Multilingual petitions emerged as a legal question in Santa Ana, where prominent Latino activist Nativo Lopez challenged the English-only petitions that triggered his recall from the school board three years ago.
Pass a law that you can't receive govt handouts unless you can speak English. Within a few months nearly illegal immigrant will speak English. Problem solved.
In 1998, we passed a Constitutional amemdment to have English as official language in the State.
The AG (attorney general) said at the time it was an "advisement only" change to the Constitution. Opposing the peoples will. Like our Prop 22, the politicans say the people are wrong.
This should get interesting.
The libs won't quit until nothing works any longer, then they'll say that's an indication that more radical reforms are needed.
Can you legally vote without being a citizen? Can you become a citizen without learning English?
What B.S. You support an initiative by signing it. You oppose it by not signing. You prove you're an idiot by signing something you haven't read or understood.
If a petition drive wants the support of American citizens who for some mysterious reason can't read English, then it is up to them to get it translated. But, since the letter of the law when it comes to the courts is going to be WHAT IT SAYS IN ENGLISH, then it is pretty dumb to base your support on what it says in a translation. Legal subtleties translate poorly.
"A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals eventually ruled that petitions had to be printed in languages that voters can understand."
and legal voters are required to understand English. Is the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals catering to the needs of ILLEGAL voters?