-=> Quoting Mike Angwin to Larry Gault <=-
 LG>Perhaps not now. Not sure. If certain requirements for civic awareness 
 LG>at least a rudimentary knowlege of the language has been dropped as a 
 LG>requirement for citizenship, then that is a loss to this country. A per
 LG>who refuses to make the effort to learn the language of a country he or
 LG>she wishes to claim as his own (along with all the benefits that extend
 LG>from that claim) has no grounds for making a claim.
 MA> 
 MA> We operate from two different perspectives.  In your own, if I
 MA> may be excused for taking the latitude of describing it, you feel that
 MA> English is the language of the United States.  From that feeling I
 MA> sense an implied attachment between the nation and the English
 MA> language.   From my own perspective, I make no such attachment.
 Mike, as always, you make little sense, in this discussion, you have
 engaged in an effort to make our Constitution say something which it
 doesn't say, in order to back up your claims. The simple fact is, trhe
 law is as it is, and as a citizen of this country, you are bound by
 them. Should you feel that they are unjust, then feel free to violate
 them, but don't come crying to me when you wind up on the wrong end of
 the law. If you feel that you are oppressed, then by all means, feel
 free to leave this country and go somewhere else. Eventually you will
 learn that we live have greater liberty than any other country in the
 world.
 MA> I do, it's called the First Amendment.  I simply do not see the
 MA> signifigance attached to forcing an individual to learn a language. 
 MA> There are values that being an American relates to, but not a
 MA> language. Our own citizens, from Puerto Rica to Alaska, do not all
 MA> speak English. If we ourselves are not entirely fluent why should we
 MA> require it of others?
 
 Simply put, Mike, you are wrong!
 david.hartung@mcione.com
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