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Repugnant quote #1: "If English was good enough for Jesus Christ, it ought to be good enough for the children of Texas. " Texas Governor Ma Ferguson, est. 1924. Quoted in All Pianos Have Keys, 1994

Having lived in VT for quite awhile I'm sure that the legislation to promote English our official language is going to make several thousand native (to America, as opposed to Native American - who have their own valid issues with this legislation) French speakers very upset.

.... the same goes for the large population of Portuguese speakers in Fall River and New Bedford, MA

... and Italian speakers in the Bronx, and Federal Hill (Providence)

... and Norweigan Farmers (Bachelors or not) in Minnesota

... and German speaking Amish and Mennonites...

Let us not forget that German was nearly the national language, by vote, and French by force... and that the Spanish were hanging out in NM (part of the Kingdom of New Mexico c. 1540 long before the English made it to Jamestown (1607)

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