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[MrCoffee]

Well weasalsan, if that a question then this might be an example. Person comes to the US then learns enough english to pass the test and gets by day to day life but doesnt speak english very often at home or with their peers. Five years later, their english is out of practice especially as they get older and slower. However their children speak perfect english and used proper grammer. The children of immigrants may speak two languages but they speak darn good english as well.

[weaselsan]

Originally posted by jigsaw
Back in '96 (?), they proposed something similar to this in California. The vote passed in favor of not catering to such students. The state government at the time decided not to implement it. They basically told the voters, "Even though you voted on it and it was passed, you really didn't want it, so screw you."

Between that and props 209/210 is when I figured out just how little voting actually ment.

LOL...In 1999 the voters of Florida voted to amend the Florida constitution to read "Cruel and Unusual" instead of cruel or unusual" They did this to keep this activist Supreme Court from over ruling the Death penalty based on Lethal injection being "unusual" punishment We had been frying them up to that point. The amendment passed by over 70%....The supreme Court invalidated the vote based on the idea that the electorat was fooled....I hear ya.

[mietla]

Originally posted by lazs2
anyone left out there who doesn't see the need for a voucher system yet?

lazs

vouchers will not solve anything. We need to abolish public education

[weaselsan]

Originally posted by MrCoffee
Well weasalsan, if that a question then this might be an example. Person comes to the US then learns enough english to pass the test and gets by day to day life but doesnt speak english very often at home or with their peers. Five years later, their english is out of practice especially as they get older and slower. However their children speak perfect english and used proper grammer. The children of immigrants may speak two languages but they speak darn good english as well.

LOL....OK Mr. Coffee I'll phrase it as a question .....If you have to demonstrate the ability to read and write the English language to become an American citizen .....And only U.S. citizens can vote....Why are we providing ballots in 140 different languages and allowing people to translate a simple ballot?

I Had to translate a ballot in the 2000 election for a democrat.
He ask me how to spell Gore, I pointed and said "right here sir"
"B-U-S-H" Gore...He said "thank you", I said" your quite welcome"

[MrCoffee]

If your not imlying anything then I thought my original example was sufficient? Im confused...

[weaselsan]

Originally posted by MrCoffee
If your not imlying anything then I thought my original example was sufficient? Im confused...

Read the first and second paragraphs "Very Carefully".

[MrCoffee]

Why are we providing ballots in 140 different languages and allowing people to translate a simple ballot?

I dont really have a position on this as it does not directly affect myself or anyone I know. What Im thinking is that there are people who might be affected by this. However, I do often notice newpapers and magazines printed in the US with content and concerns relating to US isssues but printed in other languages other than english. So then I assume that there are people who live in the US that might not have completely adapted yet.

[MrCoffee]

I Had to translate a ballot in the 2000 election for a democrat.
He ask me how to spell Gore, I pointed and said "right here sir"
"B-U-S-H" Gore...He said "thank you", I said" your quite welcome"

Well your a nice guy. Im always in such a hurry, I probably would not have done that.