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Wow! What’s the implication if this gets approved?

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I don't actually think it will. The US constitution prevents States from adopting their own legal tender besides gold and silver, but it gets the conversation going.

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it wouldn't be the first time something gets approved at the state level which goes against the constitution - the ongoing argument if it does will be good for bitcoin.

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"No State shall make any thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts"

If Bitcoin is "unconstitutional" according to this, then Fiat also became unconstitutional in 1971 when they removed the Gold Standard.

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I couldn't manage to find the actual text of the bill.

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Oh! I get it, it's a redefinition of legal tender. I thought it'd be a typically long government bill.

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Yeah, it's just a small patch PR with only couple lines diff.

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