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Treasury weighs minting $1 coin with Trump's face for U.S. 250th anniversary (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 113 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

The good news is this is illegal.

The bad news is Republicans probably don't care.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 23 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Explain more

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 107 points 19 hours ago (8 children)

31 U.S. Code 5112 says “No coin issued may bear the image of a living former or current President,”

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

Then they'll have to mint coins of Reagan.

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

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.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 42 points 18 hours ago

Yeah they won't care, they'll do it anyway, and then go after critics for being "unamerican" and "anti capitalist" per NSPM-7.

[–] Xraygoggles@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Oh, this one's easy the way I understand things work now.

He is both former AND current, so fire up the mint.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 7 points 14 hours ago

God damn XOR

[–] Melkath@fedia.io 20 points 18 hours ago

I was about to say, I was pretty sure that was a law, instituted to stop... oh, what was it again? Oh ya. FASCISM.

[–] Jesusaurus@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

Amendment incoming!

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Thank you!

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 17 hours ago

Nah man, spoilers!

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Heard of congressional approval?

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago

Illegal? They've never heard the word.