'This is Alabama; we speak English,' governor candidate says - Yahoo! News
This seems to be a controversial ad...to those catering to the special interest groups, that is.
I realize we do not have a "Federal" language.
We do however write our LAWS in English, our posted governmental signs are in English, and English has been the primary language spoken since our nation was established.
This is not France, nor Germany, nor Spain, nor Turkey, nor Bangladesh, nor any other country. This is America. It has been the established notion for the past 230-some odd years that we speak English.
Why is this considered a bad thing? Is it because if immigrants (be they legal or illegal) want to call this their new home, we who were born here want them to ADAPT and ADJUST...to integrate as it were?
Just wanted to see what anybody else had to say about this.
Although I am sure there will be some who will call me a racist over this. Not that it has any bearing on the issue, it is just a tactic to draw attention from the merit of my post. Anybody can learn a language...language, whether it is spoken, written or otherwise does not belong to a specific skin color. That is what bothers me about all of this. How can a LANGUAGE be a racist matter?
This seems to be a controversial ad...to those catering to the special interest groups, that is.
I realize we do not have a "Federal" language.
We do however write our LAWS in English, our posted governmental signs are in English, and English has been the primary language spoken since our nation was established.
This is not France, nor Germany, nor Spain, nor Turkey, nor Bangladesh, nor any other country. This is America. It has been the established notion for the past 230-some odd years that we speak English.
Why is this considered a bad thing? Is it because if immigrants (be they legal or illegal) want to call this their new home, we who were born here want them to ADAPT and ADJUST...to integrate as it were?
Just wanted to see what anybody else had to say about this.
Although I am sure there will be some who will call me a racist over this. Not that it has any bearing on the issue, it is just a tactic to draw attention from the merit of my post. Anybody can learn a language...language, whether it is spoken, written or otherwise does not belong to a specific skin color. That is what bothers me about all of this. How can a LANGUAGE be a racist matter?