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Re: Occupy George

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Post by furyg3 »

c4urself wrote: post #2

Very innovative idea. There is probably a law against writing/printing on money in the U.S., though.

It's sad to think that the organizers of this will probably be arrested for "conspiracy to deface government property" or something.

Or, since they're also advancing a political message of 'fear', maybe it will be terrorism?

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Post by techsupporter »

c4urself wrote: post #2

Very innovative idea. There is probably a law against writing/printing on money in the U.S., though.

It seems to require "intent" to run afoul of the defacing statutes, and that you did it to prevent the bill from being reissued:

http://www.moneyfactory.gov/historicallegislation.html

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Post by srl »

c4urself wrote: post #2

Very innovative idea. There is probably a law against writing/printing on money in the U.S., though.

_There is probably a law against writing/printing on money in the U.S., though._

There is, mostly. It's illegal to "mutilate" money. A reasonable interpretation could include these infographics, especially if they're not removable.

On the other hand, playing the first amendment card isn't even a stretch on this one. So really, it depends more on the creativity of the lawyers (and the political leanings of the judge) than anything else.

Re: Occupy George

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Post by iwwr »

The 1% are hardly representative of the true 'ruling elite'. This group is probably around a few hundred people, no more than a few thousand. Wall Street is also not the center of power, but rather Washington DC and the Federal Reserve.
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