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<\/div>\nVirginia is for Lovers<\/a>, that’s the long standing tourism pitch here in my home state. It’s a pitch that’s been in use for 36 years<\/a>, so it’s certainly demonstrated some shelf life. Don’t mess with Texas, but come screw in Virginia. It make me feel good about which state I live in.<\/p>\n Another means by which Virginian’s can display our pride in various qualities of our state, our membership in an organization, or support for a cause, is on the license plates we wear on our cars. The Virginia DMV currents offers 180 specialized plates<\/a>, and our General Assembly is hard at work on a new option promoting ‘Traditional Marriage’.<\/p>\n With only a week remaining in an overloaded session (and just in time for Valentine’s Day), the General Assembly in our state for Lover’s has passed HB 660<\/a> which requires that Virginia “shall issue to the applicant special license plates for supporters of traditional marriage. The design of such special license plates shall include the legend: TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE and two interlocked golden wedding bands over a red heart.”<\/p>\n But does this go far enough? I had in mind that perhaps the new plate should specify that our Virginia values can only support the missionary position (for purposes of procreation only thank you). And Waldo Jaquith<\/a> has done a fine job with a proposed design along those same lines. Well done Waldo.<\/p>\n That our elected officials would waste a moment with such hateful nonsense to promote this opportunity to proudly display our intolerance on our cars is an embarrassment to all Virginians, and a warning to others that Virginia may be only for ‘Traditional’ lovers.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.casey.com\/blog\/images\/2005_0204_waldoplate.jpg\")
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