[GIdget2004]

The court's majority on the Texas license plate case: Breyer, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Clarence Thomas

[dware]

I was just reading this decision. Apparently, governments are also (mostly) entitled to free speech, and license plates are considered government speech.

[Norm Lenhart]

someone remind the idiots the 1st ammendment specifically protects use of unpopular speech. Any suit with ‘offense’ driving it has no constitutional basis.

[max americana]

” A state board rejected it over concerns that the license plate would offend many Texans.”

“State officials said there are now nearly 450 messages to choose from, from “Choose Life”
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These clowns already approved the lib-offensive “Choose Life” which set the precedent, and I’ll bet out of the 450, someone will throw a hissy fit. Senility has set in with these old coots.

[Gay State Conservative]

I'm not sure I have a huge problem with this decision.I'd be much more upset if a state *did* issue such a plate and SCOTUS ruled that doing so violated the Constitution.

Perhaps Texans should be urging their legislators to pass a law allowing such plates.

[centurion316]

The First Amendment is a restriction on government, prohibiting government limiting the speech of citizens. Since a license plate is a government fabricated and issued item, no violation of citizen rights has occurred. Bubba’s can pick up a flag plate or decal at any truck stop.

[The people have spoken]

That’s an odd coalition.

[OriginalChristian]

This should’ve been settled by Texas. Period.

[DiogenesLamp]

Justice Stephen Breyer said the state's decision to reject the group's plate did not violate its free speech rights.

How about equal application of the law? You know, fourteenth Amendment stuff?

[SaxxonWoods]

Texas was a union state during the civil war.

[DH]

So! I guess license plates with a closed black fist would be acceptable. I also think one that says “black lives matter” would also be correct and proper.

FREE SPEECH? HELL NO! PC SPEECH, bet your ass it is.

This plate in question is an actual organization of sons of Civil war vets and is legitimate. How about outlawing “sons of WW-I and WW-2 vets? What’s next? Sons of Viet Nam vets? Sons of Iraq vets?

I’ve grown sick of censured speech and beliefs in what is a “so called” free society.

We are losing our rights and freedoms, WE HAVE LOST THEM thanks to both the Republicans and Democrats who have much more important work to do....enrich themselves to to hell with the unwashed serfs.

[central_va]

The State of Mississippi could not be reached for comment.

[DoodleDawg]

The court's majority on the Texas license plate case: Breyer, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Clarence Thomas

Like it or not it's a 10th Amendment issue. Texas can control their license plates how they want. Alito is arguing it was a 1st Amendment issue and I'm not sure I'd agree.

[catfish1957]

It’s becoming loud and clear that free speech only applies to the political left.

[Lurking Libertarian]

SCOTUS.

[BuckeyeTexan]

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