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Originally posted by TONE23
Voting demands that a person be a CITIZEN of this country and not just a
RESIDENT ALIEN and full citizenship should carry with it a base understanding
of english hence the ability to make at least, a moderately informed decision;
in regards to voting.
On the technology front, there are numerous companies trying to develope a form of "Universal Translators"
www.wired.com...
Originally posted by TONE23
to add to what flyer said.
It seems that MY posts have been completely ignored on this thread.
if you scroll back up on this very page youll notice that there is a host of companies trying to make "translators" that will render this whole point MOOT in but a couple years
Originally posted by jsobecky
I've always encouraged my kids to learn at least one other language
I lived in Arizona and i'm ashamed to say some dont try. Ever get a Hamboorger? Is that with cheese? If i wanted it with cheese, it would be a cheeseboorger.
Originally posted by 25cents
hell yes. make it mandatory for citizenship, that way i don't have to deal with any more illegals at farkin' whataburger screwing up my order coz they can't speak anything but mexican (i know, it's technically called spanish, but it's about as spanish as the way americans speak is english, if you catch my meaning)
there is absolutely no reason for someone who is willing to live here to no be able to communicate with the majority of the rest of the country.
sorry, i live in AZ, so i feel pretty strongly about this.
Originally posted by whaaa
Therefore I purpose that people that can't speak "proper" English have their citizenship taken from them until they change enough so that "I" can understand them. Even people with heavy accents should be striped of their citizenship until they they can communicate with "ME"
So, like others have presumed, I must be living in a fantasy world in which bias does exist. Because bias, especially when expressed in language, has always been spoken on this board without anyone to answer it back. I have. And now, I am "screaming about race" all of a sudden. It attacks their perceptions of how language, politics and cultures have been viewed.
Originally posted by ceci2006
That is different from passing an Amendment to force others to learn English.
This Amendment is mainly a mean-spirited attempt in politics brought about
at a time when there are deeper concerns in government.
Originally posted by apc
describe exactly how this will negatively impact culture and heritage.
En outre, ma amie merveilleuse, dans la politique,
nous avons un ennemi commun.
Originally posted by ceci2006
Flyersfan, today’s gone too well even to deal with your mean spiritedness.
Originally posted by ceci2006
Well, Shugo, you called me a stupid bastard in Japanese. Yes, I do know the language.
But that's okay. I see that civility is not one of your strong points.