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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

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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 Saturday OP

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

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

Will they let him keep it? LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #35

could just report it stolen pimpbot 19 hrs ago #39

My 2025 Subaru Outback -- AverageOldGuy Saturday #3

How is this not Free Speech? lisa58 Saturday #4

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

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

It may be harmless, but it's political...might as well say Fuck Donald Trump LeftInTX Yesterday #26

Only if you know, but I concede lisa58 20 hrs ago #34

Is exhorting murder free speech? at140 Saturday #6

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

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

What does 86 mean to you Lisa? at140 Yesterday #23

Only by man-made law DFW Yesterday #24

25th amendment True Dough Yesterday #28

Well, that is damned easy. Impeachment w removal/25th Amendment/forced resignation (Nixon) hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #31

Is getting rid of something or someone exclusively an "act of violence"? BannonsLiver 19 hrs ago #38

Hmmmm. Violence? Stuckinthebush Saturday #10

86 means what? at140 Yesterday #22

Totally wrong canetoad Yesterday #25

And there it is Stuckinthebush Yesterday #30

What the hell, at140? It dates back almost a hundred years and means to "nix" something (menu) hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #33

from what I read, it's from the soup kitchens during the(last) depression.. Conjuay 19 hrs ago #37

note that azureblue Saturday #15

exhorting murder ?? DiverDave Yesterday #27

Yelling fire in a crowded theater is protected speech Kaleva Yesterday #29

What's violent about 8647? BannonsLiver 20 hrs ago #36

States ban tons of custom license plates Polybius Saturday #12

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

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

Okay... lisa58 Saturday #20

and the funny part is azureblue Saturday #16

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

Is it clear that this is rzemanfl Saturday #8

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

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

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

And yet, the same people screeching about the "violent threat" of this niyad 23 hrs ago #32