 Posted: Wed, Jan 16 2008, 10:03 am EST Post subject: Re: Salvation Army Sued by requiring English |
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| Here's the problem...
If this is pitched as the first post did it, it is destined to fail. The bill sound slike a no-brainer. I am confident that a vast majority of voting American's, myself included, support the idea that it is ridiculous to require businesses to hire people who can't speak English. That said, I have no idea without further research is that is all the bill says. A lot of times there are many things in bills and they may not all protect this simple truth. The problem is that a majority of those voters are technically "liberal," this year more than most even due to the unpopularity of the Bush administration. So when the people promoting this bill start making it about the problem with the "liberals" you loss critical support. Just stick to the facts. If that is all the law does, it is a good law. Don't make it about your highly subjective opinion about liberals versus conservatives or you won't accomplish your objective. |
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| Posted: Wed, Jan 16 2008, 8:56 am EST Post subject: Re: Salvation Army Sued by requiring English |
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| It's actually ironic that people want to move to America for the freedom and opportunities it has to offer and the Government is slowly trying to take that away. | |
| Posted: Wed, Jan 16 2008, 8:43 am EST Post subject: Re: Salvation Army Sued by requiring English |
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No question that learning English is important. Just go to China or India and see what is the most popular foreign language they want to learn. Some people predicts that Chinese might become the most popular foreign language people learn globally . |
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| Posted: Wed, Jan 16 2008, 8:29 am EST Post subject: Re: Salvation Army Sued by requiring English |
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| How could we possibly live united in this country if we are divided by language? While I have no problem with the diversity of our country and that languages and customs are being practiced at home I believe that if you live in America you should live like an American.
LEARN ENGLISH!!! |
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| Posted: Tue, Jan 15 2008, 4:09 pm EST Post subject: Salvation Army Sued by requiring English |
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| Found this at The Center For Individual Freedom(http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/salvationarmybe.html). This affects us all.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken action against a Salvation Army thrift store in Framingham, Massachusetts BECAUSE THE STORE REQUIRED EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK ENGLISH ON THE JOB! They even gave everyone a year to learn English. Two refused and were fired. This EEOC action is not an isolated incident. The EEOC took action against 200 businesses this past year because they simply wished to require their employees to speak English on the job. This campaign of federal government harassment must STOP! However, somebody is saying “NO MORE! ENOUGH!” Senator Lamar Alexander has introduced a bill that -- if passed -- would stop the EEOC dead in its tracks. As he put it, his bill would “make clear that it is not against federal law for an employer to require employees to speak English on the job.” Since Congress created the EEOC, it has the authority to tell the agency what to do AND WHAT NOT TO DO! Please do everything in your power to pass Lamar Alexander’s “Protecting English in the Workplace Act of 2007.” Small businesses in America will be wrecked if the EEOC is allowed to enforce this further dismantling of America. The federal government says employers MUST hire people who REFUSE to communicate in English or face the consequences. Strange, isn't it... our government has a problem pursuing employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens but has no problem going after small businesses and nonprofit organizations that simply ask employees to speak English while they're on the clock! First, liberals told us we had to give up our religion, even during Christmas and the rest of the holiday season: No prayers in school... No nativity scenes on the town square... No mention of God at high school graduations... Next they told us we had to give up love of our country: America is racist and sexist... America coddles the rich and exploits the poor... America is the most dangerous nation in the world... NOW THEY'RE DEMANDING WE GIVE UP OUR LANGUAGE! That's right! The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is going after a Salvation Army thrift store BECAUSE IT REQUIRED EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK ENGLISH ON THE JOB! The store even gave everyone a year to learn English. Two refused and were fired. Here's what we're heading toward: You go into a shoe store and the clerk doesn't even know the English word for shoe. The waiter in a restaurant can't understand what you're ordering and brings you soft-boiled eggs instead of fried chicken. A worker in a sawmill cuts off your right arm because he doesn't know the meaning of "STOP!" This madness is one more consequence of allowing 12-20 million illegal aliens to pour across our borders unchecked. This time, however, somebody is saying "NO MORE! ENOUGH!" Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) has introduced a bill that -- if passed -- would stop EEOC dead in its tracks. His bill would "make clear that it is not against federal law for an employer to require employees to speak English on the job." Since Congress created the EEOC, it has the authority to tell it what to do AND WHAT NOT TO DO! |
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