Speak English or Die!

Who asked for this? Why is this necessary?

After an emotional debate fraught with symbolism, the Senate yesterday voted to make English the "national language" of the United States, declaring that no one has a right to federal communications or services in a language other than English except for those already guaranteed by law.

In other words, you have to use English unless we've made a law that says you don't have to use English. So this wastes yet more of our time on bullshit, useless issues that do nothing to move the country forward.

Practically everyone in this country now springs from an ancestor who didn't speak English when they got here (excepting those whose ancestors are actually from the UK). Furthermore, any time a country makes something "official" it ends up weakening it. Ask all the countries in Europe who have an "official" religion; church attendance is dwindling.

When you start trying to mollify a base that is certifiable, as the GOP is doing, you end up with ridiculous crap like this.