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The District Of Columbia License Plate Made We Wonder And Go "Hmmmm".

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Real Estate Agent with MOOERS REALTY ME Broker License 106759

When you see a Disctrict Of Columbia motor vehicle license plate you wonder about the "byline" on the bottom.

washington dc motor vehicle license plate In Maine our motto is Vacationland so pretty easy to know what's up with that. What to expect.

But in getting oldest son back for his last college semester at George Washigton in the unpacking, one of the parking garage cars license plate caught my attention.

And when I asked him what the gripe was all about he said local gun control laws the fly in the ointment as we emptied the jeep of college boxes.

The laws for Washington DC hand guns the latest stumbler to getting voting rights.

Severely weakened District of Columbia gun laws the big hurdle in getting the right to representation to go with the taxation for the District of Columbia citizenry.

The bitter motto on the plate that is not something to be proud of made me think of tea parties in Boston Harbor and seemed an odd slogan for DC. Unless you are there and wishing you had representation to go with the taxation.washington dc police car

Comments(8)

Chris Miller Nevada Land with Water Rights
Vegas Grand Realty and Property Management - Mesquite, NV
Land with Water Rights For Sale

This is some strange stuff, it would never make it out west here.

Feb 05, 2011 03:16 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Chris.. Thanks for popping in. Texas would probably take a strong stance to getting things squared away with an eventual shoot first, ask questions later approach rather than debate, talk it to death, filibuster.

Feb 05, 2011 03:20 AM
Coral Gundlach
Compass - Arlington, VA
Real Lives. Not Just Real Estate.

I agree it's a negative expression to have on something as official as a license plate, but I also think it's ridiculous that they don't have any vote in congress and pay the same taxes.   

Feb 05, 2011 04:58 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Coral ... it is hard to believe when you scope out the place, consider all the power, center of politics and public policy being hammered out, wielded there. Struck me odd too. The bastion of USA democracy.

Feb 05, 2011 05:42 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Andrew - I notice it is on a late model Audi, he must not be taxed too terribly bad:-)  And actually, we have "Taxation WITH Representation."  It may not always be the representation we want, but that's the price we pay when corporations, banks, and special interests outgun private citizens with contributions to campaigns.

Feb 05, 2011 12:04 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Thanks for weighing in Myrl on this one. DC was part of Maryland first I read in the DC wiki above.

Feb 05, 2011 12:10 PM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Just stopping by today to invite you to the 2nd Annual ActiveRain Super Bowl Party. Hope you’ll come and bring some friends!

Feb 06, 2011 04:48 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Thans Rus... Will pick up a 55 gallon drum of wings, gonna be a big crowd, a lotta hubbub.

Feb 06, 2011 07:09 AM