DISQUS

CapitolFax.com: Question of the day

  • Bill Baar · 1 year ago
    I'm no lawyer, but it seems folks can buy those magnates instead if they won't to express themselves.
  • photogram · 1 year ago
    Hmm, what about those "prevent violence" plates?

    Not that I want to promote violence, mind you, but the proceeds from the PV plates goes towards anti-gun organizations...
  • wordslinger · 1 year ago
    I agree. They're license plates. The state shouldn't be in the business of advertising political views on plates.
  • Fan of the Game · 1 year ago
    I agree. License plates "advertise" Illinois all over the country when people travel. They should not be used to promote a political agenda.
  • Rich Miller · 1 year ago
    ===PV plates goes towards anti-gun organizations… ===

    Not so sure about that. You have proof? I scanned through some grantee lists and didn't see anything.
  • bored now · 1 year ago
    this isn't indiana. as a state, we should at least try and pretend that we have some class. i guess that's a statement of agreement with the decision...
  • This Guy · 1 year ago
    That's what bumper stickers are for, and they're WAY cheaper.

    Just sayin'.
  • Heartless Libertarian · 1 year ago
    I agree. We either need both or neither. The court says neither, so that is fine with me.
  • doubtful · 1 year ago
    The court's argument that specialty plates implies tacit state approval is sound and does not prevent someone from expressing their beliefs or donating to their causes. I agree with the court.
  • Six Degrees of Separation · 1 year ago
    [curmudgeon mode on]

    Remember When...

    The state was in the business of providing government services and not advertising?

    And when a license plate was just a license plate?

    [curmudgeon mode off]
  • Captain Flume · 1 year ago
    Not to mention the difficulty for law enforcement in recognizing a plate from a distance as to its state of origin. One state, one plate. That's my stand. Are you in good hands?
  • grand old partisan · 1 year ago
    Rich,

    One of the grantees listed on the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority's website is the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence....which could just as well be re-named the Council Against Handgun Ownership. I can't figure out what exactly this group does OTHER than engage in anti-gun rights advocacy.
  • Anon · 1 year ago
    Agree. The federal government has no business telling the State that it must allow a particular statement on its license plates. Of course, the federal government also has no business telling the State that it must allow abortions, but that's a mere legal technicallity.
  • Justice · 1 year ago
    I agree with the ruling. It isn't the place for the state to take sides. In this case the state treated each side equally and I think made a wise choice.
  • Yellow Dog Democrat · 1 year ago
    Sadly, this was a transparent attempt by the anti-choice folks to try to shoehorn their way in.

    Lost in the whole debate is that the funds raised through the sale of these specialty plates were dedicated to supporting adoption. But rightwingers resisted efforts to change the language to "Choose Adoption," something I think the public would have embraced.
  • Independent · 1 year ago
    I am against specialty plates, period. For identification purposes it's much easier to have one license plate format and typeface rather than a hodgepodge.
  • VanillaMan · 1 year ago
    I'll go beyond this particular issue...

    License plates are no place for any statements of any kind. Their purpose is to register a vehicle and prove currency of taxes paid on that vehicle.
  • Excessively rabid · 1 year ago
    I'm also against specialty plates, period. Also any kind of vanity plates and especially the ones that say things like "Illinois House Retired." A pox on both their houses and an Ill. death may they die.
  • zatoichi · 1 year ago
    Leave the plates politics free and one design for easy ID. Some specialty plates (handicapped or disabled vet) that allow specific benefits are fine. Drop all the other specialty plates.
  • Boscobud · 1 year ago
    I think we should drop the speciality plate program. Except for handicapped and disabled vets. They are a distraction to the other drivers. I also think bumper stickers should be banned.
  • Neil · 1 year ago
    I seems the plates are open to interpretation.
    There are more important things to do with our time and courts.
  • trafficmatt · 1 year ago
    No "advertising" - period
    No peace plates
    No conservation plates
    No U of Illinois plates
    No pro-life plates
    AND ESPECIALLY - no low number plates for the 'special' people.

    If someone wants "funds" to go to a certain effort, write a check.

    This is your car, this is your number

    Period
    (and I'm pro-life)
  • Wumpus · 1 year ago
    I am amazed that this is such a touchy issue. I hate those pet friendly plates, because I hate people who let their dogs crap everywhere w/o cleaning it up!
  • Joe the writer · 1 year ago
    If these right-wingers weren't so obsessed with what everyone else is doing in their private lives, we wouldn't even be having this discussion. In the 60's we heard, "love it or leave it." These wing nuts should move to Iran or somewhere else where abortion and homosexuality is completely illegal. They could be forever happy then--and leave the rest of us alone.