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1stAmendguy
11-10-2011, 06:43 PM
hxxp://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_19308763


Ron Paul is probably not going to be president any time soon, yet he is already on the dollar.

His enthusiasts have been stamping Federal Reserve notes with "Ron Paul For President" since at least 2008.

"Write Ron Paul on your worthless bills," reads an August 2011 post on "Daily Paul," a website that isn't affiliated with his campaign.

Paul complains about the Fed debasing the currency, but some of his biggest fans are defacing the currency.

"This is something everyone can do to help get Ron Paul's name out there," the Daily Paul post continues. "You can even write 'end the Fed' or anything else that will get people's attention. Bills get circulated all the time. You cannot rely on the media."

Paul's campaign headquarters didn't return my phone call to discuss this apparently green, grassroots movement. But it's illegal to deface dollars, isn't it?

Be mindful of what you write online folks. They are indeed watching us.
lucent
11-10-2011, 06:48 PM
How is this a slam exactly?
r3volution
11-10-2011, 06:50 PM
boo hoo , no respect for the dollar .

break the link .
ShaneEnochs
11-10-2011, 06:51 PM
Break the link.

This isn't really a slam against us as much as it is against RP. Sounds like he was trying to get supporters in trouble, and the Secret Service was like, "meh, who cares?"
bluesc
11-10-2011, 06:52 PM
The most ridiculous and pointless article ever written goes to...
hillertexas
11-10-2011, 06:53 PM
It's not illegal unless you deface it enough to be unusable
Guitarzan
11-10-2011, 06:56 PM
I found it funny how he got caught up in the bureaucracy's phone lines and couldn't get an answer to a simple question.
hammy
11-10-2011, 06:57 PM
It's not illegal unless you deface it enough to be unusable

Absolutely right. As long as you write in the margins and the overall dollar is still legible it is 100% legal. Even if you write in empty spaces and all other markings are distinct I believe it's still legal.
69360
11-10-2011, 07:01 PM
It's not illegal unless you deface it enough to be unusable

Yep.
anewvoice
11-10-2011, 07:05 PM
The guy really just doesn't seem to have much of a point. Oooh, someone stamped a dollar, the world shall end.
trey4sports
11-10-2011, 07:07 PM
dumbass.
Athan
11-10-2011, 07:12 PM
Does this tool know what defacing means?
ctiger2
11-10-2011, 07:15 PM
I rip up $1 bills and leave the pieces scattered in front of banks and govt offices all the time. : )
ShaneEnochs
11-10-2011, 07:30 PM
I rip up $1 bills and leave the pieces scattered in front of banks and govt offices all the time. : )

You could probably put those to better use by sending them to Ron Paul. Just sayin'
Aldanga
11-10-2011, 07:31 PM
If this was illegal, Where's George (http://www.wheresgeorge.com/) would be illegal as well.
jasonxe
11-10-2011, 07:33 PM
The article isn't worth replying to.
specsaregood
11-10-2011, 07:37 PM
It's not illegal unless you deface it enough to be unusable

IIRC, your intent has to be to render them unusable as well; which would obviously not be the intent of an RP supporter that wants these to get passed around.