South Carolina ACLU Soon To Go Apeshit Over Cross License Plate

This should cause a massive hissy fit, what do ya think?

South Carolina drivers will be the first in the nation to be offered license plates that carry the phrase “I Believe” and a Christian cross over a stained-glass window under a law that took effect on Thursday.

Critics have threatened to fight the law in court, saying the license plate represents an illegal state endorsement of religion.

The bill authorizing the plate passed the State House and Senate unanimously on May 22. It became law without the signature of Gov. Mark Sanford, a Republican, under the South Carolina Constitution.

Here’s the thing: the prohibition regarding establishing an official religion in the US constitution applies only to the Congress passing a law that “respects the establishment of religion, or denying the practice,” not to whether a State wants to do that. And, if the People of SC want to practice their religion by having that type of license plate, then it should be allowed. And yes, if other religions want to do the same, they should be allowed.

“The whole issue here is that people are trying to get the state to endorse their religion, and that’s wrong,” said Dr. T. Jeremey Gunn, director of the A.C.L.U. Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief. “It’s almost as if there’s insufficient support, and they have to go to the state to get it.”

Let’s see what the South Carolina Constitution has to say

SECTION 1. Political power in people.

All political power is vested in and derived from the people only, therefore, they have the right at all times to modify their form of government.

SECTION 2. Religious freedom; freedom of speech; right of assembly and petition.

The General Assembly shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government or any department thereof for a redress of grievances.

So, if the People want a license plate like that, they can have it. The GA cannot prohibit the free exercise of religion.

Case closed!

FYI, the tag for SC will look similar to the one above. No one seems to have the actual design.

Hot Air and Stop The ACLU have video.

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