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That's coming in 2026: https://san.com/cc/us-money-cant-feature-living-people-why-trumps-1-coin-is-the-exception/ https://san.com/cc/us-money-cant-feature-livin

That's coming in 2026: https://san.com/cc/us-money-cant-feature-living-people-why-trumps-1-coin-is-the-exception/ https://san.com/cc/us-money-cant-feature-living-people-why-t...

actionfromafar 11mo ago
What I wonder is, if ever the Trump lineage of emperors should come to an end, (God forbid, all hail Trump and all that) and we have a Republic again, could staff be prosecuted for breaking Federal law during this term?
- Cthulhu_ 11mo ago
  (not a lawyer / legal expert but) Yes, the law and constitution take precedence over an individual's order. "I was just following orders" is not a valid defense. Of course, many people get away with stuff because the decision to prosecute and the effort needed is not universal. And new presidents have often pardoned previous administration's criminals. Thing is though, for people like e.g. the national guard that is illegallly being deployed to bring peace to toad-infested Portland it's either follow orders or get fired and lose their income, benefits, and pension - at least temporarily, but they'll need to file a long and expensive civil suit under a hopefully better future administration to get their back payment and / or job/honor reinstated. But they don't have the financial reserves or plan B to do so, thanks to decades of reducing the population's spending power, using pverty as a means to control people.
Findecanor 11mo ago
Weird design. The side with "Liberty" has the face of Donald Trump and "1776–2026", but he isn't dead. Oh ...
- fredoralive 11mo ago
  As someone living in Europe, I know it’s perfectly normal to have living monarchs on coins. It’s only normal people who have to be dead before getting on them.
  - actionfromafar 11mo ago
    In America, living monarchs also get a coin.
- kotaKat 11mo ago
  'Cause they're using loopholes. HR 1923 ("Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020") [0]: "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 specified coins" Well... the reverse certainly isn't a head-and-shoulders portrait or bust... [0]: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1923 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1923

That's coming in 2026: https://san.com/cc/us-money-cant-feature-living-people-why-trumps-1-coin-is-the-exception/ https://san.com/cc/us-money-cant-feature-living-people-why-t...

actionfromafar 11mo ago

What I wonder is, if ever the Trump lineage of emperors should come to an end, (God forbid, all hail Trump and all that) and we have a Republic again, could staff be prosecuted for breaking Federal law during this term?

Cthulhu_ 11mo ago
(not a lawyer / legal expert but) Yes, the law and constitution take precedence over an individual's order. "I was just following orders" is not a valid defense. Of course, many people get away with stuff because the decision to prosecute and the effort needed is not universal. And new presidents have often pardoned previous administration's criminals. Thing is though, for people like e.g. the national guard that is illegallly being deployed to bring peace to toad-infested Portland it's either follow orders or get fired and lose their income, benefits, and pension - at least temporarily, but they'll need to file a long and expensive civil suit under a hopefully better future administration to get their back payment and / or job/honor reinstated. But they don't have the financial reserves or plan B to do so, thanks to decades of reducing the population's spending power, using pverty as a means to control people.

Findecanor 11mo ago

Weird design. The side with "Liberty" has the face of Donald Trump and "1776–2026", but he isn't dead. Oh ...

fredoralive 11mo ago
As someone living in Europe, I know it’s perfectly normal to have living monarchs on coins. It’s only normal people who have to be dead before getting on them.
- actionfromafar 11mo ago
  In America, living monarchs also get a coin.
kotaKat 11mo ago
'Cause they're using loopholes. HR 1923 ("Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020") [0]: "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 specified coins" Well... the reverse certainly isn't a head-and-shoulders portrait or bust... [0]: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1923 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1923