'God Bless America' on Alabama License Plates???

[southpaw]

Bill would put "God Bless America" on Alabama car tags
11/26/2005, 11:00 p.m. CT
By BOB JOHNSON
The Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The phrase "God Bless America" would be added to Alabama's already crowded license plates if a bill proposed by a state legislator becomes law.

State Rep. Steve Hurst, D-Munford, has prefiled a bill in the Alabama House that would require most Alabama car tags to include the phrase "God Bless America." Some specialty license plates and motorcycle tags would be exempt.

Hurst said he got the idea when the saw the words "God Bless America" on a specialty prisoner of war car tag.

"I thought why don't we do the same thing for all the tags in the state of Alabama. That will let all the people in America know that we are a Bible Belt state," Hurst said.

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So, does this mean I will soon be paying $50.00 a year for a tag that does not say "God Bless America"?

Separation. Of. Church. And. State.

Just goes to show that 'Southern Democrats' (not Democrats who live in the south, mind you...) are a whole different breed. In the rest of the country, they call them 'Republicans'

[jody]

1. Better idea is to charge a flat fee to add "God Bless America". n/t

[southpaw]

2. That's as it should be...

Opt-in is fine. Hell, there are already plenty of SUVs running around the state with their "Choose Life" tags (often accompanied by a W 04 sticker).

If you want to pay 50 bucks to advertise your religious beliefs on your license plate, knock yourself out.

... not YOU, specifically, jody. I'm talking in general, here.