Posted on 07/08/2015 8:45:08 AM PDT by knittnmom
Brown Introduces Legislation Penalizing States for Issuance and Display of Confederate Plates Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has introduced legislation (S. 1689) that would reduce a state's federal highway funds if the state issues a license plate with the image of a confederate flag or allows a vehicle to be registered with a license plate that contains an image of a confederate flag. Specifically, the funding available for a state under the National Highway Performance Program and the Surface Transportation Program would be reduced by 5 percent in each year that a state issues a license plate with an image of the flag of the Confederate States of America, including the Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America. Additionally, beginning in the second year of the legislation, 5 percent of federal highway funds would be withheld every year a state allows a confederate flag license plate to be displayed on a motor vehicle registered in that state. This legislation has just been introduced ...
Just a reminder: the left did go apoplectic when President Bush wanted to monitor libraries for terrorists checking out bomb-making manuals.
He’s hard at work on your priorities, Ohio. /S
The those States should no longer collect the federal tax either. This way they wouldn’t be beholden to Washington for highway funds.
The man is a Leftwing embarrassment.
The left has gone completely bonkers.
The states should then deduct an equivalent percentage from receipts to the IRS.
I wonder what Dale Earnhardt Jr. thinks of this idea?
This is what happens when we allowed the feral government to collect our taxes and redistribute them to us they will exercise complete control. License plates should be under State control. The next thing will be that no vehicle will be allowed on their streets or highways with any sticker, sign, symbol that doesn’t meet with big government approval. Just like e-bay, Confederate Battle Flag, bad and disallowed, black panther, che guevara and the nation of islam flags, good and allowed.
I thought they were going after plate plates. First they came after the confederate commemorative plates. Then they came after the confederate chess sets.
These people have lost their friggin minds. Is there just one adult who will step up & say “Enough. Just stop.”?
Has the federal government begun CW ll & we’re just too incredulous to recognize it?
The empowered left and their attempts at culturally transforming America with increasing force, whether monetary or physical will most certainly lead to a counter reaction.
The sooner the better!!!!
The Left is like the bully in school who every day pushes, taunts, and terrorizes his/her victim.
One day the victim strikes back!!!!!!!
Soon!!!!!!
I agree. The leftards keep pushing us further into the corner while taking away our rights and blatantly stealing elections and flaunting the Constitution with their b@stard judges.
Soon we will be against the wall with nothing to lose. What do they think will happen then?
Another petty tyrant.
You and I know what is going to happen.
With bought candidates, rigged votes, and ram rodded legislation, like Obamacare, that a majority of Americans wanted no part of there is going to be blowback.
I believe it is too late for talk. People in DC, New York, Chicago and other power centers need to be punished.
As much as I want them dead for the death and destruction of American lives and communities ( free trade my ass ) .
I think that violence will only lead to worsening violence.
But it would be an appropriate image to see some leading corrupt figures swinging from a lamp post by their neck!!!!
if they’re punishing states for issuing plates with the confederate flag due to it being offensive ... then they should also punish states that issue plates with fag-pride symbols
right?
Only those offensive to liberals will be punished. But then, you knew that. ;-)
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