SD wants to rescind MPEACHW license plate...

[Squatch]

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State looks to pull anti-Bush license plate

RAPID CITY -- Heather Moriah loves the personalized license plates on her silver Prius encouraging the impeachment of President George W. Bush.

But somebody doesn’t agree. And that somebody complained to the state. Now, the South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles is trying to recall the plates -- which read MPEACHW. And if Moriah doesn’t turn them in voluntarily, the state might send law-enforcement officers to pick them up.

Even so, she’s not immediately inclined to cooperate.

“I don’t think I’m going to play,” Moriah said Thursday afternoon. “The plate isn’t in poor taste. It‘s not sexual in nature or pornographic. To me, a political message should not be considered offensive.”

[SoCalDem]

1. She should see if there are other political plates that are NOT being attacked

like
LUVGWB & CHSLIFE some to mind.. Hell, some STATES offer special plates with "messages" on them..

Paging the ACLU !

[Wednesdays]

8. In Oklahoma, there's an official "choose life" plate

http://www.oktax.state.ok.us/sp2.html

5th from the top.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

19. I LOVED that movie!

[Demeter]

2. I'd Like To See Them Try To Confiscate Them!

Talk about a tailor-made Supreme Court First Amendment case!

Are the officials in South Dakota really that stupid?

[suegeo]

17. Yes they are really that stupid

[demnan]

3. She should call the ACLU

Call them today.

[Squatch]

4. RTFA

[LizW]

5. Good grief.

My state prints and sells license plates that say "Choose Life" and they are all over the place! (Alabama)

But she can't have a political message on her personal plate? Get the ACLU, quick.

[lpbk2713]

6. Impeachment is a legal, constitutional procedure. There's nothing wrong with it.

This is just ruffling a few feathers and that is just tough shit. You rethugs lost. Get over it. It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better for you clowns. :rofl:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

7. Yet, in our state, one can have a license plate which carries the Denver Broncos logo.

So, I can presume if a Raiders fan is offended, the plates will be rescinded?

MKJ

[demnan]

9. My letter to SD DMV at [email protected]

South Dakota DMV
Dear Sirs:

I have just read the story in the Rapid City Journal about your attempt to deny free speech rights to a woman in your state. I demand you stop harrassing Heather Moriah about her license plates.

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2007/05/03/news/top/news02_impeach_bush_plate.txt

I also demand the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. What should offend people is not what Ms. Moriah has put on the back of her Prius, but why we were lied into a bloody unwinnable war for 4 long years, the torture, the wiretaps, inaction on Katrina and many uncountable offenses of this adminstration. I am copying this email far and wide, so expect to get many emails today from angry Americans across this country.

Your action will cause the Impeachment Movement across the country to take notice. Expect to see signs across your state everywhere calling for impeachment.

Sincerely,

[Hissyspit]

10. Impeach the SD DMV!

:7

[Hepburn]

11. My thoughts exactly....

...the DMV needs a host of letters about this conduct. Give them as much bad national publicity as possible.

BTW: Great letter!

[demnan]

12. Thank you.

I write fast, I'm impeaching from work today :evilgrin:

[Hepburn]

13. Home, work, on the road.....

...anywhere: Impeachment goes with everything! :hi:

[lonestarnot]

18. Impeachment is lighting the dark alley!

[lonestarnot]

14. suppose they will be after mine too! Not without a fight!

[Norquist Nemesis]

15. Next, they'll be banning political bumper stickers

unless they're of the W'04 variety! Just seems that if the DMV approved it on the first go round, they need to stand by it and tell the 'offended' to F/O. She submitted, they approved, and she paid for it. It's a done deal.

[Mira]

16. I had to give up my ITMFA plate - I'm still mad about it

You can see it on the ITMFA.com site - that was close to ONE THOUSAND ( reported ) unnecessary American soldiers deaths ago. I'm still changing out the numbers on my tailgate daily.
The NC Div of Motor Vehicles pulled it, I thought that "Impeach The Miserable Failure Already" was perfectly legal, too :)
I had a lawyer friend ready to go to bat for me on this but chose not to - but I'm still mad.

[dobegrrrl]

20. Sounds like a 1st Amendment issue

-do we still have the First Amendment??
:o

[Blue_Tires]

21. good luck to SD trying to enforce THAT shit

and i want to know who the oh-so-tough guy or girl was that reported Moriah to the state (probably reported her to DHS as well)

[The Lost Patriot]

22. This should encourage all who see this..

to put some sort of Impeach Bush sign on their car. I am going to buy some car paint today. Let's see them ban my Vehicle from going down the road. I encourage all others to do the same. Make them Ban us all!