Bigfoot 88
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Absolutely
We have to have a consensus
We have to have a consensus
Why? Spanish, German, Polish, etc. speakers pay taxes too.Any document that is tax payer funded should be in english but if a business wants to print stuff in multiple languages, I dont care.
Why? Spanish, German, Polish, etc. speakers pay taxes too.
Sure, but a taxpayer is a taxpayer is a taxpayer.Because the VAST majority speaks English.
Sure, but a taxpayer is a taxpayer is a taxpayer.
Uh - no, but minorities have rights too.Well, following this line of reasoning, shouldn't the minority in the House and Senate make the decisions?
Uh - no, but minorities have rights too.
To be honest, I wouldn't really care if English was made the official language, but I would prefer it not to be since I don't like the idea of having a national language in a place that I see as treating all languages, cultures, etc. equally.While I agree, the rights of the minorities don't outweigh the rights of the majority. Making English the national language would only cement things that already happen.
I think lolspeak should be America's official language.
Inorite!? Makes sense to me. Norly.
He sounds like a tool.If you're not willing to learn English, then don't bother coming here. I know a guy who would only allow customers who spoke English in his shoe store. A bunch of Mexican's came into his store who couldn't speak English and he told them to leave. They sent a lawyer to his store who threatened him with a discrimination lawsuit. He just looked the lawyer in the eye and said, "This is MY store and only English is allowed to be spoken here. They didn't abide by MY rules in MY store and I told them to get the (bleep) out of MY store. You can turn around and get the (bleep) out of my store too, and don't bother coming back." He never heard another word out of the Mexicans or their lawyer.
He sounds like a tool.
Actually, I'd like to meet him.He's a character. When Al Gore was screaming about methane gas emissions supposedly causing global warming, this guy went outside, let out a loud drawn out methane gas bomb, and then said "Eat that, Al Gore!"
Let's take the risk.By limiting your nation to one official language, you are limiting your nation to a much smaller pool of intelligence.
Let's take the risk.
National unity.Fair enough. Might I ask why? I'm interested to know. What do you believe are the potential upsides of naming the official language, that outweigh the downsides?
National unity.
I am asking this question because of an ongoing discussion .
here.
Should English be declared the official language of the United States?
This way seems best.But are there not other, less exclusive ways of fomenting a national bond between all people who would like to call themselves Americans?