The right to vote in America

[Capt Dizle]

Originally posted by Docfeelgood
Really?

I vote democrat and I am jewish by birth.

Exactly.

[Docfeelgood]

Now that's odd......


it is the republicans who pushed to have these non-english ballot cards

[Capt Dizle]

Then you must be in Florida.

[Docfeelgood]

Texas


Do ya know where, what and to whom I may file a complaint?

[Capt Dizle]

Oh, Texas is just Florida-west now. Sounds like you need to send an envelop containing white powder to Occupant, 1600 Pennslyvania Ave., Washington, DC.

Just kidding.

[Bosh]

No, but I have a very, very, very low opinion of any person who chooses to live in the US and not learn English first. My opinion of them drops even lower when they don't teach their kids English before any other language.

This is exactly what my great grandparents did, they lived in a russian community and my grandfather went into kindergarden speaking barely any english. This happens with every new wave of immigration, assimilation takes a generation or two just give it time and the current hispanic wave will be borged just like every one that came before it

[David Floyd]

This is exactly what my great grandparents did, they lived in a russian community and my grandfather went into kindergarden speaking barely any english. This happens with every new wave of immigration, assimilation takes a generation or two just give it time and the current hispanic wave will be borged just like every one that came before it

But my point is that people should not come to America if they can't speak English first. Just basic politeness, I would think. I wouldn't emigrate to China without first learning Chinese, and neither should a Mexican come to the US without learning English.

[Gatekeeper]

What's the funding status of ESL (English as a Second Language) classes in America? Are they getting any federal, state or local dollars to help the language process along?

Gatekeeper

[Al B. Sure!]

It's DocFeelGood? Where have you been man?


Anyway, I agree with Dave Floyd wholeheartedly. This is not the 18th century where people were forced to immigrate because they were slaves or criminals... if someone comes here and makes this country their new home, they should have at least some sort of respect for this country by at least learning the language! And a true citizen of this country must at least be able to speak the language of this country!

Democracy is a political system that thrives because of a certain level of free flow of information and public discussion. Democracy can not survive if the population can not communicate with each other... and it's far easier for a minority of immigrants to learn english then the majority to learn a myriad of languages. Immigrants should conform to us... not us to them...


thanks

[Docfeelgood]

Hey albert!

Long time no see!

I still come around, once in a while.
I just don't post that much, too many young inmature new people.
Hard to git an adult conversation going anymore like we use to do.

( they are too easily offended by adult conversations)
( yea! you know who you fvcking are!)


Well I sent an e-mail to the secretary general of the state of Texas.

If I have not made a asss out of my self I will share the responce with yall.



BTW

Albert
good to see ya still come around

like you Malcom pic

[Ethelred]

Originally posted by jimmytrick
And if the democrats had their way you would only need a green card or a passport to vote and they would run ferrys and buses from Mexico and Canada on election day.

You must like making things up about people you don't agree with. Thats not only completely bogus its completely unconstitutional.

[Docfeelgood]

This is the response to my e-mail.





Mr. *********, you raise valid questions which we cannot answer.
I've
attached a link to INS, the agency that should be able to answer your
specific questions:

http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/index.htm.

[Pekka]

Docfeelgood, I'm sorry, I speak only english, not American english. Can I still come? .

I agree with most of you. If a person wants to come there for good, he/she should learn the language. It should be a top priority! I wouldn't want to live in some place, if I wouldn't understand what others speak or read the local papers. To some it can be a big job to learn a new language, but at least people should try hard to learn it.

But I wouldn't send someone away because of it, what better way to learn is there than come and live in the place? Maybe there should be a system, that when you come in, they test your abilities. Then they'll give you a new appointment time, lets say in a year. Then you take that test again if you failed the first time. After you've been living in the country for a year, and tried hard to learn the language.. I think only few would fail, maybe some old people.

[Pekka]

And don't you come here unless you speak perfect finnish. And don't say you don't want to come, you just use it as an excuse, because you won't learn it no matter how hard you try . So keep out!

[Pekka]

And now I realize I should of read the thread first .

Sorry about that one, I made a fool out of myself. I agree with the topic. If you want to vote and you are a citizen, you should be able to speak english.
So what if the information is only in english? If you don't want to learn the language, then don't vote.