Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Nashville voters could consider 'EnglishFirst' referendum later this winter on the ballot

Metro Councilman Eric Crafton is now setting his sights on a vote in the winter on his "EnglishFirst" referedum.

He already has the certified signatures of more than 10,000 Metro voters. And he has a more outraged electorate because of the shenanigans pulled to stop a vote on the referendum in November. I don't like the referendum, but I more strongly dislike trying to stop voters in a democracy with a legal technicality.

Opponents of the referendum will have an even harder time making their case in the marketplace of ideas. It's sad but true when you try and circumvent the final power of the people at the ballot box.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Go to Mexico. Chile, Cuba or any other Spanish speaking nation and try to find an electoral ballot printed in English. When, or if, you find one get back to us so we can be totally amazed.