Download “In God We Trust” a United States of America motto

“In God We Trust”
a United States of America motto
• The phrase appears to have originated in "The
Star-Spangled Banner", written during the War
of 1812. The fourth stanza includes the phrase,
"And this be our motto: 'In God is our Trust.'"
This version of the motto made an early
appearance on the twenty dollar interest
bearing notes issued in 1864 along with the
motto "God and our Right".
O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace may the heaven
rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a
nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto – “In God is our trust,”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
4th Stanza Star Spangled Banner 1814 by, Francis Scott
Key
• The Congress passed a Act of April 22, 1864.
This legislation changed the composition of the
one-cent coin and authorized the minting of the
two-cent coin. The Mint Director was directed
to develop the designs for these coins for final
approval of the Secretary. IN GOD WE TRUST
first appeared on the 1864 two-cent coin.
• Another Act of Congress passed on March 3, 1865
allowed the Mint Director, with the Secretary's
approval, to place the motto on all gold and silver
coins that "shall admit the inscription thereon."
Under the Act, the motto was placed on the gold
double-eagle coin, the gold eagle coin, and the gold
half-eagle coin. It was also placed on the silver
dollar coin, the half-dollar coin and the quarterdollar coin, and on the nickel three-cent coin
beginning in 1866. Later, Congress passed the
Coinage Act of February 12, 1873. It also said that
the Secretary "may cause the motto IN GOD WE
TRUST to be inscribed on such coins as shall admit
of such motto."
• A law passed by the 84th Congress (P.L. 84-140) and
approved by President Eisenhower on July 30, 1956,
the President approved a Joint Resolution of the
84th Congress, declaring IN GOD WE TRUST the
national motto of the United States. IN GOD WE
TRUST was first used on paper money in 1957, when
it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate. The
first paper currency bearing the motto entered
circulation on October 1, 1957. The Bureau of
Engraving and Printing (BEP) was converting to the
dry intaglio printing process. During this conversion,
it gradually included IN GOD WE TRUST in the back
design of all classes and denominations of currency.
Starting in 1964, The Federal Reserve Notes in
the Denominations of $1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100
bills had the US Motto of “In God We Trust”
engraved upon them.
In 2002 and in 2011, the U.S. House of
Representatives voted to reaffirm the national
motto. The resolution also encourages the
public to display the motto on all public
buildings, including schools and government
institutions.
• The federal lawsuit was filed in early 2003 and
drug out in courts through December 2005.
Davidson County won in federal District Court in
Greensboro and also won in the Court of
Appeals. The case was appealed all the way to
the U.S. Supreme Court but was referred back to
the appellate court.
• To provide the Motto in the Public meeting
room, financing for the emblem would come
from public fund-raising. Once the government
body figures out what they want to approve,
local committee members will work to raise the
funds from local businesses, churches and
individuals in the community.
• A nonprofit organization, called In God We Trust
– America, based out of Bakersfield, California
recorded in the summer of 2015 that 531 cities
and counties have approved the motto to be
displayed in their public meeting rooms, two of
the newest: the cities of Laguna Niguel and
Orange. In 2016, 126 cities (City of Madera
8/9/16) and counties in California have adopted
the resolution, in addition to 83 other legislative
bodies in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida and
Georgia.
• Our currency also displays the Latin phrase “e
pluribus unum”. This phrase is also on our
nation’s seal. Some cities have chosen both, “In
God We Trust” and “e pluribus unum” – “Out of
Many, One”.
• I would ask the Madera County Board of
Supervisors to adopt a resolution declaring the
Motto of “In God We Trust” to be displayed in
this public meeting room. The size and design
would be made and financed by the local
committee and brought back to the County
Board for approval before mounting.
• House of Congress. Resolution. 13 (112th
Congress 2011): Reaffirming “In God We
Trust” as the official motto of the United
States
• Passed the House 396 - 9
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California Of the 53 Congressional Districts – 48 Yea 3 Nay and 2 No Vote US Congress Yea 396 Nay 9
Yea D Thompson, Mike CA 1st
Yea R Herger, Wally CA 2nd
Yea R Lungren, Daniel CA 3rd
Yea R McClintock, Tom CA 4th
Yea D Matsui, Doris CA 5th
Yea D Woolsey, Lynn CA 6th
Yea D Miller, George CA 7th
Yea D Pelosi, Nancy CA 8th
Yea D Lee, Barbara CA 9th
Yea D Garamendi, John CA 10th
Yea D McNerney, Jerry CA 11th
No Vote D Speier, Jackie CA 12th
Nay D Stark, Pete CA 13th
Yea D Eshoo, Anna CA 14th
Nay D Honda, Mike CA 15th
Yea D Lofgren, Zoe CA 16th
Yea D Farr, Sam CA 17th
Yea D Cardoza, Dennis CA 18th
Yea R Denham, Jeff CA 19th
Yea D Costa, Jim CA 20th
Yea R Nunes, Devin CA 21st
Yea R McCarthy, Kevin CA 22nd
Yea D Capps, Lois CA 23rd
Yea R Gallegly, Elton CA 24th
Yea R McKeon, Buck CA 25th
Yea R Dreier, David CA 26th
Yea D Sherman, Brad CA 27th
Yea D Berman, Howard CA 28th
Yea D Schiff, Adam CA 29th
Yea D Waxman, Henry CA 30th
Yea D Becerra, Xavier CA 31s
t Nay D Chu, Judy CA 32nd
Yea D Bass, Karen CA 33rd
Yea D Roybal-Allard, Lucille CA 34th
Yea D Waters, Maxine CA 35th
Yea D Hahn, Janice CA 36th
Yea D Richardson, Laura CA 37th
Yea D Napolitano, Grace CA 38th
Yea D Sánchez, Linda CA 39th
Yea R Royce, Ed CA 40th
Yea R Lewis, Jerry CA 41st
Yea R Miller, Gary CA 42nd
Yea D Baca, Joe CA 43rd
Yea R Calvert, Ken CA 44th
Yea R Bono Mack, Mary CA 45th
Yea R Rohrabacher, Dana CA 46th
Yea D Sanchez, Loretta CA 47th
Yea R Campbell, John CA 48th
Yea R Issa, Darrell CA 49th
Yea R Bilbray, Brian CA 50th
No Vote D Filner, Bob CA 51st
• Yea R Hunter, Duncan CA 52nd
• Yea D Davis, Susan CA 53rd
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At Our Nation’s Congressional Chair
• Public Law 140 CHAPTER 303 T, AN ACT July 11, 1955
[H. R. 619] To provide that all United States currency
shall bear the inscription "In God We Trust". Be it
enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the Inscription on United States of America in Congress
assembled, That at such time as currency and coins .
New dies for the printing of currency are adopted in
connection with the current program of the Treasury
Department to increase the capacity of presses utilized
by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the dies shall
bear, at such place or places thereon as the Secretary
of the Treasury may determine to be appropriate, the
inscription " In God We Trust", and thereafter this
inscription shall appear on all United States currency
and coins. Approved July 11, 1955,
• United States official language- English
• Native American name for God – Sioux –
“ Wakan Tanka”, “Kitchi Manito” or Great Spirit
• Hindu - Dēva, Niyantā
• Muslim- Allah
• Assyrian - ʼĔlāhā
• Spanish- Dios
• Jewish - Jehovah and Yahweh
• English – God
• Russian- Bog
• German- Gott