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LeftishBrit

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9. 'I'm fed up with seeing the directions on every single product on every single shelf of every

Sat Dec 31, 2011, 12:19 PM

Dec 2011

single shelf on every single store written in four languages'

Stores are private businesses. What products they sell, and how they're packaged, has little to do with government decisions about 'official languages'. Many manufacturing and marketing companies are international in any case these days, and the directions on the products could be multilingual for that reason.

Considering how much Republicans favour 'small government' and laissez-faire economics, you would think they would at least realize that shops are generally not run by the government.

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Perry supports English as official language in US [View all] steve2470 Dec 2011 OP

So, there is at least ONE big gov't regulation that conservatives want: ret5hd Dec 2011 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #2

I agree with him on this! life by carob Dec 2011 #3

If you ever go to France, you'll find that most of the people you will MineralMan Dec 2011 #6

Oh puleeze! Don't even try to run that past me! life by carob Dec 2011 #7

Well, it certainly sounds like you know what you are talking about. ret5hd Dec 2011 #8

???? life by carob Dec 2011 #10

So you are puffed up because you've been to Europe? life by carob Dec 2011 #16

Dear Leader? Why are you referring to President Obama MineralMan Dec 2011 #17

Actually, that's a myth. I've traveled in France MineralMan Dec 2011 #14

did you know we almost voted for German as our language in the 1700's ? steve2470 Dec 2011 #12

I'm glad they didn't - RC Dec 2011 #19

The point is about essential government functions cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #15

Estabishing English as the official language is a serious mistake. Loudmxr Dec 2011 #4

Perry is a moron. MineralMan Dec 2011 #5

'I'm fed up with seeing the directions on every single product on every single shelf of every LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #9

Spoken like a true insecure redneck Mosaic Dec 2011 #11

In 1787 when the proposed Constitution ashling Dec 2011 #13

My question is WHY is this guy "fed up"???? socialist_n_TN Dec 2011 #18