Thread: Federal role questioned in Oklahoma's English-only debate

"Federal role questioned in Oklahoma's English-only debate"

July 29, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Oklahoma congressional delegation wants U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to explain why the Justice Department got involved in a debate by the Oklahoma Legislature this year over making English the state’s official language.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is seen in this July 15, 2009 AP photo. Oklahoma's congressional delegation wants Holder to explain why the Justice Department got involved in a debate by the Oklahoma Legislature this year over making English the state’s official language.


The delegation sent a letter to Holder on Tuesday questioning why his Civil Rights division sent a letter to Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson in the midst of the English-only debate reminding him that state entities receiving federal funds have to observe certain laws regarding people with limited proficiency in English.

The letter, sent by all seven members of the delegation, asks Holder to explain his department’s "overreachâ€

"ENGLISH ONLY" has nothing to do with civil rights..........
Get Holder and the rest of those Obama Democrats out of Washington.......

Go Oklahoma!
I do believe this is one state that leads the way in standing up for their own.

Originally Posted by uniteasone

Go Oklahoma!
I do believe this is one state that leads the way in standing up for their own.

You've got that right, Also If every state was represented by Senators like Inhofe and Coburn this country wouldn't have such an Illegal Immigration problem as we do now.

How dare the feds use federal funding as a weapon. OK should turn around and tell the feds to stick it where the sun don't shine! FREEDOM is more important than funding.

Thanks Oklahoma for sending illegals to Texas! We don't have enough. Can you please export some decent politicians instead?

Originally Posted by jshhmr

Thanks Oklahoma for sending illegals to Texas! We don't have enough. Can you please export some decent politicians instead?

Thanks Oklahoma for sending illegals to Texas!

Your more than welcome...any time.

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

Originally Posted by jshhmr

Thanks Oklahoma for sending illegals to Texas! We don't have enough. Can you please export some decent politicians instead?

Thanks Oklahoma for sending illegals to Texas!

Your more than welcome...any time.

Maybe we can meet at the Red River and do some bartering...we'll give you back 10,000 of your IA's if you'll give us one of your good politicians!

Originally Posted by TexasBorn

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

Originally Posted by jshhmr

Thanks Oklahoma for sending illegals to Texas! We don't have enough. Can you please export some decent politicians instead?

Thanks Oklahoma for sending illegals to Texas!

Your more than welcome...any time.

Maybe we can meet at the Red River and do some bartering...we'll give you back 10,000 of your IA's if you'll give us one of your good politicians!

I was thinkin' about going to the Red River, I'm not too far north of it. But Sorry, the law's the law. At least in OK, anyway, And I aim to help keep it that way.

Send em' to Californy, or back over the border. When is Gov, Rick Perry going to initiate a bill? I'll help support it.

Either the ILLEGALS went to Texas or maybe Wichita Ks.

Is Wichita on the list of Sanctuary Cities? If not it ought to be!

http://www.ojjpac.org/sanctuary.asp

OK, I just answered my own question! IT IS! The list is large too. Looks like Tulsa had a change of heart also after the year of 2007