Posted on 07/27/2005 9:07:41 PM PDT by Indy Pendance
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The state of Utah can't block a woman from using her license plate to tell the world "GAYSROK," a judge has ruled.
The state has no good reason to prevent Elizabeth Solomon from having that plate - which can be read "Gays are OK" or "Gays Rock" - or another one saying "GAYRYTS," according to Jane Phan, an administrative law judge with the Utah State Tax Commission.
"The narrow issue before us is whether a reasonable person would believe the terms 'gays are OK' and 'gay rights' are, themselves, offensive to good taste and decency. It is the conclusion of the commission that a reasonable person would not," Phan wrote.
The state can appeal the July 19 decision.
"We're discussing it, and we have 30 days to do that," Barry Conover, deputy director of the commission, which oversees Utah's Department of Motor Vehicles, said Wednesday.
"It kind of opens up the door for all types of people who want to make a license plate a public forum, for every initiative," he said.
Dani Eyer, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, which represented Solomon, countered: "The government can't pick and choose what subjects it likes and does not like."
Solomon, of Park City, on Wednesday said she considered the judge's decision as a victory for her daughter, who is gay, and for two gay male friends.
GAYSRO(ffensive)K(ooks)!
Homosexual Agenda Ping.
So license plates glorifying homosexuals are fine. I remember articles in which a book and verse of the Bible were not ok, I think it was JOHN (and a number). Or remember the "Choose Life" license plate? I can't remember the outcome of that one.
So, it is now official. Black is White, and White is indeed Black.
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Note: How about a license plate that says "XGAYSROK"?
I was thinking the same thing but it has too many letters as I believe you can only have 7 letters. Perhaps "XGAZROK"...
Will a judge rule in favor of GAY-AIDS ?
Cool, this means I should be getting my vanity plate GAYZSUCK in the mail any day now!
I am not gay BTW, but I do believe in the constitution and freedom of expression. Apparently some of you do not.
I agree, if they want them, as long as they're not obscene, then go for it.
but the aclu didnt like pro life plates?
The aclu fights anything conservative. You should know that. It's just another arm of the dnc.
But I wonder if I had GAYSSUCK on my plates would they tolerate this?? I am sure my windshield would be demolished...LOL.
Where does the constitution guarantee "freedom of expression"? If so, then I can express myself by yelling "fire" in a theater?
First Amendment speech rights gives us the right to freely question our government without fear of repercussions. It does not give us the right to publicly push unnatural sex. I suppose you back a plate that says "abrtnroks" "dgsrok" or "ctsryum"?
If this sort of plate is allowed (personal opinion) than GAZEVIL or GAYS-NO should be allowed too. Can't have one without the other if personal opinion is the deciding factor.
Think about what it would look like in a rear view mirror.....
Read it backwards, like as in rear view mirror.
In a related story, "GODSOK" was rejected.
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