[Oklahoma] Legislator wants English to be state language

The IRS isn't a business though.

 

On this day in 1911, the United States sent 20,000 troops to the Mexican border
as a result of a revolution going on in Mexico. Seems the US didn't want people coming across illegally.


My how times have changed.

 

you are just not a good Texican!!!

 

What's a better use 20,000 troops today, sending them to Iraq, or trying to keep Mexicans out?

 

Well, that will get you in trouble then, won't it.

Like I said, US currency must be accepted for "all debts, public and private".

Anything else can be used at the descretion of the parties involved in the transaction. And that's the way it should be.

 

you're all for letting anyone in? especially in this time of history? read the news much?

 

Are the Mexican's really that big of threat? Would better security at key targets not be a more efficent way of combating terrorists? When you only have so many resources you just have to pick you battles. An simple migrant worker program would likely solve a lot of the problems, a lot cheaper.

 

Why do you hate Kirk Cameron?

 

Almost. It means that the dollar must be accepted as settlement of debt, not that it must be accepted for all transactions. There's plenty of places that don't accept cash for security reasons.

But you had the right idea. I was just nit picking.

 

How about Engrish instead???

 

The troops were sent there to quell reported and impending incursions by Mexican troops or revolutionaries (mostly revolutionaries) into United States territory. Not to stop immigration.

My how people are ignorant of history.

 

With the current mindset of political correctness, neither.

We have politicians directing wars, not generals. This results in our troops being very limited in what they can do and what they can not do. That's why we have the mess we do today.

The National Guard put troops on the border last year. They are unarmed and can not confront illegals. They just call ICE.

 

You can't fool the Market. If it's profitable to print things in Spanish and to hire Spanish speaking employees to attract Spanish speaking customers, it WILL happen. Even the gubment is not totally immune to market forces.

The legislation seems to give mostly symbolic support to people who fear that a multilingual nation might someday face fragmentation. I am one of those people, but I'm not too worried yet.
And for the record, I WISH I knew Spanish so I could communicate with more people and offend them with inappropriate comments like I do English speakers.

 

My point is (was) that the US did once upon a time, protect its borders.
Stopping troops or revolutionaries is certainly protecting our border.

Today, the illegals are mostly unarmed, but are taking the US over without firing a shot.

se' habla espanol? you better.

 

Yo se repara.

 

While it brings joy to most on here that this kind of legislation would affect Spanish speakers, it would also (and perhaps more so, according to some reports) affect Native American groups.

 

How so?

Will the smoke shops and casinos start using english only signs now?

 

From what I've heard, voting documents and other official documents. And you have to understand that not all Native American communities in the United States are as integrated as here in Oklahoma, and some (I'm thinking of some Navajo communities, I'm sure there are other examples) have been until recently very isolated. It's not always about smoke shops and casinos and there's whole world out there that ain't like it is here Oklahoma.

 

One of these days we are all going to wake up and realize somewhere along the way we lost what was once the USA.

Already here in San Diego, there are Mexican flags flying right along side of the American Flag. Nothing against Mexico and LEGAL immigrants, but it makes me sick. Mostly because I can guarantee you our American Flag isn't flying right along side a Mexican Flag south of the border.

 

I think the thread was about Oklahoma and state legislature. How's it going to affect Native Americans? It aint going to do jack to me.