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Texans Lose Bid for Confederate Flag License Plates
Updated: Friday, 11 Nov 2011, 7:41 AM EST
Published : Friday, 11 Nov 2011, 7:41 AM EST
By NewsCore
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas drivers lost their bid to get the Confederate battle flag added to specialty license plates, with an overwhelming rejection by the state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), the Houston Chronicle reported.
The unanimous vote came during an emotional DMV board meeting Thursday, during which several African-Americans said that they associate the Confederate flag with bondage and brutality and noted that hate groups -- including the Ku Klux Klan -- still use it.
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) also warned that putting the flag on license plates could reopen painful scars and trigger violence, according to the report.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans wanted the plates to commemorate relatives who fought under the flag during the Civil War. The group is likely to file a lawsuit, Texas division commander Granvel Block said.
The DMV board was deadlocked 4-4 when the application first came up in April, but Thursday's decision came just weeks after Gov. Rick Perry -- who is running for the US presidency -- expressed opposition to the proposal while on the campaign trail. All of the board members were appointed by Perry.
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I do not think the confederate flag is a symbol of hatred,slavery or something only ignorant hillbillies and rednecks fly.The people who make assumptions that its a symbol of racism,slavery or hatred are just being being ignorant and bigoted themselves. I believe that the only flag an American should be flying is the American flag,so that is my only issue with the confederate flag. So in a sense I see this no different than someone wanting a Mexican,Irish,British or some other nationality flag on their American license plate.
I always associate this symbol as a symbol of hate. Comparable to the swastika. This is a good thing that it was voted down.
I have a 5'x8' Confederate flag on my wall. I don't have it as a symbol of racism, hatred, etc. (although most people assume that's what it means). I have it because my family fought in the Civil War.
Ironically, war is about hatred.
I don't hate the Union. That's not what the flag stands for, to me.
I have a 5'x8' Confederate flag on my wall. I don't have it as a symbol of racism, hatred, etc. (although most people assume that's what it means). I have it because my family fought in the Civil War.
Ironically, war is about hatred.
I always associate this symbol as a symbol of hate. Comparable to the swastika. This is a good thing that it was voted down.
There's been more bloodshed under the flag of the United States of America than any other flag in modern history. Still....we fly it proudly. The Confederate Flag is part of the history of our country -- fought to assert state rights. We may not be through doing that yet...
Yeah, it sure is. Hell with all that extra revenue the state might have gotten from the sales of the these plates. Who needs that, right?
Let's put political correctness ahead of everything, from hear on out.
The Dixie flag is not a symbol of hatred any more than the American flag is and this nation killed many more people in this country and the world under "Old Glory" than the flag of Dixie ever did.
There's been more bloodshed under the flag of the United States of America than any other flag in modern history. Still....we fly it proudly. The Confederate Flag is part of the history of our country -- fought to assert state rights. We may not be through doing that yet...
That's all fine and dandy, but you lost. Your flag dies with the resistance. As the winning faction, and thus the sovereign, it is our right to rebuke all displays of the flag which once dared to challenge Northern superiority (hahahah).
But seriously, South did lose, the federal government could easily and within their rightful power ban the Confederate flag from flying on any government building/property in the US along with State issued devices such as Drivers License or License Plate. Though in this case it was the Texas DMV which struck it down.
The British flag is also a part of the history of our country, should we fly that too?There's been more bloodshed under the flag of the United States of America than any other flag in modern history. Still....we fly it proudly. The Confederate Flag is part of the history of our country -- fought to assert state rights. We may not be through doing that yet...
Yeah, it sure is. Hell with all that extra revenue the state might have gotten from the sales of the these plates. Who needs that, right?
Let's put political correctness ahead of everything, from hear on out.
The British flag is also a part of the history of our country, should we fly that too?
Exactly. We have a lot of flags in our history, but none of those flags represent us now, including the Confederate flag.Texas used to be part of Mexico, how about those plates? Lousiana was French, and Alaska and Hawaii were Russian. Where are those plates?
How about state issued truck nuts?
That's all fine and dandy, but you lost. Your flag dies with the resistance. As the winning faction, and thus the sovereign, it is our right to rebuke all displays of the flag which once dared to challenge Northern superiority (hahahah).
But seriously, South did lose, the federal government could easily and within their rightful power ban the Confederate flag from flying on any government building/property in the US along with State issued devices such as Drivers License or License Plate. Though in this case it was the Texas DMV which struck it down.
Why should someone be able to put that political view on a license plate, but not others? Heck, don't you think "Obama 2012" plates would make some revenue somewhere?
If you want to express your political views, buy a bumper sticker. License plates aren't the place.
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