Date:  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 14:00:53 MST

From:  Tom Uharriet <UTOM[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ADMN.712.NEBO.EDU>

Subject: Re: FOR English Only



TERRY IRONS <t.irons[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU> wrote:



> But these are facts that are known and I would presume respected by all

> members of this list. If not, I humbly say, get the F*** off.





Where do you get off telling those who do not share your views to get

the F*** off? If your views cannot stand the scrutiny of friendly

disagreement, maybe you should reconsider your argument before

resorting to ***'s.



Now, back to the issue:

Terry asks,



> can state legislation . . .

> overturn the Supreme Court

> decision of 1974 mentioned above [?]



Terry,



You obviously know they CAN pass English Only legislation. That

capacity is well established by those who have done so already. The

question we have been addressing is whether they SHOULD. A growing

number of states say they should. Others say the whole nation

should. There are solid, well thought out reasons for it. There are

also good reasons not to do it. We have heard both from thinking

members of our group. It is not a good guys vs. bad guys issue. We

simply see the benefits and the drawbacks and weigh them according to

what we see is the most relavent. What more can we do? I hope you

have found enough diversity of thought on this issue to make the

discussion meaningful. To the credit of all of us, there is nothing

that any of us can say to make all of us feel the same way about this

issue. We are all too intelligent for that to happen. We think for

ourselves. A primary purpose of this discussion is to hear views

that are not our own. We gain understanding that way.







Tom Uharriet

Springville, Utah

utom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]admin.712.nebo.edu