The Davidson County Election Commission just voted 3-2 not to put the English-only charter amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot.
The vote followed a unanimous decision to certify that enough signatures had been collected and verified in order for the measure to be eligible to appear on the ballot. But that vote may not be the final word.
Councilman Eric Crafton, one of the driving forces behind the ballot initiative, said a lawsuit is likely in the near future.
The room in which the commission cast its votes today was packed with about 40 onlookers, television, print and radio reporters, lawyers representing either side of the issue and private citizens.
At issue is whether the proposal constitutes too many amendments being proposed in a two-year period -- the city's charter limits the number. The group putting the issue forward wants all city business done in English.
The excuse given is obviously just a means to keep from letting the people vote.
So that we know, as if we didn't, who blocked it, a poster wrote:
vegas07 - It's a shame there isn't a place to write it on the ballot! By-the-way, it is the democrats that voted it down. The commission is made up of 3-democrats and 2 republican and the entire kit-n-kaboodle of the election commission is politically run anyway.
Real surprise, eh??
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Which brings me to this.
Press one for English.
I love that song!
ReplyDeleteYou know that in Canada we have two official languages: English and French. This happened because Upper Canada (British) and Lower Canada (French) united to form the country. Sometimes a two-languages-nation is a nuisance. Everything official has to be printed in English and French. Everything commercial (like cereal, chocolate bars, soups etc.etc.) can be read in both languages. Most French-speaking people (if they're smart) will learn English. It gives one a better job and the advantage to live anywhere in Canada, or in the world. English-speaking people don't need to learn French unless they want to live in Quebec, where nationalists have recently cut down the use of English. All this is often a pain in the neck but it's bearable.
Do you know what bothers me? Multiculturalism. Now you see Post Offices, Art Galleries, Museums, Hospitals etc. offering 6-7 languages.You can even vote in Chinese, or whatever. It should be the law that everybody in the country speak at least ONE official language, even at the moment of death!
I love that song!
To me the issue is culture. An offical language says that the culture is American, English based.
ReplyDeleteI think learning a second language is the smart thing to do for commerce and enjoyment, but I'm sick of this PC MC nonsense.