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English as an official language by Thom Jefferson Jan 22, 2009 Today, the city of Nashville votes on the 'Official English Charter Amendment' declaring 'English as the offical language of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. |
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"In the first place we should insist that the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equity with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace or origin. But this is predicated upon the man's becoming an American and nothing but an American. There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag, and this excludes the red flag which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any flag of a nation to which we are hostile. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
- Theodore Roosevelt in a letter to the American Defense Society in 1919. Thirty (30) U.S. states and hundreds of U.S. cities, counties, and towns have adopted English as their official language. What are your thoughts? |
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(2009-01-25 12:59:06) More immigrants should strive to at least learn the language of the country they chose/live. It's bad enough trying to order food and/or communicate with someone who doesn't. Makes me think that they don't care about the country and might just be leaching off of it. | |