Gonzales: Language Bill Purely Symbolic

[Eugene]

Gonzales: Language Bill Purely Symbolic


Sunday May 21, 2006 6:01 PM

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By HOPE YEN

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the brouhaha the Senate has caused with its immigration bill,
making English the "national language" of the United States will not change current laws,
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Sunday.

Immigrants-rights advocates decried the Senate's approval of the amendments to the bill
last week, saying they could lead to a cutback in services for people who are not
proficient in English.

But Gonzales, adding to his comments last week that the legislation was not necessary,
said the Senate measure is purely symbolic.

"My reading of the language that was passed by the Senate is that these amendments would not
have an effect on any existing rights currently provided under federal law," said Gonzales,
the nation's top law enforcement officer.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5836070,00.html

But doesn't BushCo only observe the law as it suits them? I'm not reassured.

Previously in LBN: Reuters) -Bush opposes English as national language: Gonzales

[ananda]

1. Not only that...

... but BushInc makes the law as it breaks it.

IOW, there is no law for Reeps, only for Dems and the poor.

Sue

[Metta]

2. Where his lips moving when he said that?

Just wondering.

[niyad]

3. then WHAT is the ******* point of wasting eveyone's time with this BS?

[ShockediSay]

7. Repugs to Latinos: Drop Dead

Schieffer hit on another point on today's Sun AM CBS news show: Congress can't accomplish much of anything else but stupid politics > next: resolve that the Washington monument is dedicated to the memory of George Washington

[acmejack]

4. Symbolic for the "strict constructionists"?

I think not! Alberto you lying little shitbag, take your grinning evil self and crawl back into your hole until next time * wants you to come out and screw the American people. Don't worry it will be soon, I'm sure...

[mzteris]

5. interesting stories about Alberto

from days past.........

"Attorney General Alberto Gonzales admitted that he doesn’t know if his grandparents came from Mexico to the United States legally or illegally, but that his family’s story is the “American dream.” " http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/17/gonzales-grandparents-illegal/

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December 1, 2004
Posted 1:10 AM Eastern
NewsWithViews.com

The National Council of La Raza, meaning "the race" (NCLR) and the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) have announced their endorsement for White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed current Attorney General John Ashcroft who announced his departure earlier this month. This nomination may run into some stumbling blocks. Alberto Gonzales served on the Board of Directors of one of La Raza's affiliates, the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (AAMA) in Houston.

Jesus Lopez, who immigrated legally to the United States, resents the agenda being pushed by groups like La Raza. He's also upset that a possible Attorney General like Gonzales would associate with what Lopez calls "racist organizations who want to take back the borders states through invasion, promote open borders, voting for illegal aliens, driver's licenses for illegal aliens and an official proclamation of sorts for their own culture." Lopez said he and his family had to wait their turn to legally enter the United States and they are proud to be Americans first and says organizations like La Raza don't want to promote harmony but are militant.

Opponents of Gonzales' find his affiliation with these groups troubling and encourage people to read the web sites of organizations like La Raza (search) and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) (search). They charge that these organizations are demanding national holidays based on Mexican cultural figures, public school instruction and all state and federal government services in Spanish as well as Spanish being recognized as at least "co-equal" with English - except in predominately Hispanic areas where they want Spanish to be the official language as well as "taking back the border states." www.newswithviews.com/NWVexclusive/exclusive60.htm

[pinto]

6. I'm thoroughly confused with all this chasing around in circles.

Seems they could find better things to do with their time and our money (that's paying their salaries). Now they've taken to mumbling to each other. This all has the feel of a rudderless ship...

[crikkett]

8. symbolic = B.S.

If it's symbolic it doesn't need to be law.

[struggle4progress]

9. Translation: "Don't think about the law: we can do whatever we want "

[Supersedeas]

10. Just a political ploy with no teeth--how many Pubbies will fall for it

[Toucano]

11. Obviously.

Proving the "even a broken clock is right twice a day" axiom, Gonzales nails it.

But the questions remains, "What is it symbolic of?"

What is the motivation?

Racism, xenophobia, fear, ignorance. The language legislation is symbolic of all these things.