Senator Biden, Senator Clinton, Senator Dodd, and Senator Obama. Does this change your view on them as potential Presidents? Colonel Harry Riley USA ret. wrote "I don't much care where you come from, what your religion is, whether you're black, white or some other color, male or female, democrat, republican or independent, but I do care when you're a United States Senator, representing citizens of America and vote against English as the official language of the United States . Your vote reflects betrayal, political surrender, violates your pledge of allegiance, dishonors historical principle, rejects patriotism, borders on traitorous action and, in my opinion, makes you unfit to serve as a United States Senator. What do you think? If you could have a different official language what would it be?
2007-11-29 11:29:51 · 7 answers · asked by wildeyes_heart_of_stone 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I guess I was a little surprised to hear that it was even up for a vote. I just assumed that English was already Americas official language.
2007-11-29 11:50:51 · update #1
All previous immigrant groups, the Italians, Germans, Polish, Jewish, Russians, etc..., all learned to speak English and assimilate into their new land and culture. Why should this influx be given a pass? Why should we have to accommodate them? Of course English is, and should be, our official language. Anything else is an insult to all those who came here before, and an unnecessary burden to us. Translators, many-lingual documents, etc., all costs more.
2007-11-29 11:47:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, but English is not uniquely American in case you haven't figured it out already. It actually originates from England. It doesn't matter whether or not English is the official language lol. This is such a trivial issure, it really is. Our nation is built upon diversity and a tolerance for other people's views. To establish English as the official language would be to almost deny the cultures of Asians, Hispanics, non-British European descendents, middle eastern people and a host of other people. It is easy to establish English as the official language in Britain, per se, because realistically everyone there is white. Not here in America. We welcome and respect other cultures.
2007-11-29 20:24:43 · answer #2 · answered by spartan-117 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because of the Republicians being in charge and the rush off illegal immigrants then English and Americans will be the minorities in 10 years.
2007-11-29 21:37:33 · answer #3 · answered by WhAtEvEr....... 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not surprised at these 4 & I wonder if there were any Republicans. If so THEY should be voted OUT as well. This is AMERICA people - NOT the UN.
2007-11-29 19:43:11 · answer #4 · answered by infidel-louie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is just plain stupid. why wouldn't English be the official language of the United States? i have hated all those candidates anyway...just makes me hate them more. thanks for posting this up. maybe more people will change their views.
I posted your question on P&S...i thought more people should read it.
2007-11-29 19:34:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sad isn't it. Even my State Senator voted against it and I will vote against him next election.
2007-11-29 19:33:29 · answer #6 · answered by TC in Hawaii 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
AMERICAN ! ! !
2007-11-29 19:34:49 · answer #7 · answered by Old Man 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋