civsnake

I don't think you should blame the kids who don't speak English for slowing down the class, I think you should blame the parents for not teaching their children the value of learning a region's main language.

I only say this because my wife came to the United States at 7 speaking no English. Her parents enrolled her in school without ever telling her that no one there speaks Polish. Yeah, that's a little harsh. Anyway, despite having no ESL, no tutors, and no special treatment, she picked up the language in a matter of months and speaks it today with no accent whatsoever. Her parents told her after the first day of school (while she was crying, no less) that she would have to learn English or never be able to communicate and fail out of school. So they helped her and she did it.

So I don't think you need to make an official language, you just need to convince parents that it is in their child's best interest to learn the language well and learn it early.

jonesthewine

I don't hate on the kids...they didn't pack up and move to a new country on their own.

School systems are overwhelmed and don't have resources to properly deal with the children of immigrants, so the kids are put in a class and immersed.

I do think that we need English as an official language of the USA...it's the language of our founders and our Constitution and Declaration of independence are written in English. I speak Spanish very well and can get by in German, French and Brazilian Portuguese... I can tell you that when I visit Continental Europe and English comes out my mouth I'm received quite differently than when I speak the local tongue.

voodoophantom

Speaking of kids... I would like to introduce a law to hold parents accountable for their kids' health. We keep hearing about "obesity epidemics" yet all I see are kids getting fatter and lazier. I'm not talking about having a little pudge or a serious genetic condition. I'm talking about Baby freaking Butterball who just waddled into a 7-11 with his allowance and stumbled out holding 9 candy bars, 5 bags of chips, 3 sodas, and a nasty ass-been-on-the-damn-roller-for-3-days hot dog. Then the little piglet rolls himself into mom's van and she drives him half a block back to the house so he can park his ass in front of the TV and rot his brain while his heart struggles to pump the grease through his veins. Did all schools do away with phys ed?
I remember not having a choice when it came to PE. You were enrolled in it whether you liked it or not. If you failed, it actually hurt your GPA.
I also remember playing outside with my neighbors every day after school for at least a couple of hours. Then on weekends, and summer holidays....man we were outside from butt-ass early in the morning until well after dark playing baseball, basketball, and every variation of tag created. We would ride our bikes to the store to get ice cream or sodas, not force mom to haul us out there....
Our closets had soccer balls, basketballs, baseball bats and gloves, footballs, rollerblades, sunscreen, fishing poles, you name it... Now it's all video games, dvd's, and the overflow of junk food from the pantry.

My law says that if your child is fat beyond the pudginess that all children go through, you have to wear a badge, sign, t-shirt, whatever that proudly proclaims, "My child is a porker, and I'm doing nothing to change it."

mikes-si

LOLLLLLLL im so for that.. i used to ride my bike everywhere! (im only 18) but i still work out every single day fir around 2 hours.. i hate fat kids and fat girls!


NEW LAW!: FAT or OBESE GIRLS are not allowed (no exceptions!) to wear any kind of clothes that are relatively TIGHT or SHOW ANY SKIN because it makes me want to throw up.. companys need to stop making clothes that big and then there wont be anymore fat people! lol

voodoophantom

YES!!! Nothing makes me wanna puke more than a Muffin Top. If your tight little shirt is getting sucked into your rolls, it's time for a (much) larger, not so tight shirt. Sure, hold onto it for motivation and plan on fitting back into it one day. But please, please, keep it on the hanger until then.

GoHuskies

A new law in the US... Do you mean a national law?

Sounds like the teachings of a government run school system indoctrinating kids into become servants of a central government.

RedLineSi

Thats why I get out of my car and pump my own everytime since I got my Si.

Special Ringpop

I have a good one:

Opening the sale of Liquor on Sundays.

At least in Minnesota, some stupid law about how it's "God's Day" or the "Day of Rest" prohibits alcohol sales on Sunday. Hell with that.

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civsnake

Oh come on, you must be kidding. I can't believe that's true.

Special Ringpop

Nope. That's what I've been told about car dealerships and liquor sales.

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mO 64 StAnG 06

^ Yep... He's right.

I think it's retarded as hell. So if we truly have freedom of religion, why is liquor sales prohibited on a certain day according to Christian/Jewish theology? Why not take all the other religions to account?

Honestly I don't care too much since I'm underage and have yet to get a fake ID, but I think we should finally let that old taboo be done away with...

20strong

If we take to many religions into account you wont beable to buy liquor at all. A truly muslem culture is boose free, not to mention that there holy day is Fri. Oh and dont forget that for a whole month you get to fast from dawn to dusk. Now dont anyone think I am bashing just saying that we couldnt possibly be entirly considerate of every religion all at the same time.

Special Ringpop

What do you think about this:

A few years ago, Minneapolis/St.Paul cab drivers game under huge fire because they were refusing to pick up *** passengers, drunk people, people carrying alcohol, or dogs.

When you are in public service, what comes first: the customer and the business, or your private religion?

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20strong

that is discremination though, big differance (at least I think so). I mean refusing someone service because of sexual preferance, possetion of (legal) Alcohol, is wrong. Animals I can understand as well as drunks. This is not the same as molding the countrys laws and bilaws around every religion in the world (impossible, to many conflicting intrests)

20strong

I still dont understand how people can consider silly crap stuff that needs to be changed, when a Officer basically has the right to illegal search and siezure (probable cause) Yes I understand you can tell them no, but they can just impound your car to get a warrent. Oh and have no doubt that there will be at least one thing wrong with your car so that you are responsible for the towing and storage fees.

mO 64 StAnG 06

Yeah, so why not sell liquor without limitations and have the individual decide when they want to purchase liquor.

Just because one religion views one day as sacred doesn't mean it should effect other (non)believers. I find it more inconsiderate, like in this case, to restrict sales on Sunday regardless of others. Once again, just leave alcohol purchases unrestricted for the population and leave it up to the single individual to decide himself. If he believes liquor is forbidden on a certain day/week/month/year or what have you, fine, he can just not purchase it on that time. Hurts no one.

I just hate the Christian mentality that what they believe should be the only thing to be taken into account and all other beliefs are wrong. I just see it pretty retarded when religion get's involved in mundane things. Christianity is a relic of the past with a horrible history record. Why can't it die out...

And Im not bashing anyone's religion, Im bashing it's institution.

ImTheVoiceOfGod

Er... I mean.... Hey now...

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20strong

I got a great Idea lets all bitch about the mundain things and close are ******* eyes to the complete disrespect of our constitutional rights. Like oh I dont know *probable cause*

Not to personally attack you Mo stang but it isnt any of our decision that our country is mostly Christian based. But to slander the largest instatution of religion in our country is rediculas, especially based on the statement "Christians think all other beliefs are wrong".
I am christian and I personally dont mind anyones beliefs, and I can literlly argue how the 5 major religions probably stemmed from one lost language (or similar reason to be lost) religion. That has been translated through the centuries and twisted by the men who translate it to the public to serve there own personal interest.

If this were a public forum of religous gathering your views would be recieved openly by most the members, because they would be on the same forum for usally the same reasons. Alas this is not a religous forum though it is a car forum, and to openly attack something that people hold onto so tight is rude.

Again what you stated WAS bashing the Christian mentality and that is rude and offensive to most christians. Myself excluded just pointing it out because it struck me to do so.


In California you can liquor anytime you want between 6am and 2 am.

mO 64 StAnG 06

Is this not the "Water Cooler" section where all things besides cars is fine?

This thread is about "LAWS you want", and I simply agreed with another member on his idea with me backing by personal experience and opinion. Nothing wrong with that. Was it rude? Could be, maybe.

I have no problem with the belief in God or whatever the divine power is in your religion, but you said it yourself. Men have twisted this belief to be used as a tool to control its population. I don't think anyone can argue that. Man has corrupted everything in has touched. Though the essence of religion is fine, as everyone needs something to believe in, it's institution, which I despise greatly, is a horrible tool to cause great harm on humanity with false justification.

The Christian mentality is a product of corruption. I'm not sure how it is where you are from, but being in Texas and living in a family with deep Christian roots I can tell you first hand how hypoctritical Christian followers are. I find that many Christians here are extremely intollerant and prejudice despite the moral teachings of the bible. Although not as much in this time, Christians have a sense of converting all that do not believe and see those that don't as inferior. Which in turn is, I believe, disrespectful to others rights of freedom.

This is from my own personal insite and experience. What I've typed is not FACT but soley based from my perspective.

Oh, and FYI, our founding fathers were not all devout followers of any religion. In fact almost half would be considered Agnostic or Atheist. This country was founded on the princible that all should have the freedom to believe and practice their own religion. Although many laws are derived from basic moral teachings of Christianity, there is a seperation of Church and State. And I believe religion should be kept out of many if not all things outside of its area of worship. Meaning everything outside of its church.

Anyway, I just de-railed this son of a bitch... Let's keep religion out of this thread, we've both made our points.

I agree with what was mentioned earlier. Fatties should be forbidden to wear anything revealing or tight. I was tired of HS where endless boners would be ******* ended at the sight of a fatty waddling by with clothes skin tight I could see every damn roll and the fatty trademark, the oval belly button.

I don't know what was wrong with my school. The girls that were smoking hot all wore baggy sweats while the bigger girls with stomachs extending farther than their titties wore tight leapord print shit like some skank out at Harry Hines. ******* Rediculous...

civsnake

Oh wowsers....

Not getting booze on Sunday is just awful... Why can't we switch back to the Old Gods? Odin kept no holy days!

Mo: Yeah, what you said is bound to offend people. If I say "the world would be so much better without Muslims" it would piss a lot of people off. You're implying something similar, just being more obtuse about it. It doesn't matter how I feel about it or what my background is. People are touchy about their religions and don't like to be questioned about them.

Also worth noting is that this separation of church and state isn't an actual law. It's not in the constitution. Just be careful when you invoke this "official" separation because someone might call you on it.

20: People care more about alcohol on Sunday than they do about search and seizure because it's more likely to affect them than illegal search and it sparks religious debate which is way more fun than bitching about the government.

p.s. When did "g.a.y." become a bad word around here?? It's actually censored on my screen! Honestly, that's not cool...