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jimmy the one

(2,846 posts)
Fri May 29, 2026, 12:45 PM Friday

Can I blacken out Trumpasses face on the $250 bill? [View all]

Or at least draw a mustache and a goatee and a swastika on it?

I know I know, the bill is still in the planning stage but if it goes thru I wanna be prepared in case I somehow find one someday.

This thread is a sequel, hopefully the last of its kind, to my previous thread about blackening the trumpass picture on the passport. The winner to that thread was for putting a bit of black electrical tape over the magat face so tape could be removed for official use while not defacing the passport which is illegal. But no can do electrical tape on a paper bill.

>>>> So, is it illegal to draw on money? Let’s answer it once again: not usually. Is it illegal to write on money? Rarely - unless you wreck the bill or turn it into an ad.
In short: doodle if you want, just don’t hide the important details or try to profit. Banks might pull your bill sooner, but you won’t end up in handcuffs for a smiley face on a $5 bill.
However, remember - money is still a security of the United States, protected under Federal laws, so respect it - even if you add a little personality.https://usfirstexchange.com/is-it-illegail-to-write-or-draw-money

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Grab yourself a Sharpie, and go downtown! cloudbase Friday #1
Assuming that the illegal travesty actually comes into existence, I would niyad Friday #2
Federal law prohibits the portrait of any living person, including a sitting president, from appearing on U.S. currency. sop Friday #5
The Republicans will ignore it, as usual synni Friday #10
Ummm, the same way he ignores all the others, of course. niyad Friday #15
My preferred method of expressing my disgust would be to add a Hitler mustache. Whether on money, passport or jls4561 Friday #3
HAS to pass congress first vapor2 Friday #4
Do you seriously think he will have a problem with the spineless, craven niyad Friday #16
These bills will never be issued LetMyPeopleVote Friday #6
Do you seriously think that he would bother consulting the lickspittle niyad Friday #17
This measure would need 60 votes in the Senate LetMyPeopleVote Friday #19
Again, do you seriously think he would even bother? He thinks that niyad Friday #20
Right now the $100 bill is largest bill in circulation. Ocelot II Friday #7
When has an act being illegal ever stopped the orange traitor from niyad Friday #18
I remember silver certificates, had a few jimmy the one 12 hrs ago #21
Heck, print your own. Just mark it NOT LEGAL TENDER. usonian Friday #8
Worth recalling: snot Friday #9
Rubber stamp - PEDO HAB911 Friday #11
No, because it won't happen. Maru Kitteh Friday #12
I would get a rubber ink stamp that would stamp russian asset over his image. nt ImNotGod Friday #13
A $250 bill is just a $100 bill after T****'s inflation. The Madcap Friday #14
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