Sweet Home Alabama!
Apparently, a hot topic in the 2010 race for Governor of Alabama is the number of languages that the State's current driver's license exam is given in.
In a recent campaign ad, Republican candidate Tim James promises that, if elected Governor of Alabama, he will make the State's driver's license exam English only.
Although not specifically stated in the ad, James has made the claim that this is a public safety issue. He evidently believes that an English only exam will ensure that drivers can read signs, and that this will produce safer drivers.
What James clearly fails to realize (or is it conveniently forgets?), is that road signs are specifically designed in the shapes they are, and with the symbols they use, so that they can be understood by people who don't speak the local language.
Once again, a Republican politician proves himself to be a fucking moron!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100428/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1831
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/04/tim_james_has_come_under_criti.html
2 comments:
What is your thought on a National Language? Should we have one? Should everybody be MADE to speak English?
I think that if your going to live in a country it makes practical sense to learn to speak and understand the language. However, I think that to declare an official national language and/or try to force everybody to speak a particular language is a waste of time and resources.
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