Posted on 03/01/2022 7:52:57 AM PST by MarvinStinson
The Alabama Department of Revenue threatened to revoke an Oneonta man's vehicle registration if he does not relinquish a custom license plate containing an apparent insult to President Joe Biden.
Nathan Kirk ordered the license plate in question when he bought a new Ford truck in October. The design of the license plate contains the words "Don't Tread on Me" along with the distinctive snake from the Gadsden flag.
For the personalized portion of the license plate, Kirk chose the letters "LGBF JB." Many people deduced these letters were meant to stand for the anti-Biden phrases "Let's go, Brandon" and "F*** Joe Biden," a conclusion seemingly supported by the "Let's Go Brandon" license plate frame Kirk put around it.
Personalized license plates in Alabama are supposed to take two to six weeks to arrive. However, this period passed and Kirk's temporary paper license expired before he was issued the new plate. Kirk said the state blamed the delay on an aluminum shortage.
In December, he reordered the custom license plate, and he finally received it in January.
But this month, the state Department of Revenue sent a letter to Kirk's wife, Courtney. The truck with the license plate on it was registered in her name.
“The Alabama Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, has determined the above referenced license plate contains objectionable language which is considered by the Department to be offensive to the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama," the letter said.
The letter said Kirk had 10 days to return the license plate before his vehicle registration would be revoked, and it was dated Feb. 17. If he drove the vehicle without a valid registration, he would be issued a $500 fine for the first offense and a $1,000 fine for each additional offense.
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He should have had that ready to go the first time some humorless government-type raised the issue.
...and hundreds of similar stickers to put on cars that have Biden or Hillary stickers.
Just tell them they fell off and to issue him new ones.
I tried to get 3M TA3 once but was denied
Funny, not and hour ago, I was thinking I should ask my Province if I could get a personalized plate that read ‘FTRUDO’. I think that they would decline. One can always hope, however.
The government hates it when you don’t bow down in admiration and respect to your elected officials.
How bout ESADJB?
“How about FJOBYEDAN??”
Six letter limit, so you’d need two vehicles. Actually, a great idea.
Car 1: FJOBY
Car 2: EDAN
Park them next to each other to decode the message. Let’s see the nannies figure that out!
Fine, then cancel ALL vanity plates and only issue random number/letter combinations.
But then the State would lose too much revenue.
In looking at a mirror, I see what you did there!
I tried to get 3M TA3 once but was denied
I was looking at SPJNK on one of those plates. Wasnt sure if it pass muster
It’s political speech, I thought political speech was protected?🤔
“F___ Trump!” of course is protected.
I bought a new F250 Diesel 4x4 in 1993. The truck was white in color. There were a couple black guys driving around town with custom plates that said BLAK CAT (on a Jaguar), PO BOY (this was on a Cadillac), so I figured I would get a custom plate that read WHTLKME.
My wife said no so I didn’t get it.
All Democrats are liars.
Always remember that and act accordingly.
A long time ago I knew he guy who approved personalized plates at the state dmv.
He said he could get me any plates I wanted, but if someone complained they would probably be revoked.
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