From the Associated Press:
After months of debate, the city's Metro Council voted 23-14 on Tuesday to approve the measure requiring all government communications to be in English, except when multilingual communications are required by federal rules or are needed "to protect or promote public health, safety or welfare."
2007-02-07 16:25:07 · 8 answers · asked by Martin L 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Works for me.
Try going to Mexico or some other foreign country and demanding that they learn your language just to accommodate you.
2007-02-07 18:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, I live in Nashville and I'd invite Schmorgen to come here and see for himself that Nashvillians do indeed speak English and hopefully he would leave here not so judgmental and ignorant to that fact. Having said that, it's a hot topic here. A lot of people are for it and a lot of people are very much against it. I don't think it will make anyone learn English just because the government is "English only." There will be just more people who have no clue what's going on, more people breaking the laws, etc. I think it's better to have people be able to read and understand the laws.
2007-02-08 00:37:11 · answer #2 · answered by First Lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
HELL FREAKIN' YEAH! God knows how bad I wish Chicago would do something like that. How annoying is it that I can't take $20 bucks out of an ATM without first choosing my language! This is supposed to be the USA! I shouldn't be seeing foreign language crap everywhere I look! Heck, I've been places and I am totally shocked that only WE let that happen.
This is the USA, where English is spoken.
2007-02-08 00:37:19 · answer #3 · answered by `STaTiC- 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
English IS our language, from way before the time I was born till the time I woke up this morning. We started out under Great Britain (English) control. If you can't learn the language, you can leave the way you came... and take the Liberals with you!!!!
2007-02-08 00:39:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Too bad it will never happen all over this country.
2007-02-08 01:11:14 · answer #5 · answered by caciansf 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no it is completely wrong. they need to take in consideration all the other people who dont speak english and how much it will affect them.
people of all races or ethnic backrounds need to get there information wether they are latin,asian,african,european it doesnt matter they need to know whats going on aswell
2007-02-08 00:31:01 · answer #6 · answered by pixie7 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
yes
2007-02-08 00:27:41 · answer #7 · answered by David L 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What they speak in Nashville is not english.
2007-02-08 00:29:52 · answer #8 · answered by Schmorgen 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋