National Motto on the Move
by AFA Journal
August 30, 2004
(AgapePress) - In North Carolina, the national motto -- "In God We Trust" -- is literally on the move from the classrooms to the highways, after the state's House of Representatives recently passed a bill allowing the motto to be placed on a new special license plate.The license plate will not only display the national motto, but it will also depict a yellow ribbon the phrase, "Support Our Troops." Just like other specialty plates, it will cost an extra $30 added to the regular $20 license plate fee. Revenues garnered from the plates will aid "families of deployed North Carolina National Guard troops."
The bill, co-authored by Representative Connie Wilson of Mecklenburg County and Tim Moore of Cleveland County, is awaiting a signature from Governor Mike Easley after its passage by the House in a 110-4 vote, thanks to the leadership of Shelby resident Tony Izzi.
"I was thrilled that it passed," Izzi said. "We had been keeping our fingers crossed so when we got the news that it passed, I was real pleased."
Izzi, an active member of the American Family Association, enthusiastically supported that group's initiative. AFA began three years ago to push for legislation requiring the posting of "In God We Trust" in the nation's 1.5 million classrooms.
Izzi began his efforts by targeting various counties in North Carolina, where he soon found approval in posting the motto. Izzi continues his efforts as he vies for the passage of a law mandating the posting of the motto at a state level similar to the initial law passed in Mississippi.
This article appeared in the September 2004 issue of AFA Journal, a monthly publication of the American Family Association.
