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color=#0000ff size=2>US English says they are in favor of maintaining NA
languages: <A
href="http://www.us-english.org/inc/legislation/other/native.asp">http://www.us-english.org/inc/legislation/other/native.asp</A>.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=734575621-27042005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The bill as introduced according to Thomas mentions only
the US government and English, however, as found on the Library of Congress's
Thomas site:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=734575621-27042005><STRONG> </STRONG>
<CENTER>JOINT RESOLUTION</CENTER>
<P><BTITLE>Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
establish English as the official language of the United States.</BTITLE>
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<UL><EM>Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring
therein), </EM>That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and
purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of
three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its
submission for ratification:</UL>
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<H3>`Article --</H3>
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<UL>`SECTION 1. The English language shall be the official language of the
United States. As the official language, the English language shall be used
for all public acts including every order, resolution, vote, and election, and
for all records and judicial proceedings of the Government of the United
States and the governments of the several States.</UL>
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<UL>`SECTION 2. The Congress and the States shall enforce this article by
appropriate legislation.'.</UL></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Endangered Languages List
[mailto:ENDANGERED-LANGUAGES-L@listserv.linguistlist.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Andre Cramblit<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Rep. Tancredo Introduces Official English Constitutional
Amendment;<BR>Colorado Rep. Stands Behind One Common Language for
America<BR><BR>WASHINGTON, April 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In an effort to unite
Americans<BR>under one common language, Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) introduced
a<BR>Constitutional Amendment that would declare English the
official<BR>language of the United States. Reversing the recent trend of
divisive<BR>and costly multilingualism, H.J. Res. 43 would ensure that
government<BR>business is conducted in English, providing a common ground
for<BR>communication and understanding.<BR><BR>A Constitutional Amendment to
make English the official language was<BR>first proposed in 1981 by Senator S.I.
Hayakawa, who later founded U.S.<BR>English. </BODY></HTML>