Janice Warder
Resolutions Chairman

March 2008

     As mentioned earlier in the newsletter, the Board of Directors passed English as an official Language Resolution at our last meeting on February 1.

     In order to make it easy for all of us to follow through on our good intentions to start from the grass roots with a ground swell of support for this movement, I have drafted a fill in the blanks resolution that each of you can take with you to your precinct convention election night. If any of you can not attend your precinct convention, try to get your spouse or a neighbor to present it. Studies have shown that between eighty five and ninety percent of Americans support this idea. The Democrats in Congress are part of a very small minority.

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The Precinct Convention, Precinct Number ____

_______________County, Texas

Approved by the Voters of the _____Precinct this 4th day of

March 2008

A  Resolution to recommend that the United States Congress, the Texas Legislature, and the counties and towns of Texas enact legislation to make English the official language of the United States.

The voters of this Precinct resolve that

WHEREAS, English is currently the national language of the United States only by custom, not by law; and

WHEREAS, the United States is comprised of individuals from many ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, and continues to benefit from the rich diversity; and

WHEREAS, these individuals, although keeping their ethnic background alive, were urged to take advantage of the educational system that taught them the English language and American history; and

WHEREAS, throughout the history of the United States, the common thread binding individuals of differing backgrounds has been the English language; and

WHEREAS, command of the English language is necessary to participate in and take full advantage of the opportunities afforded by American life; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the voter of this precinct  urge the United State Congress, and all Texas elected officials to pass legislation that would establish English as the official language of the United States.

RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Senatorial Convention, the President of the United States, the members of the Texas Congressional delegation, the Texas Governor, the members of the Texas legislature, and local elected officials through out the state of Texas.