caliber66

Start a thread about it.

And once again, we take a perfectly good thread and turn it into something entirely different according to our own agenda.

"Who Can See It" is really the best song by a former Beatle.

"Art of Dying (Beware of ABKCO Version)" is the best song by a former Beatle.

Which is is?

Clearly, many in state legislatures disagree with you. I don't have a problem with someone paying to have a plate that says "YA BOYEE" and I don't have a problem with someone marking their affiliation with the FOP or any other approved organization on their license plate. And removing the plates would create a shortfall, because they make money, regardless of the source of the money before the plates were available. If someone buying a personalized plate saves me tax $$ or allows my tax rate to stay the same while the legislature funds other worthy projects, I remain fine with the program.

Woo!

So should I, someone who is not interested in paying a fee to display a personal affiliation on my license plate, be required to pay a higher registration fee in order to make up the shortfall that would be created by the removal of special interest plates? Granted, I'm speaking as a resident of Virginia, where the state keeps these special plate fees for the most part, and not Florida, so my situation is different. Still, I believe this is much ado about nothing. Is it really that important?

Timothy Leary died a few years ago.

I am sure you can if an atheist group asks for one. I would imagine they would have to demonstrate interest as well, in order to ensure the expense of designing the plate can be recouped.

I agree that there should be other religions represented, if there's going to be a Christian one. Sounds like a First Amendment violation.

I bet it would if a Jewish group asked for it to considered. The fees on the plates raise a lot of $$, and if people are willing to spend that money, why shouldn't they be allowed to?

I don't see how allowing Christian citizens to purchase a license plate with a religious symbol on it somehow establishes a state religion or prohibits the free exercise of religion of citizens who choose not to buy such a plate. In Virginia, you can get a novelty plate that touts your Parrothead status. I don't see that as any different from these plates.

Happy Birthday, Lou!

Very sorry for your family's loss, Dunja.

I take it you've never been to a southern fish fry.

What if you want to eat the skin, but not the scales?

You are!

My dad worked for General Meigs in Germany, and I met him at a cocktail party in 1995. We talked about his boss new titanium eyeglass frames, not about the then-future administration's dealings in southwest Asia.

I have met two of the men in the photos at the top of the first page.

I don't think that's blasphemous, either. edit: I'm referring to the Last Waltz comment.

I think the bold above is a very important consideration. I think he'll do ok, but it will take a while to get it working.

This is blasphemy?