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You are unnecessarily co-mingling the three related but distinct Constitutional issues contained within the 1st Amendment: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and prohibition of an established religion.

State advocacy of the "Choose Life" view is a policy issue, not a religion issue.

While the scriptures of the predominate religion in the US (Christianity) favor educating children, the state is Constitutionally allowed to promote education as well, without such promotion being considered state-sponsored "religious" speech.

So too, with promotion of childbirth over abortion.

And remember: Abortion and dropping out of school are both legally protected activities.

If you are upset that the government chooses to express a view, then you have a problem with the Constitution.

The Constitution does NOT prohibit the government from choosing to promote all sorts of views.

I agree that the license plate has become a public forum of sorts, and to the extent that such forum is censored, I too, think that may reaily get out of control and turn into unconstitutional censorship based on content.

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I agree that the license plate has become a public forum of sorts, and to the extent that such forum is censored, I too, think that may reaily get out of control and turn into unconstitutional censorship based on content.

That is the core of my concern. I'll admit I don't understand the finer points of the legal arguments, but I do understand when the First Amendment is being trifled with.