Posted on 07/29/2009 10:22:29 AM PDT by oursacredhonor
The Oklahoma congressional delegation wants U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to explain why the Justice Department got involved in a debate by the Oklahoma Legislature this year over making English the state’s official language.
The delegation sent a letter to Holder on Tuesday questioning why his Civil Rights division sent a letter to Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson in the midst of the English-only debate reminding him that state entities receiving federal funds have to observe certain laws regarding people with limited proficiency in English.
The letter, sent by all seven members of the delegation, asks Holder to explain his department’s "overreach” and explain further what funding might be in jeopardy if Oklahoma voters approve an English-only amendment next year.
The state Legislature approved a resolution in May that will allow state voters to declare that English is Oklahoma’s common and unifying language and that all official state actions must be conducted in English. It would bar lawsuits to have state services provided in languages other than English.
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This crap has got to stop.
Not a single county went for Obama here in Oklahoma. Coincidence?
Oklahoma has it right! English Only!
This isn’t English Only. It is making English the official language of government but not dictating English only.
Tell them precisely where to go, Okie’s! These DC, Chicago thugs will run you right into the river if you don’t.
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