Comments on: Cash Strapped Red States Raise Money by Violating the Separation of Church and State http://www.politicususa.com/cash-strapped-red-states-raise-money-by-violating-the-separation-of-church-and-state.html Real Liberal Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 16:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=191 By: Ignia http://www.politicususa.com/cash-strapped-red-states-raise-money-by-violating-the-separation-of-church-and-state.html#comment-182541 Ignia Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:13:53 +0000 http://www.politicususa.com/?p=60977#comment-182541 +2 brownie points!

I like the way this person thinks!

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]]> By: A Walkaway http://www.politicususa.com/cash-strapped-red-states-raise-money-by-violating-the-separation-of-church-and-state.html#comment-182479 A Walkaway Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:28:43 +0000 http://www.politicususa.com/?p=60977#comment-182479 The sad thing is that these sort of license plates are already in Florida and I think several other states.

BTW… Florida also solicits funds for Focus on the Family when you go to renew your driver’s license. It’s under voluntary donations to charities.

There are very strong protections in the Florida constitution that the dominionists have been trying to repeal for years and which have been largely ignored in the last couple of decades. I wish some lawyers would get together and go after some of these violations of the separation of church and state. Of course, that might cause them to experience death threats and even violence…

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]]> By: crystalwolfakacaligrl http://www.politicususa.com/cash-strapped-red-states-raise-money-by-violating-the-separation-of-church-and-state.html#comment-182454 crystalwolfakacaligrl Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:41:50 +0000 http://www.politicususa.com/?p=60977#comment-182454 Ok, how I see it, is the plates are mandated by the DMV…ever one has to have license plates for their cars…?
I always thoughts ones that were like special interests Parks for one example a percent went to that agency or was considered a “donation”
Something this Blatant…violate church & state. Usually, well last I looked State plates would say something “California the poppy state” (state flower or State animal or state bird) or some catchy slogan.
To have out in out Religious slogans is wrong, wrong, wrong.

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]]> By: Anita Meyer http://www.politicususa.com/cash-strapped-red-states-raise-money-by-violating-the-separation-of-church-and-state.html#comment-182424 Anita Meyer Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:46:47 +0000 http://www.politicususa.com/?p=60977#comment-182424 I would say unbelievable except when it comes to S.C., I’d believe anything. It literally makes me sick. However, article is beautifully written & a must read. I read comment by David, who lives there & I, as a liberal, & a Jew, couldn’t imagine kiving in S.C. He’s comment was very interesting . It is frightening what is happening in this country w/the far right. & these are the guys that are always having extra marital affairs & then claim to be so religious. Like Sanford, Coburn, etc. & the people that follow them are like robots & believe everything they say. I have a name for them. They are commonly referred to as bigots!

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]]> By: Wayne A. Schneider http://www.politicususa.com/cash-strapped-red-states-raise-money-by-violating-the-separation-of-church-and-state.html#comment-182360 Wayne A. Schneider Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:27:10 +0000 http://www.politicususa.com/?p=60977#comment-182360 “THIS version is legal because an independent group is sponsoring the plates; they followed the same procedure as any other group wanting special interest license plates.
The extra cost for the plates goes to the organization, not to the state.”

I believe that license plates (tags, if you call them that) on cars are, for all intents and purposes, public documents and should not be used to sell advertising space, even if you have to pay extra to get them.

The Public Square belongs to the public and should not be treated as something that can be sold for some private person’s or group’s profit.

Would you want to attend a town meeting and see a sign advertising General Electric, who made the lights that made it possible to have that meeting at night time? What about conflicts of interest? What if the town officials had to vote on a permit or something involving GE that they wanted to be given?

Speaking of conflicts of interest, what if some group that wanted to abolish the democratically-elected, Constitution-supporting government of the state of South Carolina wanted to buy advertising space on license plates? Should that be allowed?

Now, suppose the Westboro Baptist Church wanted to buy ad space with their signature line, “God Hates Fags”? Even if someone had to pay extra to get those plates and the profits went to WBC, would anyone want to see that on a license plate?

I imagine such a proposal would be refused and rightfully so. But where does it end, and who draws that line?

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