While even pornography is protected as free speech, the courts have consciously undermined religious speech and freedom of religion for years.
Ernest IstookAmericans should be free to recognize our religious heritage; doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion.
Ernest IstookAmerica's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.
Ernest IstookWe are all American. If we believe that we are Americans, if we believe that what binds us together is what we have in common, then it must include the common language, and that common tongue is English.
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