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To: Snowyman

"That's the same as saying that in Atlanta , if you put up a sign in Spanish you might be charged . The difference is in Atlanta there is a law against it"

i can guarantee you this is most assuredly unture.

Canada is a nation that grants special rights to every vocal oppressed group. Canada is white liberal guilt run-amok.

Canada has no intriguing history so to speak of since confideration in 1867. And its history up to 1867 is bland and not worth mentioning.


We'll see how free you are to proclaim your faith when you say Homosexuality in a sin. If you say that in canada you can find yourself in jail


37 posted on 05/15/2004 7:25:51 AM PDT by boxsmith13
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To: boxsmith13
"That's the same as saying that in Atlanta , if you put up a sign in Spanish you might be charged . The difference is in Atlanta there is a law against it" i can guarantee you this is most assuredly unture.

Your guarantee is as worthless as your opinion of Canadian history. Both are based on your own ignorance .

http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US8/SPAN/no-span.html

Of greater consequence for many Latinos and immigrants are local ordinances that penalize them for such linguistic "infringements" as posting commercial signs in foreign languages. Consider Maria Cobarrubias, who has built her general store into a profitable fixture in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross by catering to a growing Hispanic community that is transforming many parts of the South. Cobarrubias was stunned to receive a visit recently from the local marshal, who fined her for having a sign with the store's name -- Supermercado Jalisco -- in Spanish. Supermercado is the Spanish word for supermarket, and Jalisco is the Mexican state where Cobarrubias was born. Cobarrubias, 37, said she has lived in Norcross for seven years but heard of the law for the first time in November. She said she paid a $115 fine but is thinking about fighting back in court.

40 posted on 05/15/2004 8:14:52 AM PDT by Snowyman
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