US currency unconstitutional?

[ob]

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I don't like the green color of money.Whoever decided that it be green is infringing upon my rights to have it changed to blue.Where can I file my complaint?

 

[Reel Poor]

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Originally posted by ob:<br /> I don't like the green color of money.Whoever decided that it be green is infringing upon my rights to have it changed to blue.Where can I file my complaint?

Here ya go ob <br />Complaint Department

 

[Link]

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ROFLOL @ RP's Complaint Department! <br />Good to see you here agian achris!<br />Now I've got to get back to my Gun & Ammo forum!

 

[Kiwi Phil]

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Good to hear from you again achris......hang on mate... just put the fag out....anyway, will look forward to your future posts. <br /><br />Cheers<br />Phillip

 

[RubberFrog]

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Originally posted by Kiwi Phil:<br /> ... just put the fag out....

Did he sneak in your bed again?

 

[technostingray]

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Originally posted by achris:<br /> Hi All,<br /><br />Thanks for the welcome back, although I'm sure there are still some out there who are not so pleased to see me back.<br /><br />Been spending a lot of time working mostly. <br /><br />However, on to the issue at hand. <br /><br />For Roscoe. This is an exerpt(sp?) from the first ammendment.<br /><br />"The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretence, infringed."<br /><br />I'm sure that the reference to a christian god on the US currency does infringe on the beliefs of some non-christians. <br /><br />The reason it all started is to do with the case of the Dover District school in Pennsylvania. The plantiff agrument is based around the first amendment and I just thought is was interesting that the main instrument of finance of the US is steeped in a religious issue that could be challenged under the same amendment.<br /><br />That's all......

Good thinking.

 

[Ron G]

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Dis'nt mean get anybody started ranting,i try to stay out of most stuff.<br /> Havent seen you to much latly techno everthing been alright?or just to many quarts

 

[KRS]

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"The main instrument of finance...."<br /><br />Wrong there achris.... I've never seen a credit card with those words

 

[dogsdad]

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Originally posted by achris:<br /><br />I'm sure that the reference to a christian god on the US currency does infringe on the beliefs of some non-christians. <br /><br />

I'm sure the mere existence of Christians is seen as an infringement of the beliefs of some non-Christians. I think they will just have to get over it.<br /><br />The entire notion that anyone's civil rights have been infringed is utter nonesnse.

 

[aspeck]

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Welcome Back achris!

 

[bootle]

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Originally posted by SBN:<br /> Don't care, I am not digging up that money in the back yard yet.

Aww shucks! Spinner, all that confederate money might be worth a nickle on ebay

 

[alden135]

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The constitution is unconstitutional.

 

[jtexas]

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Originally posted by achris:<br /> For Roscoe. This is an exerpt(sp?) from the first ammendment.<br /><br />"The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretence, infringed."<br />

achris, aren't you talking about the U.S. Constitution? here's the first amendment --<br /><br />"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." text of US Constitution <br /><br />There's a lively debate about whether it means a particular religious establishment, or to establish a state religion, or any laws about religion at all.<br /><br />The slogan was arbitrarily added to coins during the Civil War by whoever was Treasury Secretary at the time. And added to folding money much later. I believe there's a law that allows it, but doesn't require it. Not sure. Not sure what the Supreme Court could do about it.<br /><br />The constitution gives authority to the judicial branch over "all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States...." It does not specifically give the Supreme Court the power to invalidate legislation - that didn't happen until the early 1800's.<br /><br />BTW wildbill, your paper money is backed by something called "faith in the U.S. Government" - it won't actually be worthless until people start refusing to accept it. Also, it turns out, you CAN pay a debt with a debt...ever refinanced your house? Or traded in a car that still had payments?

 

[QC]

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I agree with Bondo and jtexas. Currency only has value because we believe it does. It is about confidence. I am reasonably confident that if I give my employer some time he will give me some electronically deposited digits that represent money. Today I am very confident that if I give some of these electronically deposited digits to somebody else that they will give me some stuff in return. This confidence is what makes the world go around, not the piece of paper or what is printed on it . . .

 

[RubberFrog]

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Originally posted by alden:<br /> The constitution is unconstitutional.

LOL

 

[brother chris]

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Welcome back AChris!

 

[TexomaAv8r]

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I never hold on to currency long enough to notice or care what it says beyond the number at the top. What scares me is the speed of it's departure and the slow pace of it's arrival.