Philadelphia "English-only" eatery faces probe

Reuters ^ | 6/12/06 | Jon Hurdle

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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A civil rights watchdog agency opened an investigation on Monday into a Philadelphia cheese steak restaurant that posted a sign saying "This is America - when ordering, speak English."

The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations complaint effectively opens a case against Geno's Steaks of South Philadelphia, said Rachel Lawton, acting executive director of the agency.

The Philadelphia controversy has fed a national debate over immigration in which the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would declare English the national language and politicians have raised objections to a Spanish version of the national anthem.

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Locations throughout Southern California.

Unfortunately, Southern Cal has all the Philly's Best just like they get all the money from Sacramento.

[Time For Another Tea Party]

Luckily I did do a search and found it and didn't duplicate the post myself. :)

Anyway, how is this sign remotely related to:

The sign may violate the city's Fair Practices Ordinance, which bans businesses from discriminating on the basis of nationality or ethnicity, Lawton said.

He's not discriminating but alerting everyone it's an english only establishment.