Posts Tagged ‘Nashville’
English-only brings out our base instincts. It encourages us vs. them. It stokes racism. I’m thrilled that Nashville said no to intolerance yesterday and defeated it.
Here’s what we in Davidson County get to vote on Jan. 22, 2009 — up or down:
“English is the official language of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. Official actions which bind or commit the government shall be taken only in the English language, and all official government communications and publications shall [...]
Well, I’m turning into a regular political blogger here. But this issue is both near and dear to me, and critical to our city.
On January 22, Nashville is holding a special election to vote on two referenda:
One to make English the only language used by Metro government, with very, very limited exceptions
One to make it [...]
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