Rightwingers Strive to Put 'English-First' Wedge Issue on Ballot

[Egalia]

This is happening here in Nashville, Tennessee. Rightwingers are circulating petitions in an effort to put an English-First (they tried English-Only but it was judged unconstitutional) measure on the ballot and use the fear of immigrants as a wedge issue.

I imagine there are similar efforts in other towns/states. If you know of any, I'd appreciate hearing about them.

http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/2007/11/rightwingers-strive-to-put-english.html

http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/

[supernova]

1. Show them this

It'll really get their panties in a bunch.. :evilgrin:

http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/doc/de_72d.htm

[Egalia]

3. Scary

That's really scary supernova. They'd probably start forming lynch mobs if they saw that. Though Lou Dobbs may well get them worked up enough to do that before he's through.

[supernova]

4. Why is it scary?

:shrug:

The Dec of Independence was deemed so important at the time that not even language was an issue. They wanted every one, even the predominantly German-speaking Pennsylvania folks at the time, to understand.

I still think that's the way we ought to look at the issue.

And up until WWI, in many places in this country, you could go all the way through primary and secondary school in German language immersion programs.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. Lynch mobs? Oh, I doubt it.

I don't think the "English only" people have a problem with German, for some reason.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. LOL!

I can hear freepers collapsing all over the country at this very moment.

:rofl:

[NanceGreggs]

2. Judging by the posts I see on RW websites ...

... very few right-wingers can actually communicate in the English language. So wouldn't this be a self-defeating bill?

Besides, if 'English First' was made law, we'd definitely have to impeach Bush - being as he doesn't meet that threshold himself.

Just sayin' ...

[jody]

5. In some states many Democrats support English as our official language. n/t

[Egalia]

7. In some states

Democrats may as well be Republicans.

[jody]

12. Perhaps and one might observe some Democrats are to the left of the Democratic Party.

My, we Democrats are a contentious, disorganized bunch. :hi:

[Selatius]

8. They banned gay marriage, no? They need a new wedge issue to attack Dems with. n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. Good idea; many of us need a better command of English

[XemaSab]

11. "English first" like this?

[DFW]

13. They should start with Bush

He may not leave office with a legacy, but at
least he'd leave it with coherency.

[jody]

14. Zogby poll reports 82% of Dems support English as official language of the US.

Poll Shows Support for Official English at New High

"Demographic and political breakdowns showed overwhelming support across the board with 86 percent of whites, 71 percent of Hispanics, and 77 percent of African-Americans agreeing. By party affiliation 82 percent of Democrats, 91 percent of Republicans, and 77 percent of self-identified Independents agreed with making English the official language of the United States"

[JohnnyBoots]

15. What's wrong with English first? n/t