wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Although I'm sure that the majority of you think I'm a big mouth
> who
> > claims to be all-knowing on any subject under the sun, the one
> thing
> > I WILL claim to be an expert on is language rights and how they
> > pertain to freedom of speech and freedom of _expression_ (this is
> > because I am a Canadian who dealt on a political level with
> language
> > issues in that officially bilingual country).
> >
> > And the one thing I will say to you is: the language you speak
is a
> > free choice that lies at the heart of protected speech under the
> > first amendment.
> >
> > Of course Bush is NOT saying that a law should be passed
requiring
> > the National Anthem to be sung in English and, certainly, as a
> > leader he can certainly suggest to people how they can exercise
> > their free choice in speech...BUT, as a sworn defender of the
> > constitution, he has, I believe, a moral obligation to REMIND us
> > that language and CHOICE of language is, indeed, protected free
> > speech.
>
> Excellent point, Shemp.
>
> But he didn't, and he won't. And I'll bet you a buck
> when some clown comes up with legislation to require
> the National Anthem to be sung in English, he'll
> support it.
>
> He's already in enough trouble with his right-wing
> constituency.
>
It will be interesting to see how the left-wing reacts to this as
well. It has been my experience that the left-wing is as clueless
as the right-wing when it comes to the question of language.
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