Blogging in Tongues English Version…
My reason for selecting Hungarian, was to honor my State Representative Peter Ujvagi since he has taken a stand against Amended H.B. 477 that was focused on here in the past. I can’t attest to the accuracy of the online translation but I’m sure if it’s really way of he’ll let me know (smile) what I selected to share is part of the testimony Rep. Ujvagi gave on this bill on May 28, 2008. The complete testimony can be read here, the previous post on this topic can be found here. For more on what’s behind this visit here.
What was written:
Over the last week I have not been able to find even one government entity or agency that maintains its “official record, actions or proceedings” in any other language than English.
Can the sponsors and proponents of this legislation please answer this:
If there is an imminent language crisis in Ohio, where is it?
How many governmental entities or agencies maintain their official records in any language other than English? One, ten, a hundred, five hundred or….. None!.
How many complaints have been filed because of the use of a language other than English in any official proceedings in Ohio?
Is it just possible that there IS no crisis, that the danger of Ohio to become a “English optional” state as Rep. Macklenborg suggests, really DOESN’T exist and that the words, the language, in this legislation is really used in a calculating, Orwellian way, to divide not unite the citizens of our state… particularly on the eve of a critical election season.
Others who have joined in today:
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June 10th, 2008 at 10:21 am