DC Statehood License Plates
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about license plates lately. Exciting stuff I know, but it sparked an idea.
First, there was a blog post a few months back by the Washington Post’s Mike DeBonis about the new plates from Maryland commemorating the War of 1812. Those plates are functional, but I don’t find them very inspirational. They don’t do much to emphasize Maryland’s role in that war or how our national anthem was penned at Fort McHenry in Baltimore during that conflict. It’s just very “meh” in my opinion, and a wasted opportunity for the state to educate and inform others about that historic event.
Then, a few weeks ago, I saw a posting on the Washington CityPaper’s blog about someone on Capitol Hill who had a license plate cover that said “DC’s Not A State….Get Over It!“. I was shocked someone who lives and pays taxes in the District had that opinion, and was so vocal about sharing it. Granted it’s everyone’s right to have an opinion and voice it, but I didn’t really care for that particular expression.
Of course, here in the District we have our own “Taxation Without Representation” plates, but they are about 10 years old at at this point, and I think they’ve lost their effectiveness. More importantly, they are out of line with what we really deserve – full statehood.
Then I saw a Delaware plate, with the motto, “The First State“, based on the fact they were the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
That got me thinking….why don’t we have DC Statehood Plates?? So I took sometime to mock one up, what do you think?
How hard would this be to roll out? Let’s make it happen. This is the kind of bold move we need, and it would generate a lot of attention for the cause.
If you want to help me push this forward, or have other ideas, please email me or comment below.
August 11th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
I like the idea, but wonder if having it say “the 51st State” would confuse people into thinking it’s a goal we have already achieved.
What about something more direct like “Statehood Now” or “The Last Colony”?
August 11th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Make it happen, Mike! I love it.