Ron Paul on money

[Ibgamer]

I work at the local movie theater in the box office and during a normal 8 hour shift, I go through ALOT of money. Yesterday I came across a five that had a stamp on it that said "Ron Paul for President:Ronpaul2008.com". I was so excited to see it that I took 30 of my ones, and wrote GOOGLE Ron Paul on them. When I gave change to my customers, I made sure to sneak in a RP bill. Someone asked me right there, who is Ron Paul? I replied, America's next president! Everyone pays attention to money. I know whenever I see a message on a bill Im intrigued to see what it is, this could be a good way to get his name out there to the masses.

[bbachtung]

Nice. Welcome to the forums, Ibgamer.

[DogWings]

Now THAT is a great idea.

[specsaregood]

I read somewhere here from I think "Bradley in DC" that the campaign officially disapproves of this method. But quite a few supporters have been doing it for awhile.
It seems they are popping up more and more:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=16533

I like to use them at toll booths and we have a lot of those around these parts.

[slantedview]

Yea, I believe it is illegal to do this, but I know that many people have been doing it. It's basically a guerilla tactic :)

[Corydoras]

wheresgeorge.com says: "The law defines 'illegal' defacement as defacement that renders bills unfit to be re-issued." In other words, if it's still in good enough shape to use as money, this is okay.
http://www.wheresgeorge.com/faq.php

They have a link to a government page:
http://www.bep.treas.gov/document.cfm/18/104

I wouldn't call it defacement to mark bills in support of Ron Paul.

[foofighter20x]

It's only illegal if you are marking the bill in a way that renders it unusable.

18 USC 333 (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000333----000-.html)

[quickmike]

Yea, I believe it is illegal to do this, but I know that many people have been doing it. It's basically a guerilla tactic :)

Its perfectly legal. The definition of defacing currency is "defacement that renders the bill unfit to be used"

simply writing "happy birthday from grandma" or "ronpaul2008.com" on a bill does not render it unusable. Now if you took a black marker and completely blacked it out, yes, that would be illegal.

[slantedview]

Its perfectly legal. The definition of defacing currency is "defacement that renders the bill unfit to be used"

simply writing "happy birthday from grandma" or "ronpaul2008.com" on a bill does not render it unusable. Now if you took a black marker and completely blacked it out, yes, that would be illegal.
cool. carry on folks :)

[Ibgamer]

Ill try to keep it going at work, cause like I said I go through hundreds of ones a day. See if you all can do your part, just get his name out there.

[fluoridatedbrainsoup]

I do the same, though not all the time because the writing is tedious when you have a stack of bills - I'd also recommend fliers in windows, especially when you park alot.

I was at the Raleigh Flea yesterday, putting another bumper sticker on when a lady with her daughter jumped to the side of my truck to read the flier. She hadn't heard of Ron Paul, said none of the democratic candidates really did it for her. I explained to her some of his positions, which cheered her. She then asked if I had any campaign literature. I then got a slim, flier and bumper sticker out of the truck and let her take her pick. She told me she was a professor, and was glad to find that I was a student interested in politics.

Never underestimate the flea markets on weekends!