Thread: Feds sue city over voting rights of Spanish-speakers

Why are our Taxdollars paying for translators? Why are american taxdollars being spent on people who come for the free benefits, leech from the american system and sue americans at every opportunity for "discrimination". If they cant speak american, dont come. Maybe if we would stop providing for thier every need, they wouldnt come.

Please see the following Federal B.S.
Who in the Fed dept can we contact to tell them I dont believe in this?


Philadelphia Daily News (PA)
Copyright 2006 The Philadelphia Inquirer
October 17, 2006

Feds sue city over voting rights of Spanish-speakers
By DAVE DAVIES , The Philadelphia Daily News

The U.S. Justice Department has accused Philadelphia of violating the voting rights of Spanish-speaking citizens, and is asking for federal election observers in the city through the end of 2009.

A federal lawsuit filed Friday charges that the city has failed to provide enough bilingual poll workers in Hispanic areas and adequately translate election materials into Spanish.

As a result, the suit alleges, "limited English-proficient Hispanic voters have had difficulty understanding the election process and have been prevented from voting."

Mayor Street's spokesman, Joe Grace, said the city already provides translators and voting materials in Spanish, and will "vigorously contest" the suit.

"The timing of this is a little questionable, coming three weeks before an election," Grace said. Asked if he thought the Republican White House was seeking to suppress Democratic votes in a key U.S. Senate race, Grace said, "The timing is suspect, and we'll leave it at that."

Grace noted that the suit didn't list any specific complaints about Philadelphia election materials or polling-place activity.

Justice Department spokeswoman Cynthia Magnuson said she couldn't be more specific, but officials of the watchdog group Committee of Seventy said they'd provided some of the information that led to the suit.

"We think the city could be doing a much better job with non-English-speaking voters," said Seventy President Zack Stalberg. "It's a shame it had to come to a lawsuit, but if it yields better service, then we're happy with that."

Committee of Seventy volunteers surveyed voters at 60 polling places in the city's Latino community in May, and found complaints about the adequacy and training of interpreters and related issues.

Chris Sheridan, Committee of Seventy policy director, said Justice Department officials were already looking at the issue in Philadelphia, prompted in part by the historically low turnout among Hispanic voters.

Asked if he was concerned that the timing might have partisan motivations, Stalberg said, "I haven't seen any evidence of that at all. The people we've talked to seemed like they were just trying to do their jobs."

The two sides are expected to appear at a court hearing this week.

If these are citizens, I thought they were supposed to know English before they are given citizenship and the right to vote?

So . . . someone remind me why LARAZA, LULAC etc. receives millions of dollars from US taxpayers if not to help their own limited ability/language people? Maybe they should invest some of OUR MONEY into helping their own instead of enriching themselves on a personal level.

I agree WhatMattersMost.

Yes it does seem highly suspect that someone who has the right to vote can't read the english language in AMERICA where the vote is being cast.

If they can read or understand english then they should not be allowed to vote. They are voting for an individual that they have been told to vote for rather than know the candidate or what he or she stands for. Everytime one of these english illiterate people vote they cancel out your vote for the best candidate.

So why are these non-english speaking people allowed to get their citizenship if it is one of the requirements to do so? And, under this shamnesty that was just defeated, who was to to grade the english proficiency of the z visa holders if it can not be done now??

I tell you, the majority of those Senators trying to pass this shamnesty bill must think the American people are awful dumb. We need to take them out of office!!

So, who can we English-speakers sue over violations of OUR rights? Who can we LEGAL residents and citizens sue when OUR Constitution is trampled upon by activist judges who aren't even elected, but appointed? Who can I sue when my right to a "liveable" wage is usurped by a judge who allows illegals (who will work for next to nothing) to live and work in my community, thus driving down the wages for everyone else? Who do I sue over lost property values because illegals from mexico have turned my neighborhood into a barrio?

(Jeopardy! theme song plays softly in the background)

It's time for a Revolution.....against the elitest that are bought and owned by La RAza, MECHa, The Mexican Drug Cartels, CAIR , and the Muslim Brotherhood!

Originally Posted by dyehard39

If these are citizens, I thought they were supposed to know English before they are given citizenship and the right to vote?

Precisely! Now what does that tell us?

I think it tells us that bill 1348 isn't worth the paper it was written on. It is just another bad piece of legislation that won't work or be enforced!