Congressman Tom Graves, Georgia 14

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Dalton Daily Citizen

Letters to the editor

June 30, 2014

Press Graves on English language bill

In our “press one for English” politically-correct environment, far too few Americans realize that unlike most nations, the United States has no official language. We assume that Republican Rep. Tom Graves is aware of that sad fact.

Pro-English constituents may want to take advantage of the July 4 break for Congress and ask Mr. Graves while he is home from the Washington, D.C., bubble why he has not signed on to co-sponsor HR 997, “the English Unity Act of 2015.” This important legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in February of last year.

Does Graves have an objection to the nation being bound by an official language? We hope not. A common language is the most unifying force known throughout history. If people can talk to each other, they can find commonality on most other matters.

It is difficult to imagine that this never came up in the primary race or that a negative position on official English would increase support for any Republican politician who ran as “a conservative.”

We hope Rep. Graves is given an opportunity to explain his position on official English and his apparent reluctance to help pass this important bill, HR 997.

D.A. King

Marietta

Editor’s note: Graves declined to respond to this letter. Letter HERE