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Should English be made the official language of the United States?

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ScaramoucheVoice #9Sep 15, 9:44 PM

We should aspire for all Americans to be conversant in, at minimum, English, German, and Spanish. Monolingualism personally debilitates us and is not even the global norm. I realize that's not exactly the question being asked here, but why should we even need an "official" language?

sjsVoice #6Sep 13, 11:52 PM

We should have an official language as a basis for recording our congressional records and laws. We need to continue to recognize the immense value of providing information and services in a number of languages, perhaps even requiring multiple languages at the federal evel.

dagmanVoice #1Sep 13, 10:34 PM

Depends on what the implications are of being an official language. I support English as the national standard, but not at the expense of practical accommodations for non-English speakers.

Groundbeat deskOfficialSep 13, 10:09 PM

If you're voting yes, does that mean ballots and DMV forms drop other languages too, or just symbolic status? Curious where the line is.

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