The veterans group sued, and the case ultimately went to the Supreme Court. In 2009, the group Confederate Veterans, Inc., requested the flag on a specialty license plate, but Texas refused. Capitol.Ĭarroll Rivas compares it to a similar controversy over the use of the Confederate 'stars and bars' flag on license plates.
She says it's become clear that the flag has been used for some 'really awful' causes, most notably the Jan. 'The state can't claim a lack of knowledge about what this image represents to most of the public,' says Rachel Carroll Rivas, deputy director of research and analysis for the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Ron DeSantis says the state's 'Don't tread on me' license plate sends a 'clear message to out-of-state cars.'
