English as a unifying tongue……

The Senate agreed on Thursday to make English the national language of the United States and moments later also adopted a milder alternative calling English the country’s “unifying language.”

Which amendment ends up in the final version of an overhaul of U.S. immigration law will depend on negotiations with the U.S. House of Representatives. Neither would bar the use of Spanish or other languages in government services.

The Senate immigration plan couples tightened border security and enforcement and a guest-worker program with measures giving a path to citizenship to some of the 12 million illegal immigrants, most from Spanish-speaking nations.

“This is not just about preserving our culture and heritage, but also about bettering the odds for our nation’s newest potential citizens,” said Oklahoma Republican James Inhofe, who sponsored the national language amendment, which passed by a vote of 63-34.

I will be watching this with interest. One result of this amendment’s passing should be putting an end to the educational multicultural diversity racket. I’ve often wondered where the funding came from that school districts were using to promote conferences and workshops on multiculturalism (of which “bilingualism” and “English as a Second Language” was a major part) I’ve always suspected that the federal government was footing the bill. A big waste of time and money. Young children learn English fast when it is the language they must learn in order to succeed.

John Hinderaker of Powerline has some interesting comments.