I mean, I could really care less if a place like CHINATOWN had CHINESE writing in it...

Guess I’m more concerned about being shot at in a Walmart at 6:20 in the morning

This post was edited by IchBinDaddy on Jul 31 2019 10:46am

25 years ago the signs were in chinese, today they still are. soon they still will be.

welcome to China 2.0, you can't stop progress like that.

You're also arguing that standardization (forcing individuals, businesses to change signage to English, or in the case of the OP, Chinese) is Constitutional, when it absolutely is not.

Actually, I'm not. Others are arguing that it is non-Constitutional, and I'm saying: "I'm not so sure about that".
I can see where it could be argued in court that it has nothing to do with the 1st amendment. That it has more to do with the "general health and welfare" of the populace, than it does with the 1st amendment.

It's always easy to say... "Oh that falls under the 1st amendment", when in actuality the 1st amendment is totally silent about the issue.



Maybe folks need to read this...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution


Notice that it took only 100 days to ratify the 26th amendment, and that after 97 years, the Equal Rights Amendment still hasn't been ratified.
The constitution, and it's amendments are not as cut and dry as most people think.

If for some reason 'signs in different languages in the US ever came to be viewed as not considerate of the "general health and welfare" of the US, it wouldn't take a heartbeat before we had a new amendment. And that doesn't even include some court ruling that may come down, considering the interpretation of the 1st amendment concerning fixed/permanent signs in public places.

I mean, wouldn't you think that the 1st amendment would apply to things like Civil War statues, or lists of the Ten Commandments on the outside of public buildings?


So, I'm going to stick with what I said the the OP. I think that law that China passed is a 'good thing', for reasons I've stated in this topic. (Keeping in mind that they are a totally different country)
In the US, I think a similar law/amendment/ruling, would also be a good thing, excepting maybe the altering of buildings.

In the US, there should be no permanent signs that I for one, can't read.

Glad you are joyous that China's discrimination against Christianity is spreading to the other Abrahamic religions.

Strange thing to get excited about.

Good for China putting 1m uyghurs in detention camps, you are literally applauding fascism but are probably too thick to realise.

Funny I don't recall ever saying that. I also don't recall saying that I approve of 99% of China's laws or rulings.

civl war statues and ten commandments dont apply, as theyre on public property on govt buildings. the first amendment applies to govt action on private citizens.

for a guy suggesting people read the constitution you really have no grasp on it yourself.

its right there in start of the first part of the sentence:



This post was edited by thesnipa on Jul 31 2019 03:56pm

The 1st amendment says nothing about whether on public or govt. property or buildings. RIF (Reading is Fundamental)


/e Side note: Don't pick apart what I say. Comment on the entirety or not at all.

This post was edited by Ghot on Jul 31 2019 04:06pm

What it doesn't say it doesn't protect. Welcome to the constitution

Congress shall make no law. It can't be more clear. What law removed statutes. I'll wait

This post was edited by thesnipa on Jul 31 2019 04:07pm