It’s English-only for Missourians!
89% of voters approve making language official!!
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With support from 89 percent of the voting public, Missourians have decided English will be the official language of their state.
“Voters spoke decisively Tuesday on a ballot measure in Missouri to enact English as the official language of their state government,” said K.C. McAlpin, executive director of ProEnglish.
“Our organization urged Missourians to vote ‘yes’ on constitutional amendment No. 1 to enshrine English as the official language in the state constitution,” McAlpin said. “Unfortunately the United States is one of the few countries in the world without an official language. So having official English in a state constitution is important to protect it from being thrown out by activist judges who want to substitute their own rule for that of the people.”
He said although the Missouri vote was split almost evenly between Barack Obama and John McCain, a huge majority approved the English plan.
“This landslide vote confirms national polls reflecting that a vast majority of Americans – Democrat, Republican and independent – reject costly and confusing multilingualism and support English as our nation’s official language.”
Those who call the post when no one’s around to answer the telephone will be greeted by a pleasant, female voice on the answering machine saying, “Hi, you’ve reached the Montrose VFW, Post 5642. We are an English-speaking, American establishment. If you do not speak English or believe in America, please hang up.”
The one-story, white VFW post is a popular gathering point for veteran’s along Pennsylvania’s Route 706, according to a WNEP-TV report. According to its post commander, the VFW’s phone number is also a popular target of telemarketers, many of whom speak in broken English.
“We are living in America,” Post Commander John Miner told WNEP. “We should be able to speak English.”
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5642 in Montrose, Pa., has a message for the many telemarketers that call its answering machine: Speak English.
Those who call the post when no one’s around to answer the telephone will be greeted by a pleasant, female voice on the answering machine saying, “Hi, you’ve reached the Montrose VFW, Post 5642. We are an English-speaking, American establishment. If you do not speak English or believe in America, please hang up.”
The one-story, white VFW post is a popular gathering point for veterans along Pennsylvania’s Route 706, according to a WNEP-TV report. According to its post commander, the VFW’s phone number is also a popular target of telemarketers, many of whom speak in broken English.
“We are living in America,” Post Commander John Miner told WNEP. “We should be able to speak English.”
Some in the community have called that message racist and unconstitutional.
Miner, however, says the post has used the message for several months without complaint. He has no intention of changing it.
“So you’re sticking to your guns?” a WNEP reporter asked him.
Miner answered, “We’re veterans.”
Reporters from WNEP sought community reaction to the message.
Teresa Artohofer of Montrose said the VFW post’s message contradicts the Constitution’s protection of free speech.
“Does it say English speech? It just says freedom of speech. No where in there does it say freedom of English speech. It just says, freedom of speech,” Arthofer said.
Helen Warner told WNEP that if her grandparents had to learn English to live in America, modern immigrants should too.
“What do I think? I agree. If you’re going to be in America, speak English,” Warner said.
The VFW, whose website claims the group includes 2.2 million members in approximately 8,100 posts worldwide, was chartered by Congress in 1936 but remains a non-profit organization funded by individual contributions and is not a government entity.
Ten years ago the VFW passed Resolution 303, to “urge Congress to enact legislation mandating English as the official language” of the United States.
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