Political Quotes

“all morning we have been told that the reason we are having this bill is because people are divided and English being official would bring us together. But this bill only does one thing. It prohibits a Federal public official from corresponding in a written form to his or her constituents. That is all it does. And, Mr. Speaker, the basic problem with this bill is that it is unconstitutional. The Ninth Circuit of the United States has found that such a bill is unconstitutional for two reasons: In many cases sometimes a public official has to correspond in a language other than English because it is essential for communication; and to have an effective government, Mr. Speaker, sometimes we have to communicate in a language other than English. This is all that the bill does. It is unconstitutional and I would ask Members to vote ``no.``”