Friday, December 01, 2006

Where's the English-Only Bill for Tennessee Legislators?


Okay, so Nashville is well on its way to becoming an English-Only city. But what about our state legislators? Shouldn't they also be required to master the English language?

Stacey Campfield has committed a host of outrageous acts since the day he was somehow transformed into a State Rep., but the man has performed one good act. And he's performed it over and over again.

The recently re-elected State Rep. Campfield (R) has demonstrated via his blog that all those who aspire to the job of lawmaker should at a minimum be able to speak and write the English language.

A 3rd-grade proficiency would be nice.

Aren't there any adult English language courses in East Tennessee?

Exhibit A: Three more to be inedited?

The good news is that if Nashville's English-Only bill passes, it will discourage the likes of Stacey Campfield from ever moving to English-Only Music City USA!

via Brittney at NIT

Photo: Stacey Campfield (R) holds up a bumper sticker heckling, then-gubernatorial candidate, now Governor Phil Bredesen (D) as the Democrat greeted guests arriving for the barbeque hosted by Republican U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan at the Civic Coliseum in 2002. Campfield was later thrown out of the event.