Texas Not Required to Put Confederate Flags on License Plates
Never thought I'd say it, but good on you Clarence Thomas
Though the dissenting justices have a point about the profit motives of the State of Texas
Still...
Today the United States Supreme Court ruled that the state of Texas did not have to make custom license plates with the Confederate flag on them for the Sons of Confederate Veterans. It was a close decision, with Justice Clarence Thomas joining the liberal justices to make the 5-vote majority in favor of Texas.
In a 5–4 decision, the court ruled that Texas’ speciality vehicle license plates constitute government speech, and the state was therefore within its rights to refuse an application by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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Accordingly, just as Texas can't force private individuals to express a view with which the private party disagrees—with the Court citing both the mandatory Pledge of Allegiance case and the Boston/St. Patrick's Day/gay marchers' case as precedent—nor can the SCV force Texas to carry a message it deems offensive.
link
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/supreme-court-rulings-june-18-2015
AJ Thomas' one moment of sanity.
He will likely return to his asshatery, assclownnishness within 5 seconds
