The organization Women on 20s conducted the online campaign to get a woman's face on paper money in time for the 2020 centennial of their right to vote. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew can make the change on his own authority. President Barack Obama is on record as supporting a change, and there are bills in both houses of Congress that would establish committees to study such a change.
"I think it will happen, I really do," said the group's executive director, Susan Ades Stone. "There is a strong feeling that this is overdue. It is very hard to make an argument against it."
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What...seriously???!!!! With everything going on in the world, we are worried about whose face on a 20.00 bill!!! Wow, just wow....people have time on their hands for sure. Be productive or volunteering, or anything else besides this dumb, idiotic, waste of time issues!!!!
I am all for updating our money, it looks ugly compared to other countries, like Canada and Australia. They have beautiful pictures of animals and geography.
So with this vote were going to put an animal on our twenty.
hey, why not al sharpton?
these surveys are targeted towards biased voters. i did a survey once about who wants candy for dinner. 100% of the particpants wanted candy for dinner...i surveyed a 6 and a 9 year old (1 boy and 1 girl for diversity).
this makes the ballot? Glad they (the supporters) have so much free time.
It cost money to change the money, we are in debt.
Harriet Tubman only helped a small portion of the population - so she's a hero to that sector of the population.
Andrew Jackson was a president during the beginning of our nations fledgling years and had influence of the entire country - what it was and what it became.
This is a crappy idea - let's put Bruce Jenner's picture on the new three dollar bill while we're at it!
Well the Bruce Jenner thing is funny, but The way things are going I can see LGBT AND OBAMA money coming our way. In a way many are spending Obama money now while they chat on their Obama phones.
Crappy idea, period.
12:23, you are right. They are demeaning our framework, our ethics, our history of the GREAT U.S.A.
Remove a President..Come on!! What it will additionally cost the US to change this. .... People please, get a life!!! Look for something meaningful to do!!! Such a waste of time and money!!!
I'm a woman and I totally disagree with this.
OUR Nation's history is at stake here.... He was a President of the most powerful country in the world and you want to REMOVE our history. Come on!!!
What a shame!! This country has gone too Hell !!!
Who said there should be a change to the 20 dollar bill? How about maybe on the 20 dollar " I owe you, take it out of my Government benefits" bill.
agree 1:45 pm. Makes you think that maybe people's perception of the "President of the U.S.A." doesn't feel as IMPORTANT as it should be.
I think other countries laugh at us with such stupidity.
There are just some things that you don't mess with...This is one of them!
Andrew Jackson only killed the 2nd Bank of the United States. We can't have people learning about evil bankers, can we?
History..."it is what it is"...Leave well enough alone!
they should put my grandmother's picture on the 20 she is the greatest woman i have ever known
The voters have spoken? WTF!! I never got to vote!.
Lying ass Obamabots!
Wouldn't surprise me if Obama pushed it through before his term is finally up. Just one more FU to our country. Majority is supposed to rule, it's only fair.
Soon it will be Barack looking for his own place on the currency; how about the penny; it's about all he is worth!!
Not the stupidest idea to come down the pike lately, but right there in the top 5.
Harriet Tubman?
SHE is the equal of Ben Franklin? Thomas Jefferson? Washington? Jackson?
Her one claim to fame is NOT worthy of spending HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS of OUR MONEY to make another politically correct move.
I can see Hillary taking credit, or worse, nominating a Hispanic woman (she can't stop pandering), and I can see Obama putting a muslim woman up for the honor, as he seems to be more aware than most of all the significant muslim contributions to the building of this great Christian nation.
Goofs.
I think we should stick with dead presidents.
Her actions were for her race not our country. I don't agree with this. Our currency should be reserved for people who have made major contributions for the country.
Butthole
You are all racist morons!! Get a life... heaven forbid a person of color on something we all spend. The country already went to hell and back as few times if you ask me!
I knew it....just matter of time before someone was going to call people "racist'. Every time any one expresses an opinion or state the facts against any one other than white "we are called racist"!! GET A LIFE...IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU!!
GET A NEW EXCUSE!! Blame everybody else for your failures. You are making excuses and continue to play the "VICTIM" only shows weakness on you part 6:44pm
Remove a President of the United States??!!! Other countries are laughing at a Once respected, super power country!!
Stick with dead presidents huh?Think about your statement.Ben Franklin was never president
No one said Ben Franklin was president.
Looks like possibly it could be a new brand of toilet paper because soon all american currency will be only good for that
No one knew about the vote and where too vote just some more of Marylands crooked crap! Now we got an outlaw on our money!
Let's connect the dots...
Mrs. Bill Clinton wants to run for president, again.
Some ad hoc group comes out of the woodwork with the notion that we need the image of a woman, any woman, on a piece of currency.
Coincidence; not likely. Just more marketing for Mrs. Bill Clinton.
BTW, Martha Washington, Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea have been or currently are on our money.
Martha was on a $1.00 Silver Certificate a number of years back.
Next case.
Ah but was an acting president at one time.
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