NPR suggested on Wednesday that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ support for Florida license plates with the Gadsden flag could signal an extremist ideology.
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"The imagery of the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden flag dates to Benjamin Franklin but has, for many, come to symbolize a far-right extremist ideology and the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement that sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election results," Neuman wrote. NPR's tweet promoting the article read,"Gov. Ron DeSantis said a new Florida license plate featuring the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden flag sends a 'clear message to out-of-state cars.' Critics say it symbolizes a dangerous far-right extremist ideology."
He wrote,"Extreme or not, First Amendment scholars such as Eugene Volokh of the UCLA School of Law say the Gadsden flag and the ‘Don't Tread on Me’ motto are legitimate — and protected — speech, whether they are on a flag waving inside the besieged U.S. Capitol or on a vehicle license plate heading down a Florida highway."The report also found that multiple states have approved of political messages on license plates, including the Gadsden flag.
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