Yeah, Right, Whatever

English is now the official language of West Virginia. What makes this story funny is that most of the legislators didn't know they were voting on it.

Two days after the end of the legislative session, state lawmakers are discovering something few were aware of: They voted to make English the official language of West Virginia.

Maybe lawmakers should read the bill before they vote. Just a thought...

Andrew Schneider, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia, said English-only laws are based on the false premise that immigrants will not learn English without government coercion.

Don't even start with me on that one. I live in Texas. We know how it works. We know that many immigrants don't learn English with coercion. That why everything, even the labels on many items at the grocery store, are in English and Spanish.

No on in West Virginia will probably fight this new legislation. I would love to see them try it here.