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Learn The Language!
English-only ballot drive brings count, robust debate
Davidson County Election Commission workers will launch the painstaking process of verifying 12,503 signatures today, ultimately deciding whether an English-only measure makes the Nov. 4 ballot.
Metro Nashville Councilman Eric Crafton dropped off signed petition postcards Thursday, well before Saturday’s deadline and with what he said is enough margin of error to account for unqualified voters or signatures that can’t be verified. Crafton’s measure needs 10,103 valid signatures to be included.
A good start! I’m really disappointed there weren’t even more signers. Is anyone up there in Nashville paying attention???
The measure would prevent city business from being done in any language other than English. But exactly how it would be carried out — if at all — upon passage is up for debate.
How it would be carried out? Does stupidity run rampant? You speak English. You do business in English. How hard is that to figure out? You don’t print ballots, or gubmint information in any language but English. If an immigrant, LEGAL one, wants to live in the U.S., he/she should be able to speak the language. If they’re ILLEGAL, they can go the hell home!
President Bill Clinton signed an order in 2000 that made reasonable translation services a protected civil right to prevent discrimination based on national origin. Governments must publish ballots in other languages, and any program that accepts federal dollars must work with people who aren’t English-proficient.
Contrary to what the Dhimms would like to believe, Bill Clinton was NOT the best president we’ve ever had. Let’s face it, he started a great divide, and the Dhimmis have continued the push!
Even some of the biggest proponents of English-only initiatives say enforcement is tough
I will repeat. Print all information in English. It’s really quite simple, and it would save a ton of money to the tax payer. If you’re going to live here, as a law abiding citizen, SPEAK THE FREAKIN’ LANGUAGE!
The American Civil Liberties Union in Nashville indicated that it would closely examine the constitutional questions raised by the measure. And Crafton said he would do what he must to see that the law would be enforced.
This “problem” could easily be resolved, and the ACLU could go back to harassing Christians, if the feckless weasels in D.C. would amend the Constitution to include an official language…..ENGLISH!
“To me, these cards represent thousands of voices crying out to be heard on this issue,” Crafton said. “The citizens are not going to be held hostage by the threat of lawsuits.”
Pfft! So many cities have caved to the “immigrants rights” yahoos, it totally makes me sick! But I’m hoping that the folks up in Nashville will stand strong. It will set a precedent that is seriously NEEDED across the entire country. I won’t include California in that statement. As far as I’m concerned, they’re already a ‘foreign country’. Sorry, Bushy, Jenn, etc.. Come to the REAL American. 
Some of the signed petition cards included messages like “Councilman Crafton, thank you!” and “Thanks for helping us take our country back.” Others were returned unsigned with obscene messages, including, “Go (expletive deleted) yourself Crafton.”
Very classy. Nothing like profanity to prove the point of ignorance! Was it written in English, or did it have to be translated?
The Metro Council also overwhelmingly approved last week a measure calling on voters not to sign the petition cards or support the measure if it appears on the ballot.
This tells me quite a bit about the yahoos supposedly representing the LEGAL citizens of Nashville. They aren’t putting THEIR city, state, or country FIRST! Bowing to illegals is NOT a good way to win friends and influence people. Well, unless, of course, they ARE the illegals, and their supporters.
“There is a pretty strong divide as I am sure there is in the Democratic Party on this,” said Tom Lawless, Davidson County Republican Party chairman. “So it is probably going to be difficult for us to take a position as a party.”
Are they freaking kidding me??????? One more reason I’m no longer a Republican! My country comes second, ONLY to God. When the Pubbies started pandering to illegals, they lost me, AND my money! Grow a spine ya twits! Stand up for YOUR COUNTRY! Support ENGLISH ONLY…….NOW!
Cross posted at The Tennessee ConserVOLiance.
if people don’t understand what says on the balot, how do they know which candidate is right to vote for?? They wouldn’t understand what they stand for. Unbelievable!
@cristina:
I think that’s one of the biggest problems. People don’t know who, or what, they are voting for. Printing ballots in all different languages isn’t helping either the voter, or the country! ONE language unites us as a country. A nation divided against itself, WILL fall. I think that’s the point, even if some of those anti-English aren’t aware, and I believe many are.
Like Mark Levin says, the dems should go to vote on Wednesday….
@cristina:
Heh!