One of the most blatantly disobeyed law in California (it's written in the constitution), and I imagine many other states, is that government business is to be conducted in ENGLISH, not any other language. Yet, look at how often things are in a multitude of languages, including election ballots. I expect to be able to converse in the defacto national language of the USA when I relunctantly have to do business with the government, including the idiots that are passed off as airport security screeners. > <<I find it incomprehensible that I am checked at airport security by a person > who cannot speak English properly, although they maybe as American as me (I have > grave doubts about this, but will give it a pass).>> > > I agree it is incomprehensible and yet it happens. > > Integrating foreigners into security forces is not a new issue. In the summer > of 1939, fully 40% of the French Foreign Legion was made of of German nationals > who spoke little French, mostly dispatched in North Africa. This certainly had > repercussions on the face of the conflict there over the next few years. > > US airport screeners ought to be naturalized citizens, and ought to speak > English correctly. But, as you do point out, being a naturalized citizen or not > does not mean you do or don't love the USA. > > Just my $0.02 > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better