Katie Hobbs Blocks Charlie Kirk License Plate In Arizona

Charlie Kirk reports on Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ controversial veto of a bill that would have created a specialty license plate honoring Turning Point USA in the state of Arizona. According to Kirk, the proposed license plate would have been added to approximately one hundred other specialty plates currently available to Arizona drivers, including options like “Choose Life,” firefighter plates, Fiesta Bowl plates, “God Bless America” plates, Alice Cooper plates, and Route 66 commemorative plates.

The investigation reveals that the specialty license plate system in Arizona operates on a voluntary basis, where drivers can opt to pay an additional seventeen dollars to display a custom plate supporting various causes and organizations. Kirk states, “when you do this, it’s a voluntary This is not like taxpayer dollars are getting siphoned off the general fund and sent to Turning Point. It’s a voluntary $17 contribution that would go to TurningPoint just like when you do the other ones.”

The proposed Turning Point USA license plate reportedly would have featured the organization’s logo and an image of Charlie with his fist raised in the air. This design element appears to have been part of the legislative proposal that reached Governor Hobbs’ desk before being vetoed.

According to Kirk’s reporting, Governor Hobbs justified her veto by claiming the bill would insert politics into a government function that should remain nonpartisan. Kirk quotes the governor’s veto message: “In America, we resolve our political differences at the ballot box, no matter who it targets. Political violence puts us all in harm’s way and damages our sacred democratic institutions. I will continue working towards solutions that bring people together, but this bill falls short of that standard by inserting politics into a function of government that should remain nonpartisan.”

Kirk strongly disputes this reasoning, pointing out that numerous other organizations with various political and social viewpoints already have specialty plates approved in Arizona. He alleges that the governor’s true motivation stems from political bias against conservative organizations. Kirk states, “if they had passed one to honor like you know if there was some odious like borderline criminal person who got killed in Arizona and became a left-wing cause celeb and they passed that license plate she would sign in in a heartbeat she would absolutely do it.”

The investigation highlights what Kirk describes as a double standard in how Arizona’s government treats different political organizations. He emphasizes that Turning Point USA is based in Arizona and that he personally chose to make Arizona his home, stating “Every time we’d come back to Arizona, Charlie, I love coming back. I love coming home. And this was his home.”

Kirk’s reporting suggests this veto represents a broader pattern of political discrimination, with the governor allegedly using her executive power to block recognition of conservative organizations while potentially supporting similar initiatives from left-leaning groups. He states, “Can you imagine if George Floyd was an Arizona? George Floyd would have got a license plate in the state. Hobbs would have signed that.”

The financial impact involves the seventeen-dollar voluntary contribution that would have gone to Turning Point USA from each plate purchased, similar to how funds are distributed for other specialty plates in the state. This represents potential lost revenue for the organization and denied choice for Arizona drivers who might have wished to support the cause.

Kirk concludes his investigation with harsh criticism of the governor’s decision, calling it “inexcusably cruel” and expressing hope for future political change in Arizona’s leadership. He specifically mentions Andy Biggs as a potential future governor who might reverse such decisions.

In Charlie Kirk’s Words

“when you do this, it’s a voluntary This is not like taxpayer dollars are getting siphoned off the general fund and sent to Turning Point. It’s a voluntary $17 contribution that would go to TurningPoint”

— Charlie Kirk

“if they had passed one to honor like you know if there was some odious like borderline criminal person who got killed in Arizona and became a left-wing cause celeb and they passed that license plate she would sign in in a heartbeat”

— Charlie Kirk

“George Floyd would have got a license plate in the state. Hobbs would have signed that”

— Charlie Kirk

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