Don’t tread on Ed’s car

Assemblyman Ed Goedhart, R-Amargosa Valley, wants Nevada to offer special Tea Party license plates to people for whom a political bumber sticker just isn't enough.

“The tea party movement isn’t so much a political party movement as it is a revitalization of our nation’s founding spirit regarding the limited role government should play in our lives and embrace of state sovereignty and individual liberty,” said Goedhart in a press statement. “It’s as American as apple pie and I think it would be great if Nevadans had an opportunity to express their support for those founding principles on a specialty license plate.”

Goedhart's press statement continued: "Goedhart’s proposed 'Don’t Tread on Me' license plate would bear the rattlesnake image and yellow background of the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden flag which has become the unofficial symbol of the tea party movement nationwide.
"According to Nevada state law, all requests for specialty plates must be submitted to the Commission on Special License Plates for approval. According to DMV guideline, proposed specialty plates 'must generate financial support for services to the community relating to public health, education, or general welfare."'