Latest Rant

So a local TV station posed the question and I could not believe it was a REAL one (I digress). the question was this:

Do you think the English language should be the official language of the United States of America?

Are you kidding me? First of all, I didn't know it wasn't. And why isn't it? Yes it should be! I understand that this country is made up of many different cultures and is extremely diverse. That's the beauty of this country! I have no qualms with the way our country is currently made up (generally speaking folks). However I do believe that every country should have one commanding force, one authority and one driving language. All of the latter are American/English. Is this making sense? The main language should be English. Our country is made up of mostly American people; this includes African Americans, Asian Americans, Mexican Americans, etc. The common denominator--American! English is overridingly spoken as our main language. I know there are many other languages spoken here, Filipino (and even different dialects of that), Spanish, German, etc.

I couldn't believe they were posing this question. I think some people will feel that this country should not have an official language because we are such a hodge podge but that opinion will probably come from a small percentage of people. Our country was founded by English speaking people and we as a society are English speaking people; it represents who we are today, yesterday, and tomorrow. To me, this is a no brainer and I can't believe it isn't the official language for us already. Are we so afraid to upset a small minority of people when we know that the largest part of our population will agree wholeheartedly? It's like the whole no prayer in school.....you know what? Don't get me started.

Jenn