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From: rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Official Language Of USA
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Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 12:08:04 EST
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> 
> What ever happened to states' rights? This is an example of an issue that should
> be left up to individual states to decide. In case you haven't noticed lately,
> Puerto Rico is a US territory with a population greater than 50,000 which
> (if I remember the Constitution correctly) gives them the right to petition
> for statehood. If PR did become a state, they might prefer Spanish as the state
> language.
> 
> My feeling is that the federal government should be involved in as few things
> as possible. If the state of Washington decided to make Serbo-Croatian the
> state language, Washington DC should have nothing to say in the matter.
> 
> 						Michael Esco
> 						Boeing Aerospace

And just how would you expect such things as interstate commerce, travel,
etc. to continue?  Better yet, how would you take an army into battle when
the troops speak 50+ different languages?  I have sympathy for the people
of Puerto Rico being owned by a nation that has a different native tounge.
But if they want to be a state, they better be able to deal with all the
other states.  And if that necessitates learning English, so be it.

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