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Angels & Assholes: Making English the National Language

After many requests (okay, two) from all over the country (my mom in Wisconsin and my sister in California), I am reviving the Angels & Assholes scorecard. Let’s start with yesterday’s vote to make English the national language. (S.2611, S.Amdt. 4064)

34 Angels voted NAY
63 Assholes voted YEA
3 Weasels failed to vote

How did your Senator vote?

For the brilliant suggestion that future communications from the government need not utilize a language spoken by millions of Americans,

For passing an amendment that – let’s not whitewash this – is brazenly anti-Hispanic

For shameless pandering to the xenophobic far right

For offering up a red herring to distract the public from the real issues

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