Nancy Pelosi tries to force the Salvation Army to hire people who can't speak English

[Army_of_One]

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Nancy Pelosi tries to force the Salvation Army to hire people who can't speak English.

Monday, November 19, 2007 12:01 a.m. EST

It's been less than a week since New York's Sen. Hillary Clinton and Gov. Eliot Spitzer had to climb down from their support of driver's licenses for illegal aliens. Now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has moved to kill an amendment that would protect employers from federal lawsuits for requiring their workers to speak English. Among the employers targeted by such lawsuits: the Salvation Army.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, a moderate Republican from Tennessee, is dumbstruck that legislation he views as simple common sense would be blocked. He noted that the full Senate passed his amendment to shield the Salvation Army by 75-19 last month, and the House followed suit with a 218-186 vote just this month. "I cannot imagine that the framers of the 1964 Civil Rights Act intended to say that it's discrimination for a shoe shop owner to say to his or her employee, 'I want you to be able to speak America's common language on the job,' " he told the Senate last Thursday.

But that's exactly what the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is trying to do. In March the EEOC sued the Salvation Army because its thrift store in Framingham, Mass., required its employees to speak English on the job. The requirement was clearly posted and employees were given a year to learn the language. The EEOC claimed the store had fired two Hispanic employees for continuing to speak Spanish on the job. It said that the firings violated the law because the English-only policy was not "relevant" to job performance or safety.














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[SGT T.]

Agenda? What agenda? There's no hidden agenda here! And these are NOT the droids you're looking for. *waving hand*

Just remember folks, the jedi mind trick only works on the weak minded.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by SGT T.

Just remember folks, the jedi mind trick only works on the weak minded.

..and those with their hands out for the gov't to put something in them.

[Highwayman]

It said that the firings violated the law because the English-only policy was not "relevant" to job performance or safety.

Can you say “Hey boss, Joe is having a heart attack! Call 911!” in a language the boss can understand? If not, it’s a safety issue and you’re fired.

[K C Muffin]

me an' you agree with that, Hiway, but some idiotic "kumbaya" singin' liberal doesn't agree.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by K C Muffin

me an' you agree with that, Hiway, but some idiotic "kumbaya" singin' liberal doesn't agree.

Maybe some of the Liberals on here JAYHAWK MOM, WORDY, DRIFTER could help us understand their thought process on this one? MOM...WHERE YA AT LADY?

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

Maybe some of the Liberals on here JAYHAWK MOM, WORDY, DRIFTER could help us understand their thought process on this one? MOM...WHERE YA AT LADY?

Liberals have a thought process?

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by Highwayman

Liberals have a thought process?

Yes...it's "what legislation can I pass to make our country weaker, punish the wealthy or aid the enemy". That's it in a nutshell. THink about this...WHAT on the liberal agenda is GOOD for our COUNTRY?

Liberals want to be part of the UN and go global concerning that situation.

Liberals typically want to open our borders and let the illegals have their way in the U.S., give them drivers license and eventually let them vote.

Liberals want to cut the money to our troops in Iraq and they stand in front of the world and say we have been defeated....

What of those is GOOD for our country?