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Should English be declared the official language of the United States?

Should English be declared the official language of the United States?

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Absolutely

We have to have a consensus
 
Cold Highway said:
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.
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Why? Spanish, German, Polish, etc. speakers pay taxes too.
 
theplaydrive said:
Uh - no, but minorities have rights too.
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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.
 
DashingAmerican said:
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.
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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.
 
Gotta love it.
 
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.
 
SPC said:
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.
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He sounds like a tool.
 
theplaydrive said:
He sounds like a tool.
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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!"
 
SPC said:
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!"
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Actually, I'd like to meet him.
 
They say xenophobia and intolerance are the iron nails in the coffin of influence and power. It's a trade off. You could indeed declare English your national language, turn away thousands of brilliant minds and assets to society, but come away with a more "traditional" American populace. But your nation would certainly suffer for it.

Make no mistake, the Anglophone peoples of the world have no monopoly on intelligence. By limiting your nation to one official language, you are limiting your nation to a much smaller pool of intelligence.
 
ludahai said:
I am asking this question because of an ongoing discussion .

here.

Should English be declared the official language of the United States?
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What does the second choice mean?
 
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