US | KKK Georgia to Klan: No Highway for You State rejects group's adoption attempt By Matt Cantor Posted Jun 12, 2012 5:22 PM CDT Copied Members of the International Keystone Knights Realm of Georgia perform a traditional Klan salute along the portion of highway they wanted to adopt. (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton) Georgia has foiled a Ku Klux Klan plot: The state has shot down the group's attempt to adopt a highway, reports CNN. A state DOT statement said the signs would be a distraction to motorists, notes the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Don't expect things to end here, however. The Klan had promised to sue if the bid got rejected. "People throwing trash out on the side of the road ... that ain't right," said a rep for the local KKK chapter, insisting the bid wasn't a publicity attempt. "Would it be any different if it was the Black Panthers or something? Someone always has some kind of race card." Read These Next Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies That 'buy now, pay later' loan may soon hit your credit score. Mark Zuckerberg's 'list' has Silicon Valley buzzing. Cops: Arizona 5th graders drew up plot to 'end' a classmate. Report an error