Michigan (1)
Why Can't I Bolt One on for the Troops?
Why is Secretary of State Ruth Johnson taking your Support Our Troops! license plate away from you?
There are many ways this charity could choose to respond to such a matter. As a national charity we deal in facts, not political innuendo and intrigue. Therefore we have chosen to post the chain of documents on this webpage for your review, so that you may know the truth, form your own opinion, and choose your own course of action among the patriots and pinheads involved.
One principle controls: when there's a war on, every action is taken to support America's troops, and no action is taken against them.
Link to statute
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March 7, 2006 |
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March 21, 2006 |
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December 12, 2006 |
Senate and House voting records |
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December 12, 2006 |
Announcing passage of plate and transmittal to Gov. for signature |
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December, 2006 |
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Statute creating the plate |
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February 20, 2007 |
Letter thanking Gov. Granholm for her patriotic efforts in creating the plate |
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July 30, 2007 |
Re 2,000 plate petitions required, and shipments to troops |
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Letter to Secretary of State Terri Land’s Chief of Staff Brian DeBano |
May 22, 2008 |
SOT sends $15,000 of charity money to Secretary of State for issuance of plate |
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Secretary of State letter to SOT regarding approval of plate art |
June 3, 2008 |
Secretary of State and SOT approve the plate design |
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November 11, 2008 |
Sales of plate start |
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November 13, 2008 |
Offering to place table tent cards explaining the plate in the various offices to assist sales |
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January 8, 2009 |
Follow-up letter offering to place table tent cards explaining the plate in the various offices to assist sales |
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January 15, 2009 |
Advising will not place our table tent cards at point of sale of plates to help promote and increase sales |
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May 19, 2009 |
Celebrate Memorial Day – Bolt One on for the Troops! |
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Free downloadable cut-and-use plate fliers to help spread the word posted on site |
May 29, 2009 |
Plate sales promotional aid posted on site and mailed to groups and businesses statewide |
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October 16, 2009 |
SOT report accounting on sales, expenditures, and progress |
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December 9, 2009 |
Advising that in their discretion under the statute they are continuing sales of plate |
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February, 2010 |
Plate sales promotional aid mailed to groups and businesses statewide |
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April 5, 2010 |
Offering offering to waive collection of extra fee on plate until sales have grown; enclosing suggested coupon for free plate at SOT expense to promote sales. |
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Secretary of State's office phone call with SOT |
May, 2010 |
Chief of Staff said they could not accomplish anything like yhe above. |
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August 25, 2010 |
SOT report accounting on sales, expenditures, and progress |
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June, 2011 |
Plate sales promotional aid posted on site and mailed to groups and businesses statewide |
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November 21, 2011 (oddly theirs is dated Sept. 2011 but not received by SOT until Nov.) |
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s Director Michael Wartella notifies SOT of unilateral decision to stop selling plate and recall issued plates |
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December 21, 2011 |
Responding to their letter received in November |
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Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s Director Michael Wartella’s letter to SOT |
January 4, 2012 |
Simply repeating earlier statements |
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April 30, 2012 |
Suggesting wisdom, smart business, and patriotism of continuing sales of plates |
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SOT letter to State Ruth Johnson’s Director of Customer Services Administration, Michael Wartella |
May 5, 2012 |
Directly pointing out root of the problem and nature of conduct |