(January 26, 2021 at 4:06 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: You want the story? Here’s what I’ve been able to gleam about how it happened: people have been wanting more diversity on American money (at least something more than the Susan B. Anthony and Sacajawea dollar coins), and eventually, The organization that championed the idea (specifically focusing on women) held a poll on which woman would be best and Harriet Tubman ended up winning the poll. The people spoke, Barack Obama listened, Donald Trump didn’t, and Joe Biden went back to listening. And that’s why this discussion is even taking place."The people chose it"?
Feel free to disagree about whether or not the desire for more varied faces on money is a valid issue (though it does reflect the fact that historical power has long been exclusively in the hands of white men, which is something many do not like), but the fact remains that there is, in fact, a reason they latched onto Harriet Tubman, namely, the people chose it.
Uh...
Bullshit.
Did you see that on a ballot?
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Some people chose.
"The people" were not consulted.
