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Surely a 30 cent (or maybe 70 cent or some other not really believable and pretty much useless) coin value would better represent Trump.
How about printing his face on the Epstein Files instead
One time I came home drunk at night and had a campfire out back. For some reason, I had the urge to burn a few dollar bills that I had in my pocket, I think because money was such a concern for me at the time and the simple act of burning a few of these life-tickets upon which we all depend felt freeing.
Now this, I would invest in a torch and smelting pot for these ones. Or stamp Epstein on the other side and leave them strewn about.
Have them commission a trump trillion dollar coin to get the nation back on it’s feet again and end the shutdown. His ego would love that idea and the rest of the country could get on with their business.
Nah, its too heavy, dont bother. He is a cunt anyway.
This is illegal unless he dies
Yeah. I’m sure it being illegal will stop this.
I’m not quite sure about this one. I think that the current design on the reverse is an issue. But the front doesn’t seem to break any laws.
I’m assuming they print these under subsection Y of 31 U.S. Code § 5112 - Denominations, specifications, and design of coins. Which pertains to these 250th anniversary coins.
The part I see mentioned in this thread frequently applies to a separate subsection (n) for a run of $1 presidential coins that has since ended.
If you just read subsection Y in a vacuum, they are good to go. This part at the bottom though says that the reverse can’t be a ‘portrait’.
So this isn’t really slam dunk illegal, but I don’t think that the draft of the coins reverse will make it to print. I would fully expect the front to come out just like that though based on my interpretation.
(aa)Standards and General Provisions for Circulating Collectible Coins Under Subsections (x), (y), and (z).—
(1)Prohibition on certain representations.—
No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, and no portrait of a living person may be included in the design on the reverse of any coin under subsections (x), (y), and (z).
I don’t know much about the law, but it feels like the ‘Fight fight fight’ side is overtly party political.
Oh! Then I support this coin!
Yeah honestly at this point I want to see more unhinged shit so we can laugh at the history books.
So is him running for a third term, but his office is filled with “Trump 2028” hats.
Since when during this admin was legality considered?
Just because some part of the U.S. government ignored the law doesn’t mean the entire U.S. government ignores the law.
Only after he’s been dead for 2 years or more can his visage be printed on a U.S. coin.
They may be expecting that.
What is one more felony? Perhaps someone can be found guilty and sentenced to no punishment.
I hate this timeline.
The good news is this is illegal.
The bad news is Republicans probably don’t care.
Explain more
31 U.S. Code 5112 says “No coin issued may bear the image of a living former or current President,”
Then they’ll have to mint coins of Reagan.
Literally, who’s going to stop them?
There’s so much stuff that’s absolutely illegal happening and nobody is stopping them. Being illegal or not is irrelevant if no one enforces it.
Oh, this one’s easy the way I understand things work now.
He is both former AND current, so fire up the mint.
God damn XOR
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Yeah they won’t care, they’ll do it anyway, and then go after critics for being “unamerican” and “anti capitalist” per NSPM-7.
I was about to say, I was pretty sure that was a law, instituted to stop… oh, what was it again? Oh ya. FASCISM.
Amendment incoming!
Thank you!
Nah man, spoilers!
Heard of congressional approval?
Illegal? They’ve never heard the word.
Kings and queens have legal tender with their face on it during their tenure…
When is the official coronation of trump scheduled? 2027?
This is just bait for people to point out that it’s illegal to commemorate a living president.
At which point they’ll feign “oopsies” and—surprising absolutely nobody—proceed to roll out a Charlie Kirk coin.
There’s already shitloads of ads out there for privately minted Kuck rounds
Have we ever done this with a sitting president ever? This has such “great leader” vibes.
No we haven’t because we explicitly made that illegal for that very reason
If such a coin exists ever exists, I hope all of them end up with deep scratches across the face.
Also, “Fight fight fight” sounds more like the Itchy and Scratchy theme song than some democratic saying.
It makes me think of every high school football marching band, with their “fight song” BS
Drill a hole through his head.
“FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT”
Sounds like inciting violence to me.
Given that it doesn’t meet the legal requirements for currency but they would be passing it off as real money, it sounds more like counterfeiting to me. One more charge to add to the list.
NO living person should be commemorated on a coin, regardless of political ideology.
Hopefully, this abomination will go over about as well as the Sacajawea dollar coin.
I loved those coins. Super easy to use in vending machines that could take them. Way better than fucking around with an old paper dollar.
How about we reopen the government and release the Epstein files first?
