“In God we Trust” will be the new standard on Mississippi license plates beginning this month. It will replace the design featuring blues legend B.B. King.
The new design also features the state seal and the phrase “The Great Seal of the State of Mississippi.”
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant made the announcement last year in May.
“I was proud to sign legislation in 2014 that added the United States National Motto, “In God We Trust,” to the Mississippi State Seal,” Bryant wrote on Twitter. “Today, I am equally delighted to announce that it will adorn our new Mississippi license plates…available starting in January 2019.”
I was proud to sign legislation in 2014 that added the United States National Motto, “In God We Trust,” to the Mississippi State Seal. Today, I am equally delighted to announce that it will adorn our new Mississippi license plates. They will be available starting in January 2019. pic.twitter.com/VXHZ0q7Qvi
— Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) May 10, 2018
The move has drawn mixed reviews.
Jon Pritchett, president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, defended the plates as constitutional. – READ MORE