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lisa58

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4. How is this not Free Speech?

Reply to 634-5789 (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 08:25 AM

Yesterday

How is it any different than a bumper sticker?

There is a guy down the street that has been flying a Trump flag since 2016. The town tried to get him to take it down as there is an ordinance that you can only display political signs 30 days before an election. He fought it and won. It’s been there for 10 years. How is this different?

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Anti-trump license plate recalled by N.J. DMV. It took them a year to catch it. [View all] 634-5789 Yesterday OP

DMV employees are not wont to extrapolation. no_hypocrisy Yesterday #1

That person could auction that off as a collectible and make some nice cash. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #2

My 2025 Subaru Outback -- AverageOldGuy Yesterday #3

How is this not Free Speech? lisa58 Yesterday #4

The State issues the plate. Not bumper stickers or flags. Callie1979 Yesterday #5

True, but they obviously didn't notice it when it was requested... lisa58 Yesterday #11

Is exhorting murder free speech? at140 Yesterday #6

I will check in later, n/t rzemanfl Yesterday #7

86 does not in any way refer to violence... lisa58 Yesterday #9

Hmmmm. Violence? Stuckinthebush Yesterday #10

note that azureblue Yesterday #15

States ban tons of custom license plates Polybius Yesterday #12

Yes, and they didn't even notice when it was requested lisa58 Yesterday #13

Well, that could easily slip past a non-political employee Polybius Yesterday #14

Okay... lisa58 Yesterday #20

and the funny part is azureblue Yesterday #16

No it isn't / it's a vanity plate... lisa58 Yesterday #21

Is it clear that this is rzemanfl Yesterday #8

Maybe he/she/they are the sea shell culprits lisa58 Yesterday #19

Fred Dalton Terwilliger b. 8 June 47 rpannier Yesterday #17

We should all have the same plate. Will piss off info sellers. GreenWave Yesterday #18