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EngineersAnon t1_iu1hr5b wrote

>Secretary of State Shanna Bellows is leading the process of removing these plates from the road. Bellows is a staunch supporter of freedom of speech...

Apparently, she's not.

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WangnanJahad t1_iu2wh5w wrote

You don't own the license plate. The state does. They can tell you to do what they want with it. Your rights aren't being oppressed. This is like being pissed off you aren't allowed to waltz into your neighbors house uninvited.

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EngineersAnon t1_iu2x4q1 wrote

If the State permits custom plates, then the State cannot censor those custom plates based on their content.

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sfurbish t1_iu46dlp wrote

The state charges a fee for those plates and an extra fee for vanity plates. I'll agree that the state owns the right to suspend your registration for a legitimate cause (like an uninsured accident or unpaid fines), but those plates are bought or leased by the person or business registering a vehicle and so long as the state allows ANY vanity plates they are overstepping by censoring what's on them especially AFTER they are issued.

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