A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday barring South Carolina from marketing and making license plates that feature the image of a cross with the words "I Believe."
Sure this might go against the separation of church and state but it doesn't sound to me like they are going to be the regular license plates since it is stated that they would be "marketed." My guess is that it is one variation you can get when you get one of those personalized plates like Missouri Conservation one or the Help Prevent Child Abuse one. If that is the case I don't see why these plates would be denied. The state isn't forcing anyone to use the plates and the people that would use them are paying for it. I personally would not have one but that doesn't mean someone else shouldn't have one. I wouldn't be surprised if this TRO gets lifted soon because of someone claiming 1st Amendment infringement on the right to freedom of religion. But then again I guess that means they would have to make license plates to represent each religion.
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