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August 3, 2005
This again?
Anti-choice folks Missouri are trying to create a “Choose Life” license plate...didn’t we cover this already?
So far, the potential “Choose Life” license plate has moved quietly through the administrative process, garnering almost no public response. Yet that is not likely to last.
Similar license plates have sparked vigorous debates, even lawsuits, in other states. And Missouri remains an abortion battleground, even though its elected politicians predominantly promote themselves as “pro-life.”
Indeed, Missouri legislators have tried to do something similar for years.
In 1999, a bipartisan majority opposed to abortion rights passed two bills that would have created “Respect Life” license plates available to anyone who donated $25 to the “Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Support Fund.” But Democratic Gov. Mel Carnahan, an abortion-rights supporter, vetoed the bills.
Since then, lawmakers have proposed 11 bills, including several this year, to create a “Respect Life” license plate.
Why not just get a bumper sticker? Jeez...
Posted by Jessica at August 3, 2005 7:19 AM
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Those plates are big business in Colorado, it seems. But the message behind it and where the money goes are worlds apart from the wingnutters.
The Columbine “Respect Life” license plates are not just about or for Columbine; they are for everyone.
The cost of the plate is a one time $25 fee, plus the regular registration fees. There are no qualifiers; anyone can purchase this plate. As of May 2003 37,776 have been issued.
Each County Clerk has been provided with a flier that can be made available to the purchaser of the plate letting them know that if they choose, they can contribute to the Columbine Fund. The Fund is for kid’s K-12th grades that have been victims of physical violence.
Imagine! "Respect Life" can actually be about respecting life! If only the nutters in Missouri and elsewhere could actually respect life, instead of tossing the words around in cynical efforts to subjugate women.
Posted by: media girl at August 3, 2005 1:26 PM