John (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} stratusmonkey) wrote,@ 2005-04-08 12:36:00 |
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A Proclamation...
WHEREAS, the two-dollar bill is legal tender in the United States, still printed to this day, and
Whereas, in February of this year, a Baltimore man was arrested for attempting to use a two-dollar bill at an area Best Buy, and
Whereas, there is a general lack of awareness among some in the retail community regarding the validity of the two-dollar bill, and
Whereas, Thomas Jefferson, third Presidient of the United States is commemorated on the face of the two-dollar bill, and
Whereas, April 13th is the birth day of the late President Jefferson:
Let it be RESOLVED that April 13th is "Two-dollar Bill Day", and on this day we should all attempt to purchase things with two-dollar bills to commemorate the life and career of President Jefferson, and remind the American public that the paper money bearing his likeness is legal tender.
