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In Nashville, a Ballot Measure That May Quiet All but English
January 11, 2009 3:45 am
(@grantbarrett)
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In Nashville, a Ballot Measure That May Quiet All but English. “In a proposal that has defined him publicly and dominated local politics for two years, Mr. Crafton hopes to make Nashville the largest city in the United States to prohibit the government from using languages other than English, with exceptions allowed for issues of health and safety.â€
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January 12, 2009 12:57 pm
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Grant, that link isn't working.
Crafton's claim: "I happened to see a state legislature meeting in California where several of the state representatives had interpreters at their desk because they couldn’t speak English" has apparently been debunked, see here.
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