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That's very clearly not the issue I spoke to.
But that is what is at the heart of the issue. You say that the courts are not allowing free speech because they wouldn't let NC distribute those "Choose Life" plates. While totally ignoring that they only ruled that way because NC denied the same ability to the opposing faction. The courts did not rule that NC couldn't provide the Choose Life plates. They ruled that NC could not provide the Choose Life plates if they denied the ability for the pro-choice side to have plates that represented thier views. So long as NC denies the free speech of the pro-choice side then they must deny the speech of the anti-abortion side. The same arguement is used whenever religion comes up. If the State allows one form of speech then they cannot deny the opposing view point of speech.
That is what it means to have free speech. Allowing every view point to be expressed. You do not have free speech when you allow one side to announce thier views but deny the other side to do the same. You have to take the good along with the bad in actual, real, free speech. Free speech is not "you can only say what I want you to say and must shut up on anything else".