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11-20-2008, 10:16 AM #1
A good fight here in Nashville Tennesse
I love this guy, Metro Councilman Eric Crafton, he is continually fighting for our rights not to provide interpreters, etc. and wants people who do business in Nashville to do it in ENGLISH only!! Now he is getting sued left and right none other than a citizen of El Salvador and legal immigrant given temporary asylum status because of conditions in her country. Wonder who is paying for her lawsuit??
Here is the article: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll ... 8811200339
Lawsuit filed to prevent English-only election
By Janell Ross • THE TENNESSEAN • November 20, 2008
A vote to limit most Metro government services and publications to English only could be on hold again.
A lawsuit filed in Chancery Court late Wednesday against Metro and the Davidson County Election Commission claims that the English-only measure is unconstitutional and calls on the government to overstep the limits of its power.
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It also argues that Davidson County taxpayers — anyone who has contributed to its sales tax revenue — should not have to foot the bill for a special election where a single unconstitutional measure will appear on the ballot.
The suit seeks a restraining order barring the Election Commission from preparing for or holding the special election, now set for Jan. 22. Early voting is to begin Jan. 2.
Metro Councilman Eric Crafton — the driving force behind various efforts dating back to 2006 to bar local government from providing services in languages other than English — described the suit as unreasonable.
"They are trying to suppress democracy and suppress the people's right to govern themselves," said Crafton, " … Basically what this demonstrates to me is that they think they are going to lose if this goes to the voter."
Metro's legal department received a copy of the suit around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Today, department staff will review the suit and decide how to respond, said Sue Cain, Metro legal director.
The suit marks the second time in as many months that the English-only measure has gone before a Davidson County judge.
In September, Crafton and other supporters of the measure sued the Election Commission after it voted not to put it on the Nov. 4 ballot due to a conflict with the Metro Charter.
The suit filed Wednesday has been assigned to Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman, the judge who ruled that the measure could not legally appear on the Nov. 4 ballot.
The Davidson County resident behind the latest suit, Rosa Quinteros, is a citizen of El Salvador and legal immigrant given temporary asylum status because of conditions in her country. She speaks Spanish and has limited English proficiency.
"Speech in this country is free in foreign languages, too," said David Randolph Smith, Quinteros' attorney.
"Just because you have got 5,000 people willing to sign a petition to put this thing on the ballot doesn't mean it's legitimate. If you've got 5,000 citizens willing to say red-headed people can't vote, you can't put that on a ballot."
If the English-only measure were approved, Nashville would become the first major city to enact such a law.
Davidson County Election Administrator Ray Barrett said the special election will cost taxpayers about $300,000.
A broad coalition of groups and individuals have been working to develop a strategy to defeat the measure in the January election, said Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee.Once abolish the God and the government becomes the God.*** -G.K. Chesterton from the book 'The Shack' by Wm. Paul Young-
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11-20-2008, 10:38 AM #2
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"The Davidson County resident behind the latest suit, Rosa Quinteros, is a citizen of El Salvador and legal immigrant given temporary asylum status because of conditions in her country. She speaks Spanish and has limited English proficiency."
The OBL must be footing the legal bills and giving this ungrateful asylum seeker (from what? the civil war in El Salvador is long over) a helping hand.
Rosa you have no dog in this fight ! You are here under the protection
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11-20-2008, 10:54 AM #3Davidson County Election Administrator Ray Barrett said the special election will cost taxpayers about $300,000.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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11-20-2008, 02:27 PM #4
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11-21-2008, 02:23 PM #6How much is it costing to provide interpreters and translation services? I'd say the special election will save the town a ton of money in not having to provide documents and proceedings in other languages.
I would also agree, she has the right of free speech in her own native language, but if she wants us to understand what she is saying, she needs to speak English."We have met the enemy, and they is us." - POGO
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11-22-2008, 12:52 PM #7
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11-22-2008, 03:14 PM #8
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11-25-2008, 10:07 AM #9
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I applaud this man for standing up for Americans and the English language. I urge everyone to visit proenglish.org
ProEnglish:The English Language Advocates
http://www.proenglish.org/
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11-25-2008, 10:25 AM #10"Just because you have got 5,000 people willing to sign a petition to put this thing on the ballot doesn't mean it's legitimate. If you've got 5,000 citizens willing to say red-headed people can't vote, you can't put that on a ballot.""The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" ** Edmund Burke**
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