Nanny ST8 of the Week: Anti-government messages not allowed on license plates

Watchdog.org ^ | 7/6/15 | Eric Boehm

[VermiciousKnid]

Snapped this pic on the road the other day on Long Island.

Regards,

[Fightin Whitey]

Knew a lady in Idaho who got a random tag for her new car that read 8ME. Her husband was a little irritated.

Know a lady in my present home state who managed to get a vanity tag that read MSBITCHE.

She was nice to look at (still is) but she definitely believed in truth-in-advertising.

[TexasRepublic]

Shucks, I guess FUBO is right out.

[discostu]

Well since the government actually ISSUES plates it’s not really a first amendment issue. Nobody is saying you can’t put something ELSE on your car that says these things, only that the government isn’t going to HELP you say these things. And there is a bit of a cottage industry out there trying to find ways to sneak things by.

[FoxInSocks]

Yes, it was real. I actually saw it a number of times.

[Sopater]

Nobody is saying you can’t put something ELSE on your car that says these things, only that the government isn’t going to HELP you say these things.

I guess that that is where the real "fun" is. It's like getting little kids to say something that sounds exceptionally funny coming out of their mouths.

[x]

Paradox:

What about the anti-government message on every New Hampshire license plate?

"Live Free or Die," that is, not "Cops Lie" (which was one fringe political candidate's plate).

Once upon a time, New Hampshire prosecuted a Jehovah's Witness who covered over the slogan because it conflicted with his beliefs.

[Sopater]

What about the anti-government message on every New Hampshire license plate?

"Live Free or Die," that is...

I suppose that they have no problem with such anti-gov't rhetoric as long as it is considered cliché.

[Old Yeller]

I’ve seen TAX2DTH on a Kansas tag.

[caww]

Well now...sounding a lot like Russia.

[MAexile]

Because nothing makes a cop want to give you a break, or even just not stop you, like driving around with a plate that insults the cops?

He did it in protest of government corruption. I'm not sure how far this guy thinks ahead. In 2012 he changed his name to "Human". Then he ran for state rep. last year, and was listed on the ballot as "Human". I think he got knocked out in the primary.

[Sopater]

In 2012 he changed his name to "Human". Then he ran for state rep. last year, and was listed on the ballot as "Human".

Should've tried changing his name to "Lesser Of TwoEvils".

[FateAmenableToChange]

I'm not sure how far this guy thinks ahead.

Most poverty results from an inability to think ahead. I suspect that unless there's a trust fund, his life will not be a happy or productive one.