Thursday, January 15, 2009

English Only is Stupid. Please vote NO!

Will someone please tell the ill-informed people behind English Only that its adoption will put Nashville in violation of Title VI of The Civil Rights act? Are we going to raze The Parthenon - it is a replica of the original in Greece? What about Demonbreun St, named for Jacques Timothe Demonbreun, will it have to be renamed? What about the Ten Commandments on the Metro Courthouse, will those have to be translated from Hebrew to English? What about NashVILLE itself, ville is a French word? Will we have to rechristen ourselves Nashborough? Oh wait, we became Nashville after the Revolutionary War when many American towns dropped -borough/boro (British) in favor of -ville (French). Government exists to protect its citizens, provide for the common defense, regulate commerce, and help those who cannot help themselves. Passage of English Only would mean the abdication of the latter.

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