Hypersonic
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A rather odd argument to make by a person that participates on a site that requires all posts to be in English, but to each their own.
From "Forum Rules":
"Today our notion of equality has developed far enough that we know that a law saying white is the official race of America would be struck down as unconstitutional,” Perea said. “Well, official English does the same thing, but with language. A classification based on ethnicity should violate the Constitution.”
"But when the government makes English the official language, Perea said, it’s telling millions of Americans that their language is “second class.”
“It’s that change in status that creates inequality,” Perea said. “It sends a message that English is the only acceptable form of American identity, and it basically sanctions a lot of private discrimination. People start expressing a lot of hostility toward languages other than English.”
See reference:Official-English Laws Boost Discrimination, Says UF Law Professor » News » University of Florida
I think it's common sense to note that this is a discussion forum and in order to discuss, you need to speak in the language common to those who engage in discussion...Come on don't insult me with that kind of post.