Ah, the power of the pen! Not unlike the historic works of Thomas Paine and Simone de Beauvoir, I'm sure it was my indignant post on Florida's proposed "I Believe" license plate that caused lawmakers to drop the design from the legislation package passed yesterday.
Or maybe it was Don'tFearTheReaper's threat, "If the jesus groupies get a license plate, I want a plate that says "I
dont give a [expletive deleted] what jeebus would do, get the [expletive deleted] outta the passing
lane driving 35 mph."
Or maybe - if it's not too hopeful and idealistic to think so - the voices of reason and sanity triumphed in the state senate, with the majority of pols realizing that the plate was a clear violation of the separation of church and state, which they may not necessarily agree with, but is in fact a cornerstone of our secular democracy.
But hang on to your hats, Reaper and other offended readers - South Carolina is also considering the same plate design, and state senators there approved the bill yesterday. It now goes to the state's House of Represenatives.
