...govemmentally compelled use of "any language •V other than English." The text of the proposed amendment reads Section 1. The English language shall be the official language of the United States. f Section 2. Neither the United States nor any State shall require, by law, ordinance, regulation,...

...introduced a resolution (SJ Res. 167), an amendment to the Constitution which reads as follows: SECTION I The English language shall be the official language of the United States. " : -- English Language Threatened In the United States The Congress shall have the power to enforce...

...the promised it might » . A review of the Amendment reveals the ambiguous nature of this proposal : Section 1. The English language shall be the official...States nor any State shall make or enforce any law which requires the use of any language other than English. Section 3. This article shall apply to laws,...

...well as errors of fact or interpretation. The English-Only Question An Official Language Section I . The English language shall be the official language of the United States. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. — One vers/on...

...Combs and Lynch 1988]. Although there are variations in these, all have a first section stating that "the English language shall be the official language of the United States.") The idea of official English certainly has widespread appeal — as of mid-1988, fourteen states had...

...amendment looks so reasonable when printed up as House Joint Resolution number 96. Section 1 reads simply: The English language shall be the official language of the United States. How innocuous. And section 2 merely forbids either the United States or any state to require the use...

...Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. HJ Res. 13 (1987)33 Section 1 . The English language shall be the official...Section 2. Neither the United States nor any State shall require, by law, ordinance, regulation, order, decree, program, or policy, the use in the United...

...correct this omission that I introduced in April 1981 a constitutional amendment which read as follows: "The English language shall be the official language of the United States" (see p. 112). Although there were ten cosponsors to this resolution, and some speeches were given on...

...States should adopt English as its official language. An amendment to the US Constitution stating that "The English Language shall be the official language of the United States" was first introduced in Congress in 1 98 1 . '00 Although the federal amendment has made little progress,...

...Language Amendment (ELA). The wording of the amendment is concise and somewhat startling as it says: The English Language shall be the official language of the United States. In the present 100th Session of Congress it is known as "Senate Joint Resolution 13", introduced by...