The SC plate: 
And the Virginia plate: 
}:-)4
Posted on 04/03/2006 2:37:14 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
Dixie Ping - HK in FLA
I wonder how many of these folks were outraged by the Mexican flag flying during these protests?
Yankee bump
Yea, that’s what we need, a state licensed Confederate X on every 3r vehicle down here, Malcolm’s X on every 2nd, and a La Raza fist on the 3rd. No thanks.
Stick whatever flag you want on your bumper, but this would be bad public policy.
Once you open that can of worms, it's got to be managed properly and justly.
Interesting. When, “Save our Seas” and “Family Values” becomes as deeply emotionally charged as the Confederate and Malcolm Xs, I’ll call it a slippery slope.
I may very well get flamed for this, but here it goes anyway;
While I in no way view the Confederate battle flag as a racist symbol, I also do not understand the reasoning for displaying it. The South lost, the North won, and as Jim Rome says; SCOREBOARD! To the victors go the spoils.
All joking aside, I really don't care if someone wants to display the Stars and Bars.
Many politicians are cowards, yellow bellied scum of the earth, caving on the flag just like they caved on the Schiavo case. My ancestor(s) took a stand and fought to the death for it, as did many of the framers/founders. Lord I wish a politician these days had their fortitude.
We're good enough for them when they send out solicitations, as they prostitute themselves for contributions and votes, but we're simply second class citizens when it comes to standing up for us.
All we want is to be allowed to honour our dead, either by flying a flag over their graves, or by honouring our valiant men in grey with a flag on a license plate, reminding others of their sacrifices.
We will never forget.
The SC plate:
And the Virginia plate:
}:-)4
I'm a Floridian and I support the right to such a plate. I should also add that I'm a "carpetbagger" from the North and many of my ancestors died fighting for the Union. However, the point is that this is part of our common national historic heritage. We've all seen how the PC brigade has sought to distort - even deny - U.S. history. By the way, I have a historical fact I can share that I know would truly astound many FReepers as well as most Americans -- about our Civil War. Anyone curious?
I'll bite, T.L. Sink - what is your astounding historical fact?!
I remember when Jeb took the Confederate flag down from the capitol, there was an outcry but it quickly died. I'm very glad Jeb didn't kowtow to the "git-r-done" crowd.
For those who don't remember, the Florida display was an historical display of the flags that ruled over Florida. It included French, Spanish, Confederate, State/Republic, and USA flags. It's important to note that Jeb removed the flags without a single complaint against the Confederate flags nor any other flags in the display.
I can cite several historical sources for the fact but it's most recently been repeated in the highly acclaimed history by Jay Winik, "April 1865: The Month that Saved America". The fact is that if we take the fatalities of ALL of America's wars COMBINED the total is less than that of the Civil War. Yes, 620,000 dead from the Civil War alone! As Winik points out this was "...one-twelfth of the North and an astonishing one-fifth of the South; all told, it was the most battle deaths in the country's history, as great as in ALL the nation's other wars combined." (p.354) And this when the population of the country was only about 40 million. The point of this incredible fact is that this was one of the seminal events in America's history -- an indeliable part of our common heritage and history and one we have every right to acknowledge.
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