English as National Language

[Outofdodge]

Originally Posted by PowerUp

"Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ~ anonymous

Especially when they post inaccurate *facts*

Originally Posted by PowerUp

The following senators voted making English the official language of America

They voted against making English the NATIONAL language of the USA. Some might say schematics but the language in the Bill was changed to National from Official. The reasons for voting no dealt with the ammendments to the bill and a short time later the entire Senate in a bi-Partisan vote agreed to English as the "common and unifying language of the USA". Not that the house did anything with it but they saved the Taxpayers a crapload of money in legal costs, you're welcom.

Originally Posted by PowerUp

Now, the following are the senators who voted to give illegal aliens Social Security benefits. They are grouped by home state. If a state is not listed, there was no voting representative

Misleading, The Senators listed voted to table a resolution which prevented people from getting credit for contributions made while working illegally in the country. There was never any such vote before the full Senate.

[PowerUp]

I like how you made my post fit your words..
Not!!

[Outofdodge]

Originally Posted by PowerUp

I like how you made my post fit your words

Your post? Posting a mis-leading internet pass built around an inaccurate account of a real event around only shows you posted a mis-leading internet pass around built around an inaccurate account of a real event. I wish they were all this easy.

[Bubba]

Originally Posted by Outofdodge

Your post? Posting a mis-leading internet pass built around an inaccurate account of a real event around only shows you posted a mis-leading internet pass around built around an inaccurate account of a real event. I wish they were all this easy.

[Outofdodge]

Originally Posted by Bubba

The original post was an inaccurate portrait of real events spun with the intent to further inflame people over the immigration issue. Not that this issue needs much to further inflame it but judging by the responses it worked.

The original poster then accused me of twisting his post, but they were not his own words.

A business law professor once told me the best way to avoid a slander/libel charge was not to say "so and so is a dirtbag" but to say "in my opinion, so and so is a dirtbag." Regardless of how distasteful one may find someone else's opinion, the opinion is hard to disprove because our opinions are a function of our individual experiences and exposures and they should be respected. Passing around internet legends on the other hand....................

[lurker]

Who cares what the "official" language is when one's goal is to get paid or laid?

[Detector]

English as the "common and unifying language of the USA".

Thats like saying generally we speak English but hey! do what makes you happy. You realize making English the National language could actually revive the English speaking job market. But then maybe thats the problem. The Left has probably spent a lot of money learning Spanish so they could communicate with their voters.

[aft_lizard01]

The other day I called my local gas company to pay my gas bill and instead of getting the usual "For English Press 1" "For Spanish Press 2" I got a live lady saying "Comó esta, usted". my reply of course was "Inglès por favor" to which she replied "LLamada detrás el mièrcoles, por favor". Which ticked me off, how in the heck in this country with 280,000,000 english speakers am I being told I have to call 5 days later to pay my bill over the phone in english. This is Arizona mind you where we supposable have one of the toughest english laws in the nation, I shouldn't be forced to have to learn a second language that isn't even native to my heritage in my own nation just to pay my fricken bill. If people want to speak German, Spanish, Swedish or what have you in there home, amongst there friends or what have you they should but we need to have a national singular language so business and government can continue unhindered.

[Bubba]

It's good you knew that meant to call back 5 days later, because I would have said, did you just say?

[aft_lizard01]

Originally Posted by Bubba

It's good you knew that meant to call back 5 days later, because I would have said, did you just say?

Actually it meant call back wednesday. However because of my standards for a degree here at ASU I have to become paper fluent in a foreign language and I chose spansih because I hear it so much I might as well try and understand what in the world they are saying and be able to reply back.