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11250 Waples Mill Road    ·Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683www.NRAILA.org NRA and Sportsmen Victorious in Florida: Anti-hunting Extremists Lose Funding Monday, May 09, 2005 Fairfax, VA -- On the last day of the legislative session, the Florida Legislature overwhelmingly passed House Bill 1697, an omnibus highway safety package containing a provision to change how the Animal Friends license plate proceeds are distributed and used. This important pro-sportsmen measure was backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), as well as the Unified Sportsmen of Florida and the Allied Sportsmen`s Associations of Florida.In 2004, the Florida Legislature created the Animal Friends license plate. The...

Attorneys for a Rutland man who wants to put a biblical message on his license plate dispute a contention that because vanity license plates are state property he shouldn't be allowed to put his message there. "To be sure, title to these thin tin plates may rest in the state, but the message on a vanity plate is that of the registered owner, not the state," wrote attorney Jeremy Tedesco in his most recently filing in U.S. District Court in Rutland. Tedesco is an attorney for the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative organization that states it defends religious liberty...

<p>If one Ohio lawmaker has his way, sexual predators could soon have to drive vehicles with pink license plates...</p> <p>"It identifies them," said Rep. Michael DeBose, (D) 12th District. "The primary reason they can prey is because they're camouflaged from who they really are."</p>

CLEVELAND -- A lawsuit was filed Wednesday challenging Ohio's offer of license plates with the anti-abortion message "Choose Life." The American Civil Liberties Union sued in Cleveland federal court to block the license plate sales due to begin next month. < snip >

A born-again Christian in an SUV — whose license plate read "I M SAVED" — miraculously survived a fiery collision yesterday that killed a retired firefighter who was going the wrong way on the Belt Parkway. Curtis Plunkett, 30, of Elmont, L.I., was in stable but critical condition at Brookdale Hospital after the 4 a.m. crash. Retired FDNY Lt. Walter Knobloch, 59, of Massapequa, L.I., was killed after his 1999 Ford Crown Victoria crashed into Plunkett's 2003 Mercedes SUV. Cops said Knobloch's car overturned and burst into flames. They said the 34-year veteran was driving west on the parkway's eastbound...

TIPSY License Plate Owner Pulled Over For Drunken DrivingPOSTED: 8:45 am EST March 16, 2005 MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Having a vanity plate the reads "TIPSY" may not be such a good idea after all. Josiah Johnson, of Argusville, N.D., is in trouble for drunken driving. He figures his TIPSY plate might have tipped off the deputy who busted him. Police say Johnson had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit after he left a sports bar in Moorhead. Johnson said the TIPSY plate was meant to describe the way an old Jeep rode, and he kept the plate when he...

Last October, with the presidential election a month away, a letter arrived at the Sacramento headquarters of the state Department of Motor Vehicles. "Recently I found out that the California personalized license plate 'F DUBYA' is in use," the letter said. "As an American that lives in California, I am offended that the DMV has allowed this plate to be used." Offended? Hard at first glance to see what's wrong. But if you read "F" as an abbreviation for a certain four-letter word, and "DUBYA" as a nickname for a certain occupant of the White House, you can see how...

The State of Illinois General Assembly has two bills before it that I'd like to ask everyone to support, especially if you live in Illinois! HB0670 would make available special license plates, the fees from which would help support the BSA and GSUSA. SB1813 is the counterpart in the Senate, although it was written to support the BSA only. Illinois residents especially should check these out, see if they have a Senator or Representative on the current commmittee assignments for these bills, and in any case write your Senator and Representative to get these bills out of committee, reconciled, and...

'Fight crime' plate on car at school has some parents fuming LOWELL, MA -- An employee's car parked at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School lot has sparked fury among some parents ushering their children inside the school each morning. The car -- a red, late-model Ford Mustang with a novelty plate on its front end reading "Fight crime, shoot first" -- irritated one parent so much that she complained to her son's pre-kindergarten teacher. The parent, who asked to remain anonymous, also took the issue up with school Principal Sandra Dunning earlier this week, as well as Superintendent of Schools Karla...

The fact is that the Sons of Confederate Veterans is not similar to the other groups whose ranks it wishes to join. Unlike colleges, lighthouses, civic groups and such, the Sons of Confederate Veterans deeply offends a sizable portion of our state’s citizens, black and white, because of its affection for things Confederate.

State Rep. Thomas Patton (R)introduced the "One Nation Under God" bill said that the plate also would feature a U.S. flag.

The other day I was following a veteran.  In his window he had a badge sticker if the Army group he belonged to.  He also had a US flag sticker upside-down.  When I looked at his veterans license plate, it said "Veterans For Human Rights".  What the hell is going on!!!  http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/vehicle/platevet.shtml   Veterans For Human Rights Additional fees: $10 per two-year periodAdditional fees go to: Veterans For Human RightsWho qualifies: No restrictionsAvailable for: Passenger vehiclesInfo about the group: Frank Dixon (503) 242-3585

AgapePress) - A Vermont man has sued that state's Department of Motor Vehicles after his application to have a personalized license plate with a Christian message was rejected. Last April, Shawn Byrne submitted an application for a personalized plate inscribed with "JOHN316." In May, he received a letter from the DMV informing him that the inscription was "deemed to be a combination that refers to deity and has been denied based on that reason." On appeal, an administrative law judge upheld the DMV's position because the statute governing the license plate program prohibits combinations that refer to "deity," among other...

High Court Defers on 'Choose Life' Plates By HOPE YEN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider whether states may offer license plates with anti-abortion messages, leaving lower courts divided over whether the programs in a dozen states unconstitutionally restrict dissenting views. Without comment, justices let stand a lower court ruling that said South Carolina's license plates, which bear the slogan "Choose Life," violate the First Amendment because abortion rights supporters weren't given a similar forum to express their beliefs. The high court's move means that South Carolina will either have to eliminate the...

The Supreme Court declined to consider Monday whether South Carolina's anti-abortion license plates are unconstitutional, a free-speech question that could have resulted in the elimination of similar programs in a dozen states. Without comment, justices rejected a challenge to a lower court ruling that said the plates, which bear the slogan "Choose Life," violate the First Amendment because abortion rights supporters weren't given a similar forum to express their beliefs. Under the program begun in 2001, South Carolina drivers may pay a $70 fee to purchase the anti-abortion plates, with the revenue going toward local crisis pregnancy programs. Specialty plates...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The state slogan "Heart of Dixie," a source of pride to some and embarrassment to others, is disappearing from more Alabama license plates every year. One-third of the groups that promote distinctive and collegiate license plates now choose to leave the slogan off their tags. The standard state license plate still has "Heart of Dixie," but it's reduced to letters one-sixteenth of an inch high and it's placed in the bottom corner of the tag where it's barely visible to passing motorists.

Union Thug (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-02-04 09:40 AM Original message Barf... I actually saw a personalized license plate that said.... "FREEPER" on the trunk lid was a jesus fish. This was in Issaquah, Wa. during the rush home at about 5pm yesterday. I didn't know whether to go into a berserker rage or run quickly away to avoid exposure and possible lethal levels of contamination. It was truly disturbing. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2126582

NEW ORLEANS - A new law allowing the state to issue license plates that honor veterans and service members runs afoul of a judge's order in a legal battle over anti-abortion-themed license plates, critics charge. Abortion-rights attorney William Rittenberg, who fought an earlier attempt to allow "Choose Life" license plates, said the law conflicts with a federal judge's ruling that the state must issue license plates in a "viewpoint neutral" manner. Louisiana lawmakers approved "Choose Life" plates in 1999. Revenue from the plates was earmarked for agencies that aid women giving birth in unplanned pregnancies or considering adoption. Abortion-rights advocates...

NASHVILLE - A federal judge ruled Friday that the state's "Choose Life" license plate is unconstitutional based on the reasoning in similar cases in other states, but he declined to rule on whether Tennessee's entire specialty plate program is flawed. "The result in this case would be the same if the statute authorized a 'Pro-Choice' license plate instead of the 'Choose Life' license plate," U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell wrote in his decision. "Either way, it is unconstitutional." The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood challenged the plate in November, arguing that the state was granting one group an...

My wife was just called by the RNC and was told that the Choose Life license plate program was vetoed by Gov. McGreevey.