Estate-tax (DEATH TAX!) repeal vetoed 'Choose Life' license plate also rejected

Richmond Times Dispatch (Times Dispatch, Distort, whatever) ^ | Mar 25, 2003 | MICHAEL HARDY AND PAMELA STALLSMITH

[putupon]

Gov. Mark R. Warner yesterday vetoed the estate-tax repeal and the controversial "Choose Life" license plate while seeking to soften bills he views as unjustified restrictions on abortion.

The Democratic governor believes the Republican-controlled General Assembly will not muster the two-thirds votes to override his veto of the estate-levy plan.

[putupon]

A cynical person who distrusts DimRATs would suspect Marky chose this time so news of his support of pilfering the deads' pockets would be overshadowed by war news.

[jpthomas]

Propose to Governor Warner that pro-choice advocates have their own license plate that best describes their position: "Choose Death"

[cricket]

Hope the Repubs are able to reclaim the high ground on these issues.

Voters should know by now, elect a Democrat and your Rights and your income, will perish.

[KantianBurke]

Virginians wanted this guy. Don't forget that. Its their own fault.

[RightOnline]

If it's a government money grab or an anti-life statement, you can always count on a Democrat to support it.

[rhema]

If Minnesota could replace Jesse Ventura with Tim Pawlenty, let hope spring eternal for Virginia, too.

See the FR-posted, Minnesota-related 'Liberal complaints about tax code ignore who is really shouldering the burden'.

[Jason_b]

Warner said last night... "Indeed, I would veto a bill authorizing a 'Pro Choice' license plate, even though I support a woman's right to choose."

I'd bet that a person wanting a pro choice plate would have no trouble at all having one. Since when is a bill needed to authorize free speech anyway?

I have no excess money to spend to find out, but it would be interesting to see.

I find disturbing that any judge thinks MY plate should also advertise the opposing view if it has mine also. Why? Let the people who disagree with me express their views. It isn't my job to defend the views of others.

What if I support the Constitution with a plate that reads "CNST LVR" or some such? Will they object because Marx didn't get equal time? Sometimes I think my dog would make a better judge than some of those.

[meowmeow]

Virginians wanted this guy. Don't forget that. Its their own fault.

Not all of us!

warner's signs started popping up MONTHS before anyone thought about elections. Was very annoying because the sheeple are easily confused and we have a senator warner (a RINO IMHO). gov warner's commercials have a creepy tony robbins quality to them, too.

[Xthe17th]

This is exactly why Virginia needs to change their gubernatorial election law. If an elected gub can only serve ONE TERM (VA is the only state in the country like this), what incentive is there for him/her to do a good job? Once a one term ass like Marky gets in, they can deliberately sabeautage (a mispelled FRENCH WORD) the state!

Attention VA Repub assembly - DOUBLE THE Gub Term to hold the Marky's accountable!!

[RJCogburn]

I do not support political or ideological slogans on license plates, regardless of their expressed viewpoint

Sounds reasonable to me. It seems such a waste of time and energy to be fighting a battle over whether or not one can can such license plates. Just silly posturing.

[ShotgunWillie]

Here in the People's Republic of Maryland, we have a Republican governor who backs a 5% property tax increase, gasoline tax increases, and wants slot machines all over the place. He is no more Republican than Warner is.

And Warner's support of the death tax surprises you?

[w1andsodidwe]

And some freepers the othernight wanted to boycott California.

This is the danger of extreme liberalism. No tax is a bad tax. No abortion is a bad abortion. Should be the motto to the democRAT party.

[w1andsodidwe]

This is the danger of extreme liberalism. No tax is a bad tax. No abortion is a bad abortion. Should be the motto to the democRAT party.

Forgot to add to that No war is a good war.

[pickyourpoison]

Didn't Warner help his buddy Mark Kington buy the Robert E. Lee's boyhood home in Arlington? And didn't Kingston give him BIG bucks for his re-election campaign.
I was surprised when the Virginia voters didn't see through him when that happened.
They kept a real low profile on that sale.

[steve-b]

Warner said this would drain about $211 million from the budget

You can save twice that by simply killing off the stadium boondoggle. Let it go to DC, where they're used to blowing huge wads of money on useless public works.

[P.O.E.]

That's why they've invented bumper stickers.

Oh, and elections, too.

I know it's too early for electioneering, but control of state legislatures, as well as Congress, is important.

[freekitty]

Grr.....There doesn't need to be a study. Estate tax is simply wrong. Repeal it now.

[Clemenza]

wants slot machines all over the place

What's wrong with that? If Blunderberg and Patakifeller were REALLY concerned with ending NYC's and NY State's fiscal crisis, they would allow slot machines and casinos all over the place, to say nothing of legalized (and taxed) prostitution.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The estate tax was established to keep money (and thus power) out of the hands of the middle class.

The rich have the resources to establish foundations and trusts that protect their wealth.

We work our entire lives, and ultimately what we've earned goes back to the government at our death.

End all death taxes.