**FOLLOWUP** - South Dakotan Gets To Keep License Plate: MPEACHW

[DeSwiss]

prior post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3250211">South Dakota DMV Wants The MPEACHW Vanity Plate Back

State Won't Recall Anti-Bush License Plate

Aberdeen News
May 7, 4:13 PM EDT

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The state's motor vehicle agency has changed course on its planned recall of a set of personalized license plates encouraging the impeachment of President George W. Bush.

"After reviewing case law on this issue, we have determined that the plate will not be recalled," Paul Kinsman, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Revenue and Regulation, said in a news release Monday.

The plates, which read MPEACHW, were issued to Heather Morijah of Rapid City.

Deb Hillmer, director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, told the Rapid City Journal last week that the law gives the state authority to recall the plates, even if just one person complains.

Hillmer said the plates never would have been issued if DMV officials had caught their meaning at the time Morijah applied.

Morijah received a letter from the DMV in April announcing the recall and giving her 10 days to turn in the plates at the Pennington County Treasurer's Office or the DMV office in Pierre. The letter said DMV would issue a refund on the months remaining on Morijah's license.

But Morijah said she was hesitant to give up the plates because she believed her free-speech rights were being unnecessarily limited.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SD_PLATE_PULLED_SDOL-?SITE=SDABE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

*** - Deb Hillmer was reportedly seen leaving work in a snit, after being overruled by her boss. She vowed to write to the President and explain to him that it was not her idea. After which she will no doubt, end up on Homeland Security's watch list.

Meanwhile, Heather Morijah vows to drive by Ms. Hillman's place of employment each day, she says, "I know gas is high, but sometimes you have to make a sacrifice for free speech. And its on my way going home anyhow...."

[aquart]

1. Now everyone's gonna want one.

[HuffleClaw]

2. that hillmer sounds like a real loon

"even if just one person complains"? what crap is that?

[radfringe]

3. "even if just one person complains"?

sounds like a perfect set up to me

not sure if the ONE COMPLAINT rule applies in all states... ennywhooo - if spot a vanity plate on a car which also has a W-04, bush-cheney or similar sticker - file a complaint about the vanity plate...

[Lil Missy]

4. Great news! this was so absurd to begin with.

[gratuitous]

5. Authority, meet discretion

And for once, discretion seems to have won.