Arizona to Vote on Official Language - Democratic Underground

Eugene

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-22-06 01:44 PM
Original message

Arizona to Vote on Official Language

Arizona to Vote on Official Language

By JACQUES BILLEAUD
The Associated Press
Thursday, June 22, 2006; 1:52 PM

PHOENIX -- Arizona lawmakers agreed to let voters decide whether to deny more
state services to illegal immigrants and whether to make English the state's
official language.

The GOP-dominated Legislature rejected other ballot measures to criminalize the
presence of illegal immigrants in Arizona, set state punishments for businesses
that hire illegal foreign labor and stop communities from prohibiting police
enforcement of federal immigration law.

The ballot questions emerged after Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano rejected a
wide-ranging immigration bill two weeks ago, saying it would have been too easy
on errant employers and too expensive for police agencies.

The two measures approved late Wednesday, at the close of a 164-day session,
will go on the November ballot.

<snip>

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/22/AR2006062200905.html

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

shain from kane

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-22-06 01:49 PM
Response to Original message

1. Jesus spoke Aramaic. Jesus speaks Spanish. What Would Jesus Do?

Edited on Thu Jun-22-06 01:52 PM by shain from kane

Edited to clarify comment.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

mbperrin

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-22-06 01:52 PM
Response to Original message

2. Which English? British English? American English? Southern

English? Midwestern English? Inner city New York English? Just askin......

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Chipper Chat

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-22-06 01:56 PM
Response to Original message

3. Personally I think speaking Apache would be more approrpiate.

for Arizona.
I mean, if you wanna get right down to it.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

shain from kane

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-22-06 01:58 PM
Response to Reply #3

4. Hey, Bush. Geronimo wants his language back. Also, please return

his skull.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Igel

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-22-06 02:05 PM
Response to Reply #3

5. Why? Weren't they reasonably late immigrants?

Edited on Thu Jun-22-06 02:08 PM by igil

Damned Apaches should have done the right thing and learned O'odham.

On edit: Or Yavapai. Or Zuni. Or whatever they displaced.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Chipper Chat

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-22-06 03:36 PM
Response to Reply #5

7. I have the answer!

Have the Pope proclaim Latin the global language. Hell, if the cast of the Passion of the Christ can learn it so can the rest of us. Even Apaches.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Igel

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-22-06 05:27 PM
Response to Reply #7

8. Pax vobis.

I think.

Greek would be better.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

LisaM

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jun-22-06 03:03 PM
Response to Original message

6. When did this nation become so mean?

It just gets worse and worse.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Sun May 05th 2024, 01:29 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.