enter one furious journalist

[chanter1944]

How dare they?

I've just heard via the BBC that the US Congress is attempting to pass a legislation amending the constitution so that English would become the official language of the United States.

What the *colorful phrases in several languages* do they think they're doing? The answer would probably be some long-winded speech heavy on the rhetoric and involving words like "fitting in" and "should be thankful", unless I miss my guess... or my more than slightly satirical view of the right wing.

Have they not taken one nanosecond to realize that this proposal flies in the face of everything from the Civil Rights Act to the concept of the open, nonjudgmental society we're supposedly promoting around the world? Emphasis on supposedly. And don't even get me started on the imposition of an official language inflaming tensions between social groups, to say nothing of international relations.

This makes the idea of our promoting democracy here there and everywhere that much more laughable... granted that isn't hard to do to begin with. So it's another case of do as I say, not as I do, is it? God, what am I still doing in this bloody country?

and this coming down from a right-leaning Congress lead by a president who can barely master his choice for "official" languages. Nucular indeed.

Todos los ciudadanos educados y creen que los libertidades civiles y derechos humanos deben continuar, levantanse y hacen los politicos oirlos!

Take *that* to your capital hill and smoke it.

Comments

[kitrona.livejournal.com]

I didn't state that, but it may be true.

[spunbutterfly.livejournal.com]

I know you didn't state that, I did and it is true. You stated the state you reside in was Indiana. I was just pointing it out to you that fleeing your state or 'seceding' your county to the next state over would do you, presumably, no good if you are set against official language. Note, I haven't even stated my position on the debate, except that if you're going to say alarmist comments, and go all out to say this or that, at least know what's going on in your own state and those around it:

Indiana Section 1-2-10-1 - State Language (1984)
The English language is adopted as the official language of the state of Indiana.

Illinois Statute: Chapter 5, Section 460/20 - Official Language (1969)
The official language of the State of Illinois is English.

KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES, Section 2.013 - State Language (1984)
English is designated as the official state language of Kentucky.

Maybe consider moving to Ohio. They don't have an official language statue in their constitution.

[kitrona.livejournal.com]

That wasn't why I said our county should secede, actually. As I stated below, I think legislating this country-wide is silly, and will only promote bad feeling. Our county should secede for much more practical reasons than that, but this isn't really the place to get into that, as it has nothing to do with the issue being discussed.