Rick Santorum, Idiot

[Jonathan Lighter]

Hawaii...more than one language...don't all speak English...furriners...so
even if the certificate is real....


JL

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Campaigning in Puerto Rico for the upcoming primary, Rick Santorum
> decided to display a combination of linguistic bigotry and
> constitutional ignorance.
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> http://goo.gl/krerS
> > In an interview with El Vocero newspaper, Santorum said he supported
> > Puerto Ricans' right to self-determination regarding the island's
> > political status.
> >
> > "We need to work together and determine what type of relationship we
> > want to develop," he told the newspaper.
> >
> > But Santorum said he did not support a state in which English was not
> > the primary language.
> >
> > "Like any other state, there has to be compliance with this and any
> > other federal law," Santorum said. "And that is that English has to be
> > the principal language. There are other states with more than one
> > language such as Hawaii but to be a state of the United States,
> > English has to be the principal language."
> >
> > However, the U.S. Constitution does not designate an official
> > language, nor is there a requirement that a territory adopt English as
> > its primary language in order to become a state.
>
> Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it and
> remove all doubt.
>
> When I saw the Wonkette headline ( http://goo.gl/UBewT ), I thought it
> was a joke. Sadly, no.
>
>     VS-)
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