Women On 20-S'?

@Bryan78,

So he never said he would demand twos? A pity.

I bet he would take the twenty if it was given to him for nothing. Idiot.

A major problem with deciding who should be on coins nowadays is that the real history of the US has been hijacked for long enough that its getting to the point people making important decisions have no concept what the history really was. When you learn history from the writings of people who were there, you find he people who made our history were no more stupid than we are. In fact they had a better fundamental education behind them than most people nowadays - but their tech toys were not as advanced since it takes time, knowledge accumulation, and hardship to develop technology.

Having said this, I think it is very important that anyone chosen for coins and bills is a true patriot. By this I mean they are those who stick to the same mindset that was ACTUALLY prevalent in the system that brought us the very freedoms we have to express ourselves on this forum.

This means famous people and politicians who would support things like making a website where you are to report someone bad mouthing their politics has no concept of the Bill of Rights. These people certainly have no understanding of what freedom and Americanism is about. It is a slap in the face to the foundations of our freedoms to consider people of this ilk to be on US money - which is deemed an honor. We live in a day when a former person who held the office of president got away with saying (in context) we need to get rid of the Bill of Rights - a break of the oath of office to uphold the Constitution... yet no one did anything about it.

We need to be careful who we would think belongs on coins. We need to make sure their standards are the same that gave us the freedoms and rights we currently enjoy. Unfortunately, a lot of current "heroes" touted nowadays are far from these ideals... but people won't take the time to study and find the facts. Sadly, many are actually taught to ridicule opposing views instead of look into them.

Lady Liberty was great on our coins. She stood for the ideals of that made our nation so capable of helping so much more of the world to their own freedoms and to better lives for themselves. It will be a sad day indeed if they ever decide to put people on our coins who are/were like many current politicians of the day.

I also seem to notice the effigies were not "Mr.," but always "LADY" Liberty. This was, and is, an honor - we have had a most important woman on our coins for a long time...and I am proud of that.

C'mon, Bella Abzug.

I don't think that we will ever be happy with any choice of whom or what we put on our currency. If Canadians (whom have had a woman on their currency are still bitterly (?) arguing over the subject then what chance do Americans have of agreeing on a suitable subject.

Personally I'd much rather have substance over subject. I don't believe in any argument of the time has come so let's put someone new on the $20 just for equality's purpose. I'd much rather see the figure of an allegorical lady liberty than someone who was not of substances.

I do feel that both our coins and currency do need a complete refacing but in a fashion that is representative of whom or what we are.

I much rather see the north end of a buffalo one side of a coin or bill and the south end of the buffalo on the reverse than someone who was not of substance.