talk about through the looking glass...
Posted on 08/16/2012 5:29:10 PM PDT by dynachrome
CORRALES, N.M. - A controversy emerged Tuesday night at the Corrales Village council meeting when the audience was asked to say the pledge of allegiance in Spanish.
The words in Spanish on a projector didn't help, and even after the mayor explained that it's a village tradition, the crowd defiantly said the pledge in English.
Corrales Mayor Phil Gasteyer said the incident was disrespectful, unfortunate and embarrassing.
"There was some disrespect shown to the village and its residents," Gasteyer said.
The mayor said he's never had a crowd challenge the Spanish language before.
He said it could have something to do with who was in the crowd, because many attended to voice their opposition to an open carry gun ban.
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hey CONGRESS are you paying attention?
He said it could have something to do with who was in the crowd, because many attended to voice their opposition to an open carry gun ban.
Ahah, more “Code Words”.
It was disrespectful to ask Americans to say the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish/
They need a new Mayor.
I would guess that most of the time, the people at the meetings don’t consider themselves Americans. Hispanics,mexicans, etc., maybe
This mayor needs to be gotten rid of.
Him and all who agree with him.
There’s nothing wrong with knowing other languages. I know several........But for everyday stuff, and all else, English only in America.
I see no reason to press one for English and refuse to do business with businesses who cater to illegal aliens in this manner.
“As of the census[3] of 2000
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.55% of the population.”
And 12 years later?
Not that I approve but you have to remember that Spanish and English are both official languages of New Mexico per its constitution.
They only want to honor 300 years of history? How about whoever lived there before the Spanish speaking people? They are disrespecting those people, some of whose descendants are living there today.
http://www.aaanativearts.com/tribes-by-states/new_mexico_tribes.htm
If these clowns want to be “inclusive,” and “historic” they have some work to do. The Sandia people lived there about 25,000 BC. I wonder what language they would say our Pledge of Allegiance in? ;-)
I’m sorry to hear that. It divides the state and divides countries when you have more than one official language.
Indeed; what is more disconcerting is the open carry ban enacted [or planned to be enacted] by the city.
The New Mexico State Constitution clearly prevents such a thing; Art II, Sec 6, sentence 2:
No county or municipality shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms.
A subtle hint, Mayor. People have had enough.
I say drive all of those bastards back over the border. If they are illegal aliens, they don’t belong here so throw them out. If the are legal here but feel that what way, throw them out also. All of them are probably sucking up U.S. largesse anyway.
The gloves are off. I am fed up with these opportunistic lay abouts.
They’re opportunistic layabouts because they speak Spanish, in a border area where Spanish has pretty much always been spoken, alongside English? This isn’t an issue of immigrants refusing to learn English - this is an issue of people living in an area with a long tradition of Spanish. Nearly 50 percent of people in NM speak Spanish (far more than any other state), and thay is even more true in certain parts of the state. Hell, New Mexico even has its own separate Spanish dialect.
Well, that may be the way that mayor thinks, but it sure as hell isn't the way American's think - and Americans sure as shootin' aren't going to give it over to Mexico.
Firearms Restrictions Plan Fails in Corrales (NM)
The meeting was attended by about 30 Second Amendment supporters who were vocal in their opposition to the proposed gun ban and apparently to the Pledge being recited in Spanish, also. Good for them!!
I went to that town often to buy apple cider... and today racially the town is roughly 80 percent white American, 20 percent Hispanic.
So this isn't a town that even comes close to being a town where 'Spanish' is predominant - and never has been that I've seen since my first visit there in the late 40's.
talk about through the looking glass...
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