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English as a Second Language
If we're not careful, the title of this post will also soon become the title of a required class for high school graduation. Wait - I'm being too optimistic, it will probably just be an elective.
This has been all over the internet lately, but was emailed to me by a friend today as well. The good Colonel definetly gets it right:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 23:35:23 -0500, "Colonel Harry Riley USA ret" wrote:
Senators,
Your vote against an amendment to the Immigration Bill 1348, to make English America's offical language is astounding. On D-Day no less when we honor those that sacrificed in order to secure the bedrock character and principles of America . I can only surmise your vote reflects a loyalty to illegal aliens.
I don't much care where you come from, what your religion is, whether you're black, white or some other color, male or female, democrat, republican or independent, but I do care when you're a United States Senator, representing citizens of America and vote against English as the official language of the United States
Your vote reflects betrayal, political surrender, violates your pledge of allegiance, dishonors historical principle, rejects patriotism, borders on traitorous action and, in my opinion, makes you unfit to serve as a United States Senator... impeachment, recall, or other appropriate action is warrented.
Worse, 4 of you voting against English as America 's official language are presidential candidates: Senator Biden, Senator Clinton, Senator Dodd, and Senator Obama.
Those 4 Senators vying to lead America but won't or don't have the courage to cast a vote in favor of English as America's official language when 91% of American citizens want English officially designated as our language.
This is the second time in the last several months this list of Senators have disgraced themselves as political hacks... unworthy as Senators and certainly unqualifed to serve as President of the United States.
If America is as angry as I am, you will realize a back-lash so stunning it will literally rock you out of your panties... and preferably, totally out of the United States Senate.
The entire immigration bill is a farce... your action only confirms this really isn't about America ; it's about self-serving politics... despicable at best.
"Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ~ anonymous
The following senators voted against making English the official language of America :
Akaka (D-HI)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE) Wants to be President?
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Clinton (D-NY) Wants to be President?
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT) Wants to be President?
Domenici (R-NM) Coward, protecting his Senate seat...
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI) Not unusual for him
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA) Wanted to be President
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT) Disappointment here.....
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL) Wants to be President?
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV) Senate Majority Leader
Salazar (D-CO)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-M)
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale, and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled or hanged."
~ President Abraham Lincoln
1 comment:
Sarge,
I think if we were some other country, where our language was tide to our ethnicity I'd go along with this, but since we're a Democracy and a nation state, no longer officially tide to the Queen or the English people, I can't agree. There just might be a reason the founding fathers didn't designate an official language of America.
In fact, what could be more unpatriotic than adopting officially the language of our former imperial masters for which many people shed their blood in a brutal guerilla war for our freedom? Many of those people didn't even speak English, and those that did did so because it was probably the only language they knew.
Also, why get pissed at poor people, who are by and large from Mexico, that are, for the most part, trying to make a better life for themselves and their families? If people don't like poor Mexicans coming here and working for cheap, point the finger at the big corporate farms and corporations who employ them and are driving out the small farms and businesses. They're the ones we should quit supporting with our hard earned cash if we don't like illegal immigration. But that's the part where it requires something of us and that's too hard. We'll just make it tough on those Mexicans.
I have a feeling those Senators wouldn't have too much cash for campaigns next election if they passed legislation that punishes those who entice illegals over here in the first place.
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