Is paper money unconstitutional?
© tweed:
Article I, Section 8, Clause 5:
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
A18:
Yes, but we already had a topic on this.
© tweed:
Quote from: A18 on December 26, 2005, 11:51:31 PM
Yes, but we already had a topic on this.
But pennies and quarters aren't unconstitutional?
Gabu:
If any attempt to declare paper money unconstitutional was made that succeeded, a constitutional amendment rectifying that would be immediately made and would likely pass very quickly, so for all intents and purposes, it is.
nini2287:
I voted no, but upon reading the exact definition of the term "coin" (used as a verb):
# To make (pieces of money) from metal; mint or strike: coined silver dollars.
So, technically, yes it is unconstitutional.
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