Arizona Considering Tea Party License Plate That Would Fund Tea Party Causes

[RamboLiberal]

The Arizona State Senate is considering a bill to introduce specialty license plates with the Gadsden Flag phrase turned Tea Party slogan, "Don't Tread On Me," with funds generated by those plates going to promote the Tea Party in ways well beyond car bumpers.

As the Arizona Daily Star noted Thursday, the state Senate is considering a bill that would create a license plate depicting the Gadsden Flag's iconic image, a coiled snake on a yellow background, complete with the "Don't Tread On Me" tag line. Similar specialty plates have been proposed in Virginia, Nevada, and South Carolina, while Texas has already approved creating such a license plate.

Yet what's interesting about this particular plate is that the money generated from its sale would be used specifically to fund tea party causes.

From the Star:

What's behind the plates is money: Of every $25 additional annual fee paid to the state, $17 goes to the benefiting organization for its own programs. In this case, a committee of five people, all of whom would have links to tea parties, would divide up the proceeds.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/arizona_considering_tea_party_license_plate_that_w.php?ref=fpb

[joshcryer]

1. Is the "Tea Party" a formal party in AZ?

[onehandle]

2. Idiots from coast to coast.

I hope these morons like having their cars keyed.

[RamboLiberal]

3. Come on - too many here have had cars keyed for their bumper stickers

I wouldn't key their car, but then I might be less inclined to give them a break in merging.

[onehandle]

15. There was a local news report about people with 'choose life' plates being 'keyed.'

I wouldn't do it, but my guess is that a teabagger plate would draw 'attention.'

[alp227]

4. b-b-b-but I thought that the Tea Party was AGAINST relying on the gubmint

this idea is so so so so ironic. A fee hike just to support the Tea Party? What happened to "Taxed Enough Already" and "limited government" hmm? It suddenly became inconvenient didn't it?

[CommonSensePLZ]

13. +1

[Politicalboi]

5. In order for these morAns to get the plate

They should have to know the history of the flag. That right there would disqualify 3/4 of them.

[teamster633]

11. Just 3/4s?

If you further restrict sales to those who can coherently explain what the real Tea Party has to do with this new "Tea Party" we could prevent a single plate from ever being sold.

[AndyTiedye]

6. It Should Say "DO Tread on Me"

because the teabaggers are voting to let the robber barons walk all over us!

Of course I wouldn't advocate vandalizing these plates by whiting out 2 letters.
That would be wrong.
:evilgrin:

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. The dopes want gummint to make them a plate?

I thought they hated gummint.

[WinkyDink]

8. No; they want men incarcerated in private prisons to make the plates.

[mmonk]

9. Will they serve as targets as my bumper stickers made me a target

by them when they tried to run me off the road twice (not in Arizona).

[LiberalFighter]

10. And to think these legislators are the best and brightest in their districts.

[nuxvomica]

12. Wouldn't this violate campaign finance laws?

What does Sen. McCain have to say about this?

[somone]

14. They want the State of Arizona to be their fundraiser

WTF