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Santorum: English must be adopted by Puerto Rico

We need to stick to the failure that is Obama administration policy, and stop with the social agenda stuff that liberals will pick apart and misrepresent.

j-mac

Yea, how dare we criticize people with an R next to their name....
 
Santorum: English must be adopted by Puerto Rico

Uh oh, looks like Rick's making up laws. Unless I missed the part of the Constitution where it set forth speaking English as a requirement for statehood.

(Cue the Rickbots in 3,2,1...)

It's not. But where in the Constitution is it set forth for monogomy as a requirement for Statehood? We held that one on Utah.

On this issue, I can actually see where Sanatorium is coming from.
 
Yes, they do - and I don't have much of a problem with English being adopted as the official language of the United States. However, until it is it seems a little strange to want Puerto Rico to adopt it before they're allowed to become a state. Not that Puerto Rico will ever become a state. The Republicans will never allow it.

The Republicans will allow it, I think the more radical elements may have a problem with it.

Adopting English as the official language strikes me like the photo ID requirement -- what problem, exactly, is it solving? Why is the party of "small government" wanting to make unnecessary laws?
 
California adopted English as the official language several years ago, and what difference do you think it made?
Let's see... ads in Spanish, signs in Spanish (often misspelled, but still Spanish), "para Espanol, oprima el 2" is still heard from the phone robots, election materials come in English and Spanish... in short, no difference at all.
 
Yeah, we should make threads about Obama mentioning his kids. That is a good substantive issue to go after him on....

It is always helpful to keep people focused, and not let the attempted distractions that this liar in the oval office will continue to try...

j-mac
 
Predictably, Santorum got slaughtered in the Puerto Rican primary and as a result fell another 20 points behind in the delegate race.

I'm starting to see how he got crushed in his Senate reelection bid....
 
Predictably, Santorum got slaughtered in the Puerto Rican primary and as a result fell another 20 points behind in the delegate race.

I'm starting to see how he got crushed in his Senate reelection bid....

It could actually be smart if he thinks Romney cannot get enough delegates to win outright. Then the delegates don't matter, but positioning himself as the voice of conservatism does. Intrade has brokered convention at 13.5 % chance.
 
California adopted English as the official language several years ago, and what difference do you think it made?
Let's see... ads in Spanish, signs in Spanish (often misspelled, but still Spanish), "para Espanol, oprima el 2" is still heard from the phone robots, election materials come in English and Spanish... in short, no difference at all.

But it was soooo important to pass that....
 
It could actually be smart if he thinks Romney cannot get enough delegates to win outright. Then the delegates don't matter, but positioning himself as the voice of conservatism does. Intrade has brokered convention at 13.5 % chance.

Only if he's not planning on winning the actual election. Obama won't even have to run negative ads, or if he does they'll just be clips of "Rick's Greatest Hits."
 
It could actually be smart if he thinks Romney cannot get enough delegates to win outright. Then the delegates don't matter, but positioning himself as the voice of conservatism does. Intrade has brokered convention at 13.5 % chance.

He would have to assume that he would be the candidate to emerge from a brokered convention, which is farfetched given the fact that Romney will have far more delegates, more money, a better organization, and generally polls about four points higher against Obama.
 
I am registered Independent. I normally vote against the incumbent primary because as a citizen it is my way of attempting to keep the bastards from being re-elected. Point is, I'm don't support either party.

Santorum is an idiot. He has been, is, and will continue to be, an idiot. This may come as a surprise to many of you, but America is on a sliding board toward oblivion. Santorum isn't offering much of anything toward the promise of resolving incredibly serious issues the nation faces. Social engineering (used to be a term Republicans hurled at Democrats) isn't going to solve our economic, domestic and foreign issues.

Seriously, I couldn't care less what language Puerto Ricans speak. I've been there several times. Most people speak English except for the older ones. But the point is, it isn't a national issue and shouldn't be, certainly not now. Santorum, however, has the brains of a large rabbit.
 
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I forgot to add to a previous post that I like Puerto Rico. The people there always treated me well. The food is outstanding, the island is beautiful.
 
Only if he's not planning on winning the actual election. Obama won't even have to run negative ads, or if he does they'll just be clips of "Rick's Greatest Hits."

This would be the same, true or otherwise, whether he wins during the primary or convention.
 
He would have to assume that he would be the candidate to emerge from a brokered convention, which is farfetched given the fact that Romney will have far more delegates, more money, a better organization, and generally polls about four points higher against Obama.

If it goes to a brokered convention, most of those things are irrelevant.
 
If it goes to a brokered convention, most of those things are irrelevant.

You might argue that his delegate lead isn't that relevant (despite the fact that it evinces the popular preference of the party), but his better national organization, funding advantage, and head-to-head advantage against Obama would all be highly relevant.
 
Yeah at least 0bama never mandated English in the 57 states !

I think the Pope once said Jebus, instead of Jesus. Christianity is a false religion.

By the way whats with the 0(zero) instead of 'O' for Obama's name, some kind of message?
 
I think the Pope once said Jebus, instead of Jesus. Christianity is a false religion.

By the way whats with the 0(zero) instead of 'O' for Obama's name, some kind of message?

The fact that his critics have to go back to the '08 campaign to find a flub is a testament to the fact that Obama hardly ever gaffes. One nice thing about Bush was that you never had to go back mroe than a month to find a gutbuster.
 
And he lost... wonder why...

The ironic thing is that the US could put in place English as the official language, but considering that Hispanics will become the largest group of people in the US within this century, then they could easily switch that to Spanish ...
 
My opinion is that english should be the official language of the United States. But it is not for some reason. The fact that it isn't should mean that PR has no reason to do it either.
 
My opinion is that english should be the official language of the United States. But it is not for some reason. The fact that it isn't should mean that PR has no reason to do it either.

That's a fair opinion, though I think it's unnecessary. Speaking English, however, is not a requirement set forth in the Constitution for Statehood.

Many, if not most Puerto Ricans already do speak English as well as Spanish. Which means they already speak more languages than Santorum.
 
Absolutely agree, a misspeak that occurred several years ago certainly excuses the ignorance of constitutional law by a candidate who claims himself as a strict constitutionalist. Why do so many find it difficult to call a spade a spade?

Saying English should be a requirement is not the same as saying English is a requirement.

However states have passed English language requirement laws?

Impact of English Language Movement
 
There are countries that have more than one official language. We could follow suit and adopt both English and Spanish as official languages, couldn't we?
 
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