But first someone has to challenge the legality. Then that person, and the organization that backs him up, will get demonized by religious zealots.

I happen to believe, but I sure as hell don't feel like wearing my faith on my sleeve.

So what? Indiana has "In God We Trust" license plates. Why do you give a rat's behind what someone has on his or her license plate?

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

Because it's breathtakingly stupid and a state endorsement of religion?

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~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

All the stickers, fish-things and whatnot does seem a tad insecure, doesn't it?

What, you need to remind yourself?

(For the record, I find the blatant overadvertising of gayness equally idiotic.)

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This is clearly unconstitutional as is publicly-financed, faith-based education. The only way around it would be to make license plates available with the symbols of ANY religion, not just one.

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Walter Mondale: "George Bush doesn't have the manhood to apologize." George Bush: "Well, on the manhood thing, I'll put mine up against his any time."

You have to remember that it is based on the state constitution and not the actual constitution. The constitution only prevents the federal government from doing something like this, but state governments have a lot more power and control.

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"The wisest men follow their own direction." - Euripides

Well, it may certainly be stupid but merely putting some words on a license plate isn't necessarily an endorsement of religion. I strongly suggest you look into what has been called "ceremonial deism" before you continue to make a fool of yourself with such damned idiotic remarks.

"I believe" could refer to anything: "I believe" in God or Buddah or Vishnu or Confucius or Einstein or Darwin or government...or "I believe" I'll have another beer.

Oh, and by the way, the first amendment only prohibits Congress from passing legislation that establishes a religion or infringes on the free exercise of religion. It does not apply to anyone else and the 14th amendment does not take the first amendment and expand its application to state and local governments. And before you make some damned idiotic remark about how "the Supreme Court said..." Article III doesn't give the Supreme Court the authority to assign its own meaning to the Constitution and Supreme Court decisions can easily be overturned by subsequent decisions (as has happened in the past).

The disappointing thing about this proposed license plate is that state won't be keeping the money for itself. States are always complaining about needing more revenue, here's a good way to add to the state coffers.

People should be allowed to have whatever they want on their license plate as long as it is the right amount of letters and numbers and the people themselves are willing to pay extra to have it done.

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

It would be a hoot if a Satan worshiper put one of those "I believe" tags on his car.

Oh, cut the ****. Seriously.

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"Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states...Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."



~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

But is it really? You are paying extra out of your own pocket for the plate, which is what makes me wonder.

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