A Legislator’s Guide to Programmable Money, Part III with David Liechty and Tobi Maier (May 26, 2026)

A Legislator’s Guide to Programmable Money, Part Two with David Liechty (March 26, 2026)

A Legislator’s Guide to Programmable Money: An in-depth discussion of the Solari model legislation, The Consumer Payment Rights and Transparency Act with David Liechty (February 26, 2026)

What Are We Really Legalizing? A Legislator’s Guide to Digital Gold Systems with Carolyn Betts and Tim Caban (January 23, 2026)

Christmas Cash & Coin with Stefan Gleason, Susan Luschas, Idaho Rep. Heather Scott, Breeauna Sagdal, and Catherine Austin Fitts (December 11, 2025)

Solari Model Legislation: Consumer Payment Rights and Transparency Act with Tobi Maier, Esq. and Saga Stevin (November 13, 2025)

Your Right to Private Transactions Comes to You by Divine Authority – Tools to Protect Human Freedom with JP Cortez and Susan Luschas (October 10, 2025)

The Digital Control Grid: How Long Before the Frog Hits the Boiling Point? with Ryan Cristián (September 11, 2025)

The GENIUS Act and Stablecoins with Tobi Maier, Esq. (August 14, 2025)

Digital Gold Initiatives (July 10, 2025)

Keeping Cash in Circulation – A Key Tool against the Digital Control Grid (June 12, 2025)

Global Sustainability Funding Control vs. State Constitutions with Breeauna Sagdal (May 8, 2025)

Stop a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) with Joe Wolverton, II (April 10, 2025)

Model Gold Legislation with Tim Caban and Susan Luschas (March 13, 2025)

Sovereign State Banks with Prof. Richard A. Werner (February 13, 2025)

Bitcoin Bailout with Tim Caban (January 9, 2025)

 

 


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