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Old 03-31-2007, 05:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Frankly, I don't understand why we have to print voting ballots in various languages. The only people who can vote are citizens - and the test given to citizenship applicants is in English. People who can't speak English are not eligible to vote here anyway.

I hate that I agree with Gingrich about anything.
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Frankly, I don't understand why we have to print voting ballots in various languages. The only people who can vote are citizens - and the test given to citizenship applicants is in English. People who can't speak English are not eligible to vote here anyway.

I hate that I agree with Gingrich about anything.
Is it true the test has to be taken in English?

Estudia para el examen de la ciudadania.

I wonder how many Americans could pass their own citizenship test?

Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test? - Being an American - MSNBC.com
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I wonder how many Americans could pass their own citizenship test?

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You've failed it many times...your postings give you away.
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You've failed it many times...your postings give you away.

I've never taken it. But I suspect, sadly, that I know a lot more about the US, its brief history and the workings of the US government than most Americans.

Certainly more than you.
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Is it true the test has to be taken in English?

Estudia para el examen de la ciudadania.

I wonder how many Americans could pass their own citizenship test?

Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test? - Being an American - MSNBC.com
I took the test, the only question I missed was

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I thought that it was required that they provide the choice for the individual to take the citizen test in the native language of the individual.

I took it on the msnbc link, and got all of them right. Is that all there is to it?
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Newt is your very typical Republican Dumb Ass. The U.S. Constitution clearly states that all U.S. Citizens should have the capacity to vote. In times past I am sure there were many U.S. citizens who were illiterate. I am sure at voting stations these people were given assistance in voting. This can be done today relatively easily.
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I missed one as well. (the ONLY one)

Embarrassingly enough, it was the question on the original states.
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I thought that it was required that they provide the choice for the individual to take the citizen test in the native language of the individual.

I took it on the msnbc link, and got all of them right. Is that all there is to it?
I don't think that citizenship tests should be offered in any language besides English.

If you are going to be a citizen, you should speak the language.
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