Comments on: Is this bill really necessary?

By: Political_mama

Political_mama — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:39:47 +0000

I wonder if they contacted opponents to the bill to come testify before they opted to discuss it…you know, because Zigfried says that when it comes to legislation, the opposition has to be contacted before a hearing date can be proposed.

Do you suppose they contacted the atheists?

I’ll bet not.

By: Political_mama

Political_mama — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:37:48 +0000

Perhaps they can use all that money to fund the abstinence only anti-birth control lying misleading fundy indoctrination they’ve insisted on putting on our kids in school.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:51:48 +0000

When will they propose the “No Evolution Here” tag?

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By: Taz

Taz — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:22:15 +0000

Thanks, Reg…

And Doug, I totally agree with your thought, but I want MINE to read “In Flying Spaghetti Monster We Trust” or “Touched by his noodly appendage”.

Just requesting equal time….

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:36:04 +0000

Can we have a license plate that says, “In Reason We Trust” or “In Science We Trust” for those of us who don’t believe in magical sky pixies and other silly childish superstitions that gullible, small minded people believe in?

By: TDT

TDT — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:04:30 +0000

Regular
Posted February 29, 2008 at 7:57 am | Permalink

That’s exactly the point Reg, nothing here to see. They are doing nothing in Topeka but apparently twiddling their damn thumbs!

By: CapnAmerica

CapnAmerica — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:17:39 +0000

If a Christian can’t be proud of his superiority to every other religion (and many Christian denominations), what the hell is there to be proud about?”

I ask you . . .

By: CapnAmerica

CapnAmerica — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:15:55 +0000

I like the concept of being able to ram your belief in God down someone else’s throat and to be able to feel self-righteous and holier-than-thou about it at the same time.

That’s what radical right-wing Christianity is all about.

But these license plates don’t go nearly far enough.

I want one that says “My Christian God can kick your non-Christian god’s ass, you heathen POS”

:roll:

By: Tom Paine

Tom Paine — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:10:38 +0000

I could give a crap if theirs In god we trust license plates, and I beilive it Mr Dilmores position that it was a waste of the Legislatures time to have hearings and debates on the issue when their are more important issues to be done, especially considering that the Legislature often has to go into special sessions to get the work they have to get done finished. On that point I dont disagree with him on. But this doesnt seem as big a waste of time as the recent lets condemn rap music debate.

By: Vaughn Tolle

Vaughn Tolle — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:25:14 +0000

Regular, I believe that the Friends University Alumni Organization could approach the legislature for a bill which, if it passed and signed into law, would allow for Friends University specialty plates, with some of the extra fees paid to the said Alumni Organization. IIRC, there must be as a part of this, a showing of a potential market for these plates (note: limiting this discussion to college/university specialty plates) which would justify the production of the same. Note that the specialty plates that provide the additional fees for the alumni associations are the ones bearing the Jayhawk, the PowerCat, the Ichabod, the WuShock, etc., and the general license plate fees do not become a source of funding for these alumni associations.

By: Regular

Regular — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:16:53 +0000

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Vaughn Tolle
Posted February 29, 2008 at 10:04 am | Permalink

No, Regular, the extra fees to the alumni associations of the universities, not the universities themselves.
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So Alumni associations of Public Universities are not chartered as Non-Profit organizations under public law for the purposes of providing financial /motivational support of said State/Public universities?

Are you saying that Friends University Alumni Organization could request and receive funds from License plate fees?

By: Gadfly

Gadfly — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:06:32 +0000

Folks, ya gotta realize that we had a choice of either electing these “Do nothing Pillars of the community” or building another prison to keep them in. Except for the excessive cost of a new state facility, both would have the same results: Nothing, 0, zero, zip, nada. In God we Trust? You betcha! He endowed us with the good sense to elect’em. Already have a building and security ready to go! Elect ‘em so everybody can watch the “circus clowns” do nothing but flapjaw. Glad we have at least one guy who hasn’t lost site of the goal.

By: Vaughn Tolle

Vaughn Tolle — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:06:15 +0000

RD, yes, you are correct. As there is no group, as such, for the “In God We Trust” plates, all the extra fees would go to the state, which, as was pointed out by Rhonda, is a departure from the normal practice.

By: Vaughn Tolle

Vaughn Tolle — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:04:27 +0000

No, Regular, the extra fees to the alumni associations of the universities, not the universities themselves.

By: RD

RD — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:57:43 +0000

As I understand it, the extra fees for the newest specialty plates for the fight against breast cancer will go to that group.

By: Regular

Regular — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:47:53 +0000

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Vaughn Tolle
Posted February 29, 2008 at 9:41 am | Permalink

outlander, while the extra fees from the “In God We Trust” plates may well go to the state treasury in total, that is not true as to all specialty plates. For example, if one looks at the link in the header, the KU, KSU, etc., specialty plates related to colleges and universities, e.g., some of the extra fees go to the alumni associations of said schools, which, of course, are not public agencies.
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KU and KSU are not public agencies/universities?

When is the last time license plate fees went to Friends University?

By: outlander

outlander — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:44:49 +0000

OK, counselor, I should have added, “fees not elsewhere directed”.

Thank you sir, may I have another!

By: Vaughn Tolle

Vaughn Tolle — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:41:56 +0000

By: Regular

Regular — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:35:03 +0000

BTW Taz, my representative is Oletha Faust-Goudeau.

By: MonkeyHawk

MonkeyHawk — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:31:40 +0000

“Charles Simpson” (Homer’s stupid brother?) says –

“…with many illegal immigrants, it’s not that they don’t understand English it’s that they don’t want you to think they do.”

Yeah, and any time “they” speak Spanish, they’re talking about you! aren’t they?

So did you turn in the “many illegal immigrants” you’ve worked with? Did you turn in their employer for hiring many illegal immigrants? Or were you the employer of those msny illegal immigrants?

By: outlander

outlander — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:13:35 +0000

Well, I don’t know RD. Where do you think the extra fees that the purchasers of specialty license plates pay, goes?

Maybe to the State of Kansas?

By: RD

RD — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:05:18 +0000

Outlander,

For whom would “In God We Trust” specialty license plates be raising money? Your church? John Doe’s? ‘Cause “all” churches doesn’t work. Try again.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:00:51 +0000

I’ve been coming to Topeka every session for the past four years, and, quite frankly, this is the most “do nothing” session I’ve *ever* seen. Today’s floor fight is going to be over campaign finance laws. The moderate Republicans and the Democrats want them passed. The so called “conservatives” who control this place (although that control is slip slip slipping away) like the status quo, and like the ability to play “hide the sausage” with campaign money.

Rep. Dillmore is right. This legislature has better things to do than to argue about renaming highways and issuing commemorative license plates. He’s not exaggerating – that’s the most substantive stuff that’s been passed out of here so far. All else this year has been gamesmanship and posturing.

May can’t come fast enough.

Blogging from the Rotunda,

Tom

By: Charles Simpson

Charles Simpson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:53:30 +0000

Hear hear, I totally agree with Representative Dillmore. If half these goverment officials had their way they would make a license plate “en espanol” that this immigration thing is out of control.

What upsets me is that its no small secret, its just selective ignorance by goverment officials that the feds have passed the buck to the states. Step up people!

It really irks me that when I call a goverment office in this state I have to press one to speak English. What that tells me is that our state is contributing to the support of illegal immigrantion.

It would seem they have more rights than the handicapped.

I think the idea of a bi-lingual country is crap. America is supposed to be an assimilation of cultures united under one ideal.

I’ve worked construction for 30 years and worked beside and with many illegal immigrants, it’s not that they don’t understand English it’s that they don’t want you to think they do.

Do not perpetuate our ignorance by catering to theirs.