Special License Plates Cause Fuss (MI) - (Attempt to thwart a pro-life plate alert)

The Detroit News ^ | 03/01/04 | Joel Kurth

[Kieri]

Wearing your allegiances above your rear bumper has never been easier in Michigan. From lighthouse lovers to farming fans, the state has a specialty license plate for you.

The 22 university and special-cause plates are a hit with motorists. But they

[Kieri]

I guess Jennifer "The Canadian Trash" Granholm resents that the money is going directly to institutions the TAXPAYERS choose rather than into state coffers. I'm sure the pro-life plate is just another reason she's opposing more selections. I like Terry Lynn Land's solution the best, but then I've always liked her practicality.

[Kerberos]

Where is the attempt to thwart pro-life plates? Seems to me the only people who are really against this are the police.

[Kieri]

Patterson accused Granholm of seizing the public safety issue to conceal the true cause of her opposition: fear the Where is the attempt to thwart pro-life plates? Seems to me the only people who are really against this are the police.

From the article:

Legislature will approve an anti-abortion license plate. Granholm has attracted criticism from fellow Catholics and from conservatives for supporting abortion rights. Granholm’s spokeswoman, Liz Boyd, denied the claim: “This is a safety issue, not a political issue.” Granholm also is expected to veto a bill that would create a plate to benefit breast cancer research.

This is a sore issue in Michigan, where the Canadian Trash just vetoed the legislation on PBA, all the while claiming she's Catholic. There's a very loud outcry against her for this and the protestors aren't about to let her off easy.

[Born Conservative]

Actually, the ACLU was going after another state (Florida?) for their "Choose Life" license plate. I remember seeing a thread on FR about this within the past 2-3 months.

[Kakaze]

To be honest..........it's a license plate, a government tax plaque. This is NOT a advertising space. Get a bumper sticker and quit wasting more legislative time on this junk.

[sergeantdave]

Jenny has no problem hiring a communist as her "environmental advisor" and paying the Marxist with taxpayer dollars.