...and resentment that you display in your post! All because of a silly, clear piece of plastic covering your license plate??? With all due respect to those in your family serving our country, I certainly doubt they whine so loudly about such trivial matters as you do. I wish them back home safely, but it may be bittersweet for whoever may be coming back into your arms. It is disconcerting to learn of your "hate" for this great state of North Carolina. We aren't perfect, but we also won't apologize for your severe disadain for certian attributes you seem to despise so vehemently. We do however welcome you, at your earliest convenience to burn rubber on one of our Interstate highways as you exit to the north or west. We bid you good luck and good riddance. Visit when you can and bring your muzzle when you do because we don't want to hear you (a new law coming up...no whiners). Oh...and to you miniscule point of understanding a law about obscuring license plate information, here is what it is all about: There are criminals among us that steal cars, they steal license plates and they even steal the validation stickers off of license plates. The criminals then use these plates as part of their crime during transportation. Their crimes consists of robbery, rape, assault, child molestation and murder just to name a few. Anything that is allowed to obscure plate information will further prohibit a law enforcement officer from performing due diligence. It's very simple to me, if you don't have anything to hide, then don't hide anything. Do we have a Brain Surgeon in the house that can confirm this?