[Grovenet] ear mark this!

[Walt Wentz]

Hey, if we're gonna be nativist, let's make the truly ORIGINAL 
language of this state our official language:
Nah, tillicums! Mahlie King Chautch wawa, mamook Chinook kopet ikt 
wawa.  Nika hyas ticky! Okoke illahe yaka hyas kloshe! Siwash wawa 
hyas skookum! Mahsh wawa konaway tillicum wawa Siwash!

>Een enkel voorbeeld van wat zonder een gemeenschappelijke taal gebeurt. Wie
>het allen kan begrijpen. Laat zo een officiele taal hebben die het
>overheidsgebruik voor verkiezingen, bestuurders en al dat vergunning geeft.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com]On
>Behalf Of Walt Wentz
>Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:31 PM
>To: Forest Grove local interests list
>Subject: Re: [Grovenet] ear mark this!
>
>
>Vas ist dos? Haben sie kein Englisch? Ich verstehe sie nicht.
>Sprechen sie auf Englisch, bitte!
>
>>Baste-o dizer que eu posso concordar com o David e o Walter com esta
>edicao.
>>Contudo eu discordei em muitos topicos. Mas se voce nao pudesse
>compreender
>>que isto voce nunca saberia aquele, voce? Assim nao provando seu proprio
>>ponto.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com]On
>>Behalf Of Jeff Howden
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:26 PM
>>To: 'Forest Grove local interests list'
>>Subject: Re: [Grovenet] ear mark this!
>>
>>
>>David,
>>
>>><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
>>>   From: David Morelli [mailto:jo.david at verizon.net]
>>>
>>>   > We've made it over 200 years without an official
>>>   > language.  What makes you think that having one now
>>>   > will change anything?
>>>   >
>>>   > Personally, I see no reason for an official language.
>>>
>>>   I would suggest that the laws that are written, and the
>>>   decisions of our courts are easier to understand and
>>>   (if it ever possible) easier to keep consistent if they
>>>   don't have the added confusion of differing linguistics.
>>><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
>>
>>That proves my point, if anything.  We've made it this far (200+ years)
>>without an official language for drafting laws in, operating our courts
>>in,
>>etc., yet somehow we still manage to get those things done.  I *really*
>>don't see how mandating an official language is going to add anything
>>positive to what seems to already just "work" (as much as our justice
>>system
>>actually works).
>>
>>Jeff
>>
>>
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