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Originally Posted by LightBulb
Nothin wrong with that... all citizens have the right to vote. Additionally, the USA has no official language.
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While the US has no official language, something I understand as an educator and an intelligent citizen, it doesn't mean that the VAST majority of the population shouldn't speak and read English. If I moved to pretty much any other country where English wasn't the main language and became a citizen, there would be language requirements to do so. If I wanted to vote in those countries they wouldn't be providing me with a ballot in my own language. I'm a foreign language educator, and while I have no problem with people speaking and reading other languages English should be the national language. What is wrong with this? French is the official language of France, German is the official language of Germany, English and French are the official languages of Canada. What's the problem?
I'm entitled to my opinion, and my opinion is that people should be able to read the ballot in English if they are to vote in the USA.