Senator Crusades Against Digital Dollar: A Ban So Permanent It’ll Outlast Your WiFi Password!

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Mon cher reader, does one not discern a certain theatrical flair in the grandiose campaign of the illustrious Senator Ted Cruz? Nay, he doth wage war against the very notion of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a creature he deems more sinister than a tax audit at midnight. In the latest act of this fiscal farce, the Texan senator hath inserted a clause into the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act-nay, not a mere clause, but a veritable ban so eternal it could rival the endurance of a government printer’s ink.

Sen. Cruz Opposes CBDC Development In Perpetuity

On the 6th of March, the esteemed Ms. Eleanor Terrett, that intrepid chronicler of political pantomimes, took to the digital stage to proclaim: “Lo! The honorable Senator Cruz hath filed an amendment to the aforementioned bill, seeking to remove the ‘sunset provision’-a quaint notion akin to a candle in a hurricane.”

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, that bipartisan marvel introduced on the auspicious date of August 12026, aims to bolster America’s housing stock through zoning reforms and incentives. Yet, within its folds lurks a subterfuge: a vehicle attachment by Senators Scott and Warren, which imposes a temporary CBDC ban until the year 2030. A mere trifle, one imagines, for a man who seeks permanence.

NEW: @SenTedCruz (R-TX) filed an amendment to strike the sunset provision on the CBDC ban in the Senate’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which will likely have a series of votes next week.

Sources close to Cruz tell me he plans to push for a vote on the amendment.

Note:…

– Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) March 6, 2026

Cruz, that indefatigable sentinel of privacy, now seeks to make his ban as enduring as the memory of a voter’s last tax return. This aligns with his 2025 Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, a bill so resolute it could curdle milk. Meanwhile, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, that fiery orator, hath declared war on the “temporary” clause, warning of “nasty” legislative duels when the bill reaches the House. One wonders if her air support includes parrots trained to squawk “Surveillance! Surveillance!”

The SENATE is sending down a housing bill and it has a temp ban on CBDC’s. This must be CHANGED to a permanent ban. CBDC’s allow for total government control. This will probably get nasty so I am telling everyone now. We would appreciate your air support on this.

– Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) March 6, 2026

Alas, the CBDC doth offend the sensibilities of our noble statesmen, who fear it may grant the government dominion over citizens’ spending habits. Imagine, if you will, a world where one must beg permission to buy a loaf of bread. Yet, the optimists argue CBDCs offer benefits such as financial inclusion and lower costs-though one suspects these promises vanish like mist at dawn when confronted with the specter of surveillance.

For context, CBDCs are a digital form of fiat currency, issued by central banks with the solemnity of a royal decree. Over 100 central banks now ponder their virtues, though only 11 have dared to implement them. One might say they are the financial equivalent of a soufflé-promising, but prone to collapse.

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2026-03-08 05:12