Guns and the $20 bill

[ApacheCoTodd]

Nah - not for me.



Removing; Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant or Franklin to pander to a PC move should not be tolerated.

If they wanted to revive the 500 or 1000 dollar notes and put her on there, fine.

The coins that they are continually playing with? OK.

But what comes as essentially a demotion of a President or Franklin to play popularity games or administration legacy nonsense is a waste of money.

I'd love to see world-class 5 - 20 dollar coins - that'd be a great place for her.


Todd.

 

[AnselHazen]

Ok so we have the $20 covered. What bill does Eugene Stoner go on?

 

[OilyPablo]

John Browning all over the $100.

 

[giggitygiggity]

Since we can apparently just change who's on bills now, I think that we should replace all of them. We can put the business end of a double-barrel shotgun on one, Yosemite Sam on one, Bugs Bunny on one, Peter Griffin on one. I do like the idea of having H-Tub holding a pistol. That would be an awesome slap to the liberals' face. They just love to change/ruin things... The Constitution (especially 2A), the meaning of marriage, who's on currency, etc. Stop trying to fix what's not broken.

 

[roscoe]

I can't believe this thread is still open - so unrelated to 2A.

One thing is apparent - some folks get twisted knickers over pretty unimportant things.

I never understood why we honored him anyway - it is clear that Jackson was the source of a considerable amount of misery over his lifetime. Good riddance! You can say whatever you want about Harriet Tubman, but she stood for individual liberty in a way Jackson never did.

 

[joem1945]

The flaming liberals will never let a picture of Tubman with a firearm be printed on any denomination of currency. Although I'd sure like to see it.

 

[ACP]

Everyone knows by now that is NOT Harriet Tubman, right?

So the OP's basic premise about liberal cynicism has been proven false -- EXCEPT for the discussion about whether the firearm is period correct.

 

[Speedo66]

I'm surprised they're not selling advertising rights on the bills, sort of like Citi Field in NY, or proposed "named" subway stops. "We are now approaching the Louis Vuitton 42nd St. stop."

I can just see Apple or Microsoft currency, and why not, they make most of the money in this country anyway.

A gun on a bill doesn't have a chance. Personally, I think the female that has done the most in the early days of this country and should be on a bill is Sacajawea.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Harriet Tubman had a very pronounced scar across her forehead from being hit with a flat iron. I don't think the woman with the rifle is her

 

[Guy B. Meredith]

Another alternative is:

 

[ilbob]

who cares? my personal opinion is that currency is likely to become less and less used as most people and businesses greatly prefer the convenience of cards.

a few people are worried about the so called privacy issues associated with using cards, and there are a few transactions like garage sales where it will be hard to transition to cards, but for the most part we are already rapidly becoming a cashless society.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

I might be persuaded that the photo with a leveraction rifle might be wrong for the Civil War and that that particular woman may be incorrectly identified as Tubman.

Contemporary illustration:

from Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman by Sarah H Bradford 1869

The historical Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) was no stranger to use of the pistol, revolver, saber, muzzleloading rifle or carbine. And she was a free person of color, Republican, evangelical Christian, and believer in the right to arms and self-defense. David Crockett had words for Andrew Jackson, some of them not very high road repeatable. Jackson did good and he did bad, but I am comfortable with Tubman.

 

[Red Wind]

Eleanor Roosevelt is a fine choice as this article amply demonstrates.

She was an avid shooter her whole life and also an early advocate for workers and civil rights.

She flew down to the Nashville airport, where she was joined by a friend, an elderly white woman aged 71. The pair got into the car, lay a loaded pistol on the front seat between them, and drove into the night. No Secret Service or police escort. Just the two little old ladies with a gun to keep them safe. They set out for their destination, a " tiny labor school[,] to conduct a workshop on how to break the law, how to conduct non-violent civil disobedience." They drove through the heart of Klan territory to teach people how to fight for freedom.

Quite a woman.

 

[Robert]

This has struggled to stay on topic since the beginning.