A Legal American Business — Banned Anyway
Invisible Empire Publishing is a lawful book publisher based in the United States.
We sell printed books. We follow the law. We’ve never violated a single U.S. regulation.
And yet — we have been locked out of the financial system.
After being approved and reviewed multiple times, we were suddenly blacklisted.
We’ve since applied to every major payment processor in the country, only to be instantly rejected. No questions. No appeals. No recourse.
The responses are all the same: vague claims of “elevated financial risk,”
“potential legal liability,” or simply that we violate internal “policies” —
policies they refuse to define.
Here’s the exact language from one provider:
“We are unable to provide any further details regarding the reason for your account’s closure in order to protect our processes. We are required to follow strict guidelines on the types of businesses we can and can’t support. We’re unable to work with any business that we believe poses elevated financial risk, legal liability, or violates our own policies.”
We’re not selling porn.
We’re not selling drugs.
We’re not hawking plastic junk or adult toys.
& we’re not selling weapons.
We sell books.
Printed. Historical. Legal books.
And yet we’re the ones being flagged as “HIGH RISK,” denied at every turn, while far worse passes through the system every day without question.
This isn’t oversight.
It’s control — enforced from the top down.
The big banks.
The payment processors.
The Credit Card Cartel.
Together, they form a financial cartel. Once they decide you don’t belong, you’re done. Applications are denied. Appeals ignored. Doors closed.
We follow the law. We play by the rules. But in this system, that doesn’t matter. What matters is whether you’re “acceptable.” And if you’re not, you’re cut out of the economy entirely.
This is economic gatekeeping.
And it makes The United States of America look like a hypocrite.
A nation that claims to stand for free ideas, open dialogue, and fair opportunity is now run by gatekeepers who punish lawful businesses, bury inconvenient voices, and enforce conformity through financial power.
You can’t call it liberty if access is conditional.
You can’t call it justice if the process is secret.
And you can’t call it fair when Americans are locked out of the economy—
not for breaking laws, but for breaking consensus.
This Goes Beyond Us
This is no longer about our company — it’s about the financial weaponization of policy.
It’s about banks and payment processors acting as ideological gatekeepers, enforcing political alignment by economic control.
If they can silence a legal, American book publisher,
they can silence anyone — and they are.
You don’t have to break the law anymore to be punished.
You just have to say something they don’t like.
And when you do, they flip the switch — and you’re out.
No bank. No payment processor. No way in.
We’re Not Going Anywhere
Our work is not over.
We’ll be back — one way or another.
To Our Supporters
We thank you.
You’ve kept this mission alive — not just through your orders, but through your loyalty, your encouragement, and your shared outrage.
This is your fight too.
This is your country too.
And the line has been crossed.
If you want updates, or if you can help in any way, please reach out.
Invisible Empire Publishing
📨 Take Action: Demand Answers
If you believe in fairness, lawful business, and the right to access the American economy — now is the time to speak up.
Financial giants are quietly blacklisting legal American companies without cause, transparency, or accountability. This isn’t just about us — this is a warning shot for every citizen who still believes in due process and equal opportunity.
📬 Email Your Representatives
Ask your state and federal representatives to investigate the coordinated financial censorship of lawful businesses.
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Subject: Urgent: Investigate Financial Blacklisting of Legal U.S. Businesses
Dear [Representative/Senator],
I’m writing to raise concern about a growing pattern of lawful American businesses being denied access to essential financial services — not for violating laws, but for being labeled “high risk” without explanation.
Companies like Invisible Empire Publishing, which sell legal, printed books, are being locked out of the payment system by banks, processors, and card networks acting together to blacklist them. There is no due process, no specific violation cited, and no ability to appeal.
This is a systemic threat to the free market, to lawful enterprise, and to the principle that Americans have a right to earn a living under the law.
I urge you to investigate these practices and introduce measures to protect access to financial infrastructure for all law-abiding businesses.
Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[Your City, State]
The Argument: Why Financial Exclusion is Illegal
U.S. law has long recognized that when powerful companies control essential infrastructure, they cannot arbitrarily deny access to lawful businesses. This is not new — courts have set clear precedent:
- United States v. Terminal Railroad Association (1912) — Railroads controlling all bridges into St. Louis were forced to provide access, because without it, competitors could not operate.
- Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States (1973) — An electric utility was barred from refusing towns access to its transmission lines. The Supreme Court ruled that denying use of essential facilities to preserve dominance violates antitrust law.
- Gamco, Inc. v. Providence Fruit & Produce Building (1952) — A produce dealer excluded from the central marketplace without justification was found to be the victim of anti-competitive exclusion.
The principle is the same today. Banks, payment processors, and card networks have become the “essential facilities” of the modern economy. If they can blacklist lawful businesses without explanation, they are not managing risk — they are destroying competition and deciding who is allowed to exist in the marketplace.
That is not oversight. That is systemic anti-competition — the very behavior antitrust law was written to prevent.