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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - April 20, 1983 (30)CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL,20? 1983 : • SITppoTnS f �4Wr RE DIES. r- Z1AT_TNC; 07-FICI?-T. 01 'DIE FollowLng press -station by Deputy City Clerk Schroeder of a letter from Congressman Norms D. Shm,ay regarding his efforts to have English de .ignatcd the official land rage of the Unite -3 States and a copy of the proposed Constitutional Amendr-Pnt he is proposing, Council, on motion of Mayor_ Pro Ta—npore Snider, Pi�-ikerton second, urged support of the. subject Constitutional Amendment. �o....�,....--r_�__�__ . 7,.. 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Surra I -A . c3 AD l'`�"` •�.a-n» .sem P c (00 275 M114 T !/ 4: 1-x`- I enjoyed visiting with you at the Lodi Chamber of Commerce last week and appreciated your comments with regard to my efforts to have English designated the official language of the United States. I am pleased to know that you share my belief that English must remain our only national language, and that the federal government should not encourage the use of others. I firmly believe that linguistic minority groups in our nation must learn English if they are to become fully integrated into American society. The constitutional amendment which I recently intro- duced, if passed, will establish English as the official language of the United States, will stop the use of bilingual ballots,and will allow instruction in English in non-English languages to facilitate the learning of English. The constitutional amendment (H.J.Res. 169) is currently pending in the House Judiciary subcomm ttec. on civil and constitu- tional rights. I am enclosing, for your information, a copy of 11.J.Res. 169 as well as the statement which accompanied introduction of the amendment. Again, it was a pleasure meeting with you in Lodi and I trust that you will continue to share your views with me. With best regard's, Sincerely, oxk- NORMAN D. SHUMWAY Member of Congress I 98TH CONGRESS 1ST SH. J. RES9 1 69 ESSION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 2, 1983 Mr. SlwMtt AY introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the .Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States. 1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled 3 (tow -thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol - 4 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu- 5 tion of the United States, which shall be valid as a part of the 6 Constitution if ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of Z the several States: 8 "ARTICLE — 9 "SECTION 1. The English language shall be the official 10 language of the United States. WE 2 1 "SHCTION 2. Neither the United States nor any State 2 shall require, by law, ordinance, regulation, order, decree, 3 program, or policy, the use in the United States of any lan- 4 gunge other than English. 5 "8RCTION 3. This article shall not prohibit any law, 6 ordinance, regulation, order, decree, program, or policy re - 7 quiring educational instruction in a language other than Eng - 8 fish for the purpose of making students who use a language 8 other than English proficient in English. 10 "SHMON 4. The Congress and the States may enforce l 1 this article by appropriate legislation.". O H1 10 IH 11HOI )SED CON8TITUTIONAI. j AmrinMENT HOPI. NOR" D. SHUMWAY or "U"WeeM 1N TNS: 11OVSS Or RKPARSE ITATITU Wvedneaefalr, Starch 2. 1983 J • Mr. SIIUMWAY. Mr. Speaker. A today I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which desitnate+s 111nalish as the of final larytul ge of the United States I chRre lite view of ninny Americanus thnt KneliA must remain our only na- tional IanKuste. and that the federal Ouvernment should not encourage the use of others. I firmly believe that the linanistic minority groups in our Nalfon must learn English It they are to LN-rome fully Integrated Into Ameri- can society. it Is time for the F*&ral Cloverran*nt to stop sending conflict- Inst signaU to the non-Enxiiah-speak. Ing people in America. The United Stnte x Iger. for example.. laws which on the one hand require a bilingual ballot for Inose who do not read English. and naturaliiatlon laves. on the other hand. which state that a person must "te ad. wi He and speak E'. wW%h In o"ll• lour umge" to b+eeme a U.S. citlsen. ' This resoluUow ide•nUrai to Houxe Joint Resolution 442 Introduced In the 97th Concress by the Honorable Robert Dornam will stop the use of the bilingual ballot. will allow the In- struction In EngUsh in nor--Entlish- lanituages for the purpose of making sttede:nta proficient in b't elish. and will end the uxe of foreign languages in subject-matter Instruction. It is Important to note that this res- olul Ion docs not seek to diwournge the nw. of any language for rellcious or ceremonial purposes. for domestic use. or for tthr prescrvatlon of ancestral cultures, nur does the bill affect the WacFhing of foreign languages to Ainerknn atudentss. Thank you for your letter of April 4, 1983. It was indeed a pleasure visiting with you at the Lodi Chamber of Coimerce breakfast. I very much appreciated receiving a copy of H. J. Res. 169 as well as the statement which accompanied introduction of the Amendment. Please to advised that this information was presented to the Lodi City Council at its regular meeting of April 20, 1983. The Council, by unanimous vote, supported the passage of this constitutional Amendment. We certainly appreciate being able to share with you our views on matters of mutual concern and your timely responses to our inquiries. Very truly yours, xc4 Alice M. Reimche City Clerk AMR:jj