GOP Lawmakers Push Bill To Put Charlie Kirk On Silver Dollar Coins

 Two Republican House members are set to introduce legislation this week directing the U.S. Treasury to mint 400,000 silver dollar coins featuring the likeness of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The proposal, aimed at honoring Kirk following his tragic assassination in Utah earlier this month, has ignited swift debate over the role of political figures on American currency.

Representatives August Pfluger (R-Texas) and Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.) announced their intent to file the bill, which would authorize the production of commemorative coins as a "permanent recognition" of Kirk's influence on American conservatism. Pfluger, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, described Kirk as a "conservative titan whose transformational impact on millions of Americans deserves to be etched in silver alongside our nation's greatest leaders." The coins would be sold to the public at a premium, with proceeds potentially benefiting conservative youth organizations aligned with Kirk's Turning Point USA

I completely understand the idea of wanting to commemorate Charlie Kirk, but putting him on U.S. Currency? He was not a president or a government official at all. If this goes through and actually takes place, I think you open the door for other exceptional commemorations in the near and distant future.