But what about the loss of reflectivity and the increased highway safety that was promoted with the new plates? What will happen now to the residents of our state?
I liked the interview with the State police officer that said the police never had a problem with seeing the present plates. It was just a line of BS to get more fees from NYS residents instead of cutting spending to run the bloated government.
Funny thing is I get this mass email today from Silent Brian Kolb, telling how HE STOPPED IT! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOOLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU JOKING MR. FAKER?????
It was the PEOPLE and the GOP COUNTY CLERKS THAT STOPPED IT.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Don’t forget who approved that awful license plate mandate
Re Nov. 17 article, “Paterson pulls off new license plate road”: By now everyone is cheering the repeal of the illadvised efforts of the governor to force New Yorkers to buy new license plates to generate much-needed revenue. And surely we’re thankful to St. Lawrence County Clerk Patricia Ritchie, who brought this travesty to the public’s attention. Kudos for her! But what seems to be forgotten is the fact this measure was approved in last April’s budget by the very legislators who are so loudly shouting their displeasure and criticism. Hello! Don’t they read the bills they sign? Or is it simply they are counting on the fact that the general public, absent any opportunity to read and understand what’s being proposed in a budget, will never complain? This is one more example of the extreme dysfunction of our state Legislature. We, the voting public, should be outraged.
Some of the legislatures in Washington say it takes too long to read the bills and they don't understand the language in the bills. Maybe they should write the bills in plain English so everybody can understand them and stop trying to hide things in them with confusing language. This is what we get for electing lawyers in the first place.
Some of the legislatures in Washington say it takes too long to read the bills and they don't understand the language in the bills. Maybe they should write the bills in plain English so everybody can understand them and stop trying to hide things in them with confusing language. This is what we get for electing lawyers in the first place.
THIS is where our school systems have failed----and I would say ON PURPOSE.....sure remove latin/greek as 'dead languages' so no one Joe Shmoe would ever possibly have an idea of what something states....
talk about the dumbing down.....we cant remove a foundation of a language and expect it to continue to enlighten.....
I bet they were afraid the masses would actually read the contracts of their charge cards/loans/mortgages local union contracts etc and UNDERSTAND.......
no wonder Eubonics is touted.....keep the masses dumb....... >
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
One of the most frustrating things about living in New York are all the taxes, fees and just about everything else Albany imposes that dramatically drive up the cost of living for families like mine. One example was a new mandate by state government that, beginning in April 2010, motorists would have to shell out $25 for new license plates. Even worse, if you wanted to keep your old plate, you’d still have to pay $45 per vehicle. Ridiculous! Fortunately, there are still a few public servants who have the courage to stand up and say “no more.” One of those is our Saratoga county clerk, Kathy Marchione, who was a vocal opponent of the new license plates. Just like she did in standing up to Eliot Spitzer’s plan to give illegal aliens driver’s licenses — even though Spitzer vowed political retribution against clerks — Marchione had the guts to speak out against Albany’s latest cash grab and fight for Saratoga County taxpayers. Most important, Marchione didn’t just speak against the new mandate, she did something about it, instituting a grassroots petition that urged Gov. Paterson to rethink this bad policy. A lion’s share of the credit for this win goes to Kathy Marchione and her fellow county clerks. They all are great examples of the types of leadership qualities we want, and should expect, from our elected leaders. We can always count on Kathy to stand strong for us.
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