Cantor Seeks To Redesign Dollar
Written by Brian Garst, Posted in Education
Eric Cantor (R-VA) has proposed legislation to redesign the one dollar bill. Specifically, the Liberty Bill Act (H.R. 2854) would “require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign $1 Federal reserve notes so as to incorporate the preamble to the Constitution of the United States, a list describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a list describing the Amendments to the Constitution, on the reverse side of such notes.”
The bill states that Congress finds that “many Americans are unaware of the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, one of the most remarkable and important documents in world history.”
This is undoubtedly true, but what are we doing about all the members of Congress that are unaware of the provisions of the Constitution?
If we’re really serious about improving knowledge about the provisions of the Constitution, then what we need is to improve the primary method by which people acquire knowledge: our schools. So we see once again that the best solution to an issue is to end the government monopoly on education.
Hat tip: OpenMarket
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