MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Foundation for Moral Law, a Montgomery nonprofit that seeks to acknowledge God in law and government, doesn't just want to see its work promoted in government buildings.

It would also like to see at least 1,000 Alabama license plates with a Gadsden flag design on the state's roads and highways. The plate would feature the famous Gadsden motto: "Don't tread on me."

The foundation has begun advertising the potential plates on its promotional website and with at least one billboard along Interstate 85. The foundation got approval from the state for the license plate recently, according to a July 23 Facebook post by foundation President Kayla Moore.

The goal, for now, is to get 1,000 sign-ups. A portion of the proceeds from the plate revenue will be sent back to the foundation for educational purposes.

The foundation was founded by Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in 2003, as a defense fund for Moore when he declined to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama judicial building, according to the group's literature.

Moore was suspended as chief justice on Aug. 21, 2003. Moore served as chairman and then president of the foundation until he won election again as Alabama chief justice in 2012.

Kayla Moore, president of the Foundation for Moral Law

His wife Kayla Moore took over as president. Kayla Moore declined to talk about the plate on Tuesday.

The Gadsden flag was created by Continental Col. Christopher Gadsden of South Carolina, in the 1770s, as a symbol of spirit and defiance.

It shows a coiled rattlesnake ready to strike, with the words, "Don't tread on me."

It's a popular flag with tea party conservatives.

And at least six other states have the flag plates: Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, and South Carolina.

The plates are somewhat popular in Virginia, according to the Virginian Pilot. As of Nov. 30, the plates have been bought by 21,800 Virginia drivers, the paper said.

Updated at 3:14 p.m.