{"id":1872878,"date":"2023-03-09T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainers-fight-back-after-state-recalls-vanity-license-plate\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T12:33:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T17:33:19","slug":"mainers-fight-back-after-state-recalls-vanity-license-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainers-fight-back-after-state-recalls-vanity-license-plate\/","title":{"rendered":"Mainers fight back after state recalls vanity license plate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmainers-fight-back-after-state-recalls-vanity-license-plate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1872878&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78284716\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"'Zombie' drug of horse tranquilizer-laced fentanyl ravages US and alarms health officials\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The emergence of a new lethal drug concoction is connected to a wave of fatal overdoses nationwide. 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However, state officials have had to put some limits on the creative and individual nature of the residents. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/russell-brand-blasts-propagandist-nut-crackery-msnbc-in-viral-verbal-onslaught\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: RUSSELL BRAND BLASTS &#8216;PROPAGANDIST NUTCRACKERY&#8217; MSNBC<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>At most 274 plates were recall for being inappropriate in 2023. Mainers have resisted. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/maine-vanity-license-plates-profanities-1149eb44063bb3608574b2f017e6cc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> Send us a request for a report. <\/p>\n<p>A vegan with a plate reading is one of the residents at the forefront of this battle &#8220;LUVTOFU.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><source width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source>                                 <\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> Peter Starostecki (center) and Sadie Starostecki (left), pose in front of their car, sporting the vanity plate the state has given them. This was Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 in Poland, Maine. A randomly chosen plate will soon be on the car of this vegan family. (AP Photo\/Robert F. Bukaty)                <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">                 Robert F. Bukaty\/AP                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to the report, state officials claim that the plates could have been interpreted as a symbol of sexuality rather than an indictment against meat. <\/p>\n<p>Peter Starostecki the plate owner, strongly disagrees. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s my protest against eating meat and animal products,&#8221; Starostecki stated. <\/p>\n<p>The report also noted that another pair of motorists expressed dismay at the demand by the state to give up their matching plates, which refers to a term used for female dogs. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People are so sensitive nowadays,&#8221; Heather Libby stated that her appeal had been rejected. &#8220;I just think it&#8217;s foolish.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The state ended its existence in 2015 &#8220;vanity&#8221; Motorists and license plates are subject to review<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/mainers-fight-back-after-state-recalls-naughty-license-plates\">Mainers fight back after state recalls vanity license plate<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motorists in Maine These are fighting After a state, to retain their individual license plates crackdown Vehicle owners who have plates deemed inappropriate. 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