Breaking: Gov. Terry McAuliffe Says Virginia Will Remove Confederate Flags from License Plates

[lowkell]

"Although the battle flag is not flown here on Capitol Square, it has been the subject of considerable controversy, and it divides many of our people.

Even its display on state issued license tags is, in my view, unnecessarily divisive and hurtful to too many of our people.

As you all know, I have spent the past 17 months working to build a new Virginia economy that is more open and welcoming to everyone. Removing this symbol from our state-issued license plates will be another step toward realizing that goal."


http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/13456/breaking-gov-terry-mcauliffe-says-virginia-will-remove-confederate-flags-from-license-plates

[FSogol]

1. Well done Gov.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. About time!

[Raine1967]

3. I was very glad to hear this on the radio this morning.

I only learned that the flag in SC is actually the Virginia confederate battle flag. It needs to go.

[davidpdx]

4. Is it just the tags that have it or are there vanity plates as well?

Just curious......

[FSogol]

6. It is only on vanity tags. The tags in question are a "Sons of the Confederacy"

group and only 1,594 have been issued.

[davidpdx]

7. Oh, that's fairly easy to fix

What I was wondering about is some of the states that might have Confederate vanity plates.

[Jefferson23]

5. Finally. n/t