The "In God We Trust" Issue

The Bill

Virgil Goode of Virginia introduced this bill in order to move "In God We Trust" from the edge of the Presidential dollar coins to either the obverse or reverse of the coins.

Here is the ridiculous part of this bill. Cosponsor Roger Wicker said this gem: “'At no point did anyone explain that [the words] would not be on the face of the coin,' Wicker said, leading him to try and correct the issue in this year’s legislation." From here

First off, does it bother anyone that the excuse is that "no one told me?" I guess actually reading legislation is out of the question. Imagine being a student telling your teacher that since no one told you that a specific question was going to be on an exam that you shouldn't be responsible for it.

Secondly, it frustrates me that Congress thinks it is prudent to solve this "problem" when there are a number of other issues that need attention, such as the 1 cent and 5 cents coins being minted at a loss.

It is not the least bit insulting or degrading to God to be incuse on the edge of the coin. But that is apparently lost on our legislators who are responding to an outcry of constituents who think that God has been slighted.