English is just alright with me. More Conservative Sanity
#1
Posted 03 October 2007 - 10:15 AM
33 Senators Voted Against English as America's Official Language June 6,
2007
On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 23:35:23 -0500, "Colonel Harry Riley USA ret" wrote:
Senators,
Your vote against an amendment to the Immigration Bill 1348, to make
English America's offical language is astounding. On D-Day no less when we
honor those that sacrificed in order to secure the bedrock character and
principles of America. I can only surmise your vote reflects a loyalty to
illegal aliens.
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... impeachment, recall, or other appropriate action is
warrented.
Worse, 4 of you voting against English as America's official language are
presidential candidates: Senator Biden, Senator Clinton, Senator Dodd, and
Senator Obama.
Those 4 Senators vying to lead America but won't or don't have the courage
to cast a vote in favor of English as America's official language when 91%
of American citizens want English officially designated as our language.
This is the second time in the last several months this list of Senators
have disgraced themselves as political hacks... unworthy as Senators and
certainly unqualifed to serve as President of the United States.
If America is as angry as I am, you will realize a back-lash so stunning it
will literally rock you out of your panties... and preferably, totally out
of the United States Senate.
The entire immigration bill is a farce.. your action only confirms this
really isn't about America; it's about self-serving politics... despicable
at best.
"Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat
you with experience." ~ anonymous
The following senators voted against making English the official language
of America:
Akaka (D-HI)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE) Wants to be President?
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Clinton (D-NY) Wants to be President?
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT) Wants to be President?
Domenici (R-NM) Coward, protecting his Senate seat...
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI) Not unusual for him
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA) Wanted to be President
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT) Disappointment here.....
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL) Wants to be President?
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV) Senate Majority Leader
Salazar (D-CO)
Sarbanes (D-MD)Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-M)
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale,
and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled or
hanged."
~ President Abraham Lincoln
#2
Posted 03 October 2007 - 11:23 AM
"Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat
you with experience." ~ anonymous
Maybe he is experienced in dragging people down with these silly politicial statements and tying to beat people to his experience when they fall for it.
I could see this happening too "Make hot dogs and burgers America's official food. If you vote against I think you should all deserve to be hanged as war deserters.
I reminds me of the series "Bomb the bastard."
This post has been edited by Deepsycher: 03 October 2007 - 11:32 AM
#3
Posted 03 October 2007 - 12:13 PM
This article is a bit dated, but it gives a nice little summary of concerns: click
This article, too: click
I can't seem to find if the bill made it through the House. At least they're not trying to make English the "official" language; just the "national" language. Ha. I still find it in poor taste.
#4
Posted 03 October 2007 - 12:43 PM
My immigrant ancestors DID learn the language, and they passed this NEW language onto their descendents. The fact that virtually every packaged good is now printed in spanish isn't going to continue the noble tradition of LEARNING THE NATIVE TOUNGUE; it permanently removes any need (or desire) to.
#5
Posted 03 October 2007 - 01:37 PM
#6
Posted 03 October 2007 - 02:21 PM
#7
Posted 03 October 2007 - 02:31 PM
This post has been edited by Deepsycher: 03 October 2007 - 02:33 PM
#8
Posted 03 October 2007 - 02:45 PM
It's not that I want people to speak only English and nothing else. But blatant pandering deserves to be
#9
Posted 03 October 2007 - 02:47 PM
Denying that "official" status is just good business; there are loads of Spanish-speaking people in the Union, and it'd be good to be able to help them. The thing is, even if the language isn't "official," you can still offer customer support. Several government offices in Vancouver offer Cantonese support, and with good reason: 50% of the population of the City speak Cantonese. I suppose the flipside would be to try to make two official languages. That's probably make the writer of the original email flip out for real.
#11
Posted 03 October 2007 - 07:35 PM
#12
Posted 03 October 2007 - 08:10 PM
I think there's a possibility Spanish could be come the dominant language in the future, though. America doesn't even have 300 years of history to look back on yet, so there's not a whole lot of precedent to say that our language can't be replaced. After all, Hispanics already out number blacks, so it's only a number of time before they outnumber Americans too. (Joking...)
#13
Posted 03 October 2007 - 08:20 PM
Are you?
Anyhow, I find Spanish a bit too difficult; French is my fancy.
#15
Posted 04 October 2007 - 08:30 AM
Most tax paying Americans speak primarily english. The fact that we're allowing the country to be invaded by earnest folks seeking to send their money home isn't the point either- We're losing our birthright and blindly giving it away to the mexican nation within us.
I'm just sayin. You dwellers of the world: do you want me and twenty million of me to come and work in your country, have children who will be citizens, and pervade your culture without permission?