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Bilingual voter pamphlet draws criticism
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Posted on 08/28/2006 6:55:19 PM PDT by SandRat
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posted on
08/28/2006 6:55:20 PM PDT
by
SandRat
To: 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...
I wish they'd just follow the US Constitution.
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posted on
08/28/2006 6:56:24 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
He said he didn't have a breakout for the costs in providing the Spanish-language portion except that translations cost $12,000.
A local spanish class would've done it for free. Why does it cost $12,000 for just the translation?
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posted on
08/28/2006 6:58:53 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: kinoxi
This is something that the Canadians went through when they allowed the Frenchies in Quebec to turn that Country into a bi-lingual nation and everything had to be in English and French.
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posted on
08/28/2006 7:03:47 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
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posted on
08/28/2006 7:07:05 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: SandRat
I don't habla sh**, but I could translate translate the document for much less than that. I see inklings of a governmental subculture.
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posted on
08/28/2006 7:14:15 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: SandRat
The idea that we have allowed this to happen makes me so d^mn mad.
To: SandRat
The ability to speak English is a requirement to become a citizen. Is it enforced? I don't know. But being that it is the law, every voter who is legal and eligible should be able to read english. No need for another language.
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posted on
08/28/2006 7:56:40 PM PDT
by
Phantom Lord
(Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
To: Phantom Lord
You're right.
Hey, watch yourself down there....could get some water.
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posted on
08/28/2006 8:26:45 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(Take me drunk, I'm home now........)
To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..
To: SandRat
Hell, I'm from Frisco and we've had TRI-lingual ballots for years.
One of our notable politicians, elected regularly to office here, showed up at an Immigration ceremony for new citizens. She was GETTING her citizenship. Finally.
It's the wave of the future.
In the 1800s all leases in St. Louis were in German and English.
Relax.
To: Phantom Lord
The ability to speak English is a requirement to become a citizen. Is it enforced? I don't know. But being that it is the law, every voter who is legal and eligible should be able to read english. No need for another language. I agree with you whole-heartedly and I am an immigrant so I do believe that all immigrants should develop some level of English fluency. The sad part is that the Voting Rights Act makes multiple language pamplets mandatory. Need to change the Voting Rights Act to get back to primarily English.
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posted on
08/29/2006 6:28:22 AM PDT
by
doc30
(Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
To: SandRat
YEAH! C'MON WITH IT! Finally somebody has some 'nads to stand up and say "Enough is enough".
GO GET 'EM!!!!!!
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posted on
08/29/2006 6:30:02 AM PDT
by
no dems
("25 homicides a day committed by Illegals" Ted Poe (R-TX) Houston Hearings 8/16/06)
To: SandRat
Sounds like we need Ira Larsen to run for office. What office? I don't care; just run and when you get there set a can of "Whoop A**" on your desk that can be opened on a moment's notice.
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posted on
08/29/2006 6:32:59 AM PDT
by
no dems
("25 homicides a day committed by Illegals" Ted Poe (R-TX) Houston Hearings 8/16/06)
To: SandRat
The mailed out to 1.6 million households and got 17 complaints.
To: SandRat
Come on now! If the ballots weren't printed in Spanish, how could the illegals vote for the correct RAT candidates?
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posted on
08/29/2006 3:27:54 PM PDT
by
wjcsux
(I would prefer to have the German army in front of me than the French army behind me- Gen. G. Patton)
To: b4its2late
It should stay far east. may get some rain but nothing bad.
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posted on
08/29/2006 5:06:09 PM PDT
by
Phantom Lord
(Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
To: SandRat
>>>One suggestion was to separate the pamphlet and provide the Spanish-language version only on request.
About one also in Chinese, German, French, Russian, Korean, Greek, etc?
Where does it stop?
English Only.
To: stultorum
I used the Spanish section as bad camping TP and great stuff for starting the camp fire.
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posted on
08/29/2006 5:39:18 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
I hope my post is not stoking the flames, or is it?
Take care and always continue to be true to your beliefs. It's a matter of life or extinction for us and our progeny.
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