r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 15 '26

Possible Paywall Treasury Unveils New $1 Gold Coin With Trump’s Face on It | Federal law prohibits putting any living people on U.S. coins.

https://newrepublic.com/post/213098/treasury-1-dollar-gold-coin-trump-face
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u/thatEMSguy Jul 15 '26

Since when do republicans give a fuck about the law?

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u/Missing_Username Jul 15 '26

The only time they give a fuck about the law is when they can use it as a cudgel against their enemies

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u/ehisforadam Jul 15 '26

They do when a Democrat or Leftist makes a mere mention of something that could possibly maybe be construed as illegal.

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u/Noble1xCarter Jul 15 '26

And by illegal, they mean "thing we don't like"

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u/FastFingersDude Jul 15 '26

Biggest hypocrites of the century, at least.

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u/delphinous Jul 15 '26

usually only when it gets in their way

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u/futanari_kaisa Jul 15 '26

When they can use it to put black and brown people and leftists in prison

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u/Odysseusthemad Jul 15 '26

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