Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050177647

Bilingual ballots are just one more way that wellmeaning people hinder the progress of certain groups in this country of foreign ancestry. English is the language of this Nation. Those who do not learn it will be unable to take their rightful place and excel in the political arena. in the economic arena. in the education arena. and every other arena in this land. I ask my colleagues to vote for this important amendment. which simply reaffirms existing law on citizenship and brings that down to the ballot box. where it Is perhaps the most important indice and most important chore and responsibility. and indeed. right that any citizen has. naturalized or native born. Mr. Chairman.
Keywords matched
naturalized

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Economic threat Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
BOB BARR
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
GA
Gender
M
Date
1998-07-30
Speech ID
1050177647
Paragraph
#3
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