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In reply to the discussion: Klobuchar no longer thinks English should be the official language of the U.S. [View all]stopdiggin
(15,649 posts)40. disagree
it is complicated only by the people who are listening to Rush Limbaugh.
Please show me the national crisis that "Courts and Clerks and government offices ..." are currently dealing with under conditions that prevail at this moment.
Should Maine be required to have Spanish translators in all of its offices? What about Russian?
Nope. And furthermore .. nobody is saying that they do.
It's a non-issue, manufactured by nativists and bigots
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Klobuchar no longer thinks English should be the official language of the U.S. [View all]
dflprincess
Feb 2020
OP
She used to think English should be the official language? That's one point against her.
Nitram
Feb 2020
#1
Well put. I just can't believe a stance like that doesn't reveal deeper problems.
Nitram
Feb 2020
#4
I agree with her current sentinment on this issue. However, i'm not sure if it will be
totodeinhere
Feb 2020
#2
"English should be what anyone who expects to do well in USA should aspire too."
stopdiggin
Feb 2020
#28
The United States has never had an official language at the federal level in its history
lunasun
Feb 2020
#16
I suspect it will be a very long time before the language of business becomes Chinese.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Feb 2020
#13
I'm pretty sure this country doesn't actually have an official language.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Feb 2020
#12
Well I would not want to demand that Navajos for example be forced to not use their first American
lunasun
Feb 2020
#17
Meh. She's a product of her state and constituents, and wasn't always able to
BusyBeingBest
Feb 2020
#29