The New York Liberty & Survival Act

The New York Liberty & Survival Act is a multi-part, cross-issue legislative proposal under the JSA2026 campaign that restores human dignity, protects personal sovereignty, and shifts power back to everyday New Yorkers. This act is a blueprint for real independence—financial, agricultural, mental, medical, and moral. It is grounded in a simple truth: freedom is survival, and survival is a right.

1. Honest Money Recognition

Policy: Gold and silver shall be recognized as legal tender and fully exempt from capital gains tax in the State of New York.

Why It Matters: This protects New Yorkers from inflation, de-dollarization risk, and federal overreach. It also opens the door to barter-based local economies and private savings growth.

2. Grow Freedom Guarantee

Policy: All New Yorkers have a protected right to grow food on their property—including front yards, rooftops, balconies, and containers—without interference from local zoning.

Why It Matters: This defends against food insecurity, supports clean eating, and empowers people to be self-sufficient in any neighborhood.

3. CBDC Ban & Cash Sovereignty

Policy: The use or enforcement of any federally-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will be prohibited within the jurisdiction of New York State.

Why It Matters: This shields individual privacy, protects small business transactions, and ensures the continued right to physical cash and peer-to-peer payments.

4. Hope Through Healing Provision

Policy: Establishes a supervised medical framework for the therapeutic use of psilocybin and MDMA for treatment-resistant PTSD, trauma, and addiction recovery under licensed practitioners.

Why It Matters: Provides life-saving options for veterans, abuse survivors, and those failed by mainstream psychiatric drugs.

5. Clean Water Security Act

Policy: No household in New York may have water services shut off due to non-payment, with state assistance covering temporary shortfalls under emergency relief provisions.

Why It Matters: Access to water is a human right, not a luxury. This act guarantees no New Yorker will go without water, regardless of economic status.

6. Homesteading for Veterans and Displaced Families

Policy: Offers tax-free land use grants and abandoned property reclamation options for veterans and working-class families displaced by rising costs or gentrification.

Why It Matters: Turns state-owned blight into community opportunity and rewards service with security and purpose.

7. Off-Grid Rights & Resilience

Policy: Protects the right of all residents to install off-grid solar systems, rainwater collection, and waste-independent utilities without excessive permitting.

Why It Matters: Encourages self-reliance, energy freedom, and climate-ready infrastructure without bureaucracy.

8. Emergency Commonwealth Fund

Policy: Creates a decentralized emergency fund for local municipalities to draw from in times of crisis (natural disaster, supply chain failure, food/water access, power outage, or displacement).

Why It Matters: Empowers communities to act fast and smart without waiting on bloated state agencies.