Category: 1970s

• Wooley v. Maynard (1977)

  

  US Supreme Court justices argue their opinions in this 1977 FIRST AMENDMENT case…(And yes, they actually DO advocate bumper stickers as a means of exercising your constitutional rights!) << BEFORE: Live free in court @ Lebanon, NH … NOTE: Although he does not appear in this comic, future Supreme Court Justice David Souter was NH…

  Marek

  14 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1970s, constitution, David Souter, judicial branch

  constitution, freedom, government, license plates, live free or die, rights, speech, supreme court

• Live Free in Court

  

  The story of the NH state motto takes a surprising turn: Are we free to NOT display it? << BEFORE: Choosing a state motto … NEXT: Live free or die in the U.S. SUPREME COURT! >> SOURCES: 

  Marek

  12 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1970s, constitution, executive branch, government, judicial branch, Lebanon, religion

  constitution, constitutional, court, freedom, license plates, live free or die, maynard, motto, police, wooley

• Choosing Freedom (1945)

  

  The people of New Hampshire choose their first official state motto …

  Marek

  10 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1940s, 1970s, government, legislative branch, WWII

  democracy, freedom, government, John Stark, legislature, license plates, live free or die, motto, nh, state, wwii

• “Your state motto is SO COOL!”

  

  Let’s take a closer look at that little motto on our license plates…

  Marek

  4 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1970s, John Stark, NH culture, politics, revolutionary era, SOURCE=NH.gov

  government, John Stark, live free or die, motto, nh, state