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Arizona candidate says English challenge an abuse of power

Full story: Reuters

An Arizona city council candidate struck from the ballot over her limited English skills concedes she isn't fluent in the language but called the legal challenge an abuse of power that could keep her from serving a poor border community where most residents speak only Spanish.

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Since she can't read English, perhaps her attorney should translate the Arizona Enabling Act to her. She's clearly not qualified to hold a govt position!
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And I say, she's abusing the court and AZ's 1910 law!
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She can run for a government position in Mexico!
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“Work hard at work worth doing.”

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Well if the people she wants to represent speak only Spanish, perhaps they should move home where their representatives would be able to communicate with them in Spanish. It would seem to me that illegal citizens should not receive our government's representation...period.
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We do not need a US Quebec. The beotch wants to use her spanish skills in office she can haul her azz back to MEXIHELL!!!
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sterco wrote:
We do not need a US Quebec. The beotch wants to use her spanish skills in office she can haul her azz back to MEXIHELL!!!
google: Arizona Enabling Act of 1910. She's not qualified, period!
Genie Janie

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Sorry. NO sympathy here. This is NOT Spain, Mexico or places south of the border. THIS IS AMERICA and most of us speak English.

If you are TOO DAMNED LAZY to learn it, get out.
We are perfectly willing to help you if you humble yourself to our laws and customs. If you continue to be ARROGANT and insist everyone kowtow to you, you deserve the ratty reputation that will follow you.

I LOVE to learn to speak other languages. I HATE to have it crammed down my throat that I have to learn it or else. It's MY country. You don't like it, leave it.
Memo From Turner

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Exactly wrote:
<quoted text>google: Arizona Enabling Act of 1910. She's not qualified, period!
Google Voting Rights Act of 1965. There is no question she is legally entitled to run.

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The article says: "San Luis City Attorney Glenn Gimbut said Cabrera's accusations were "garbage," and the case is fundamentally about what the legal requirement that a public official read, write, and speak English really means.

"If you're allowed to pick and choose qualifications as you feel like, where does this end?" Gimbut said. "Does this mean Osama bin Laden will now be on our ballot, nevermind that he's not a resident, nevermind he's not a citizen, nevermind he's dead?"

He's got a valid point, one that the wannabe candidate chooses to ignore for the sake of foreign nationals. What else would she advocate for them?

“It matters but not very much”

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Memo From Turner wrote:
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Google Voting Rights Act of 1965. There is no question she is legally entitled to run.
Guess you're having problems with English, as well. There is a difference between 'voting' and 'running for public office.'
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Memo From Turner wrote:
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Google Voting Rights Act of 1965. There is no question she is legally entitled to run.
She may be legally entitled to run for office but she's not legally entitled to fulfill the requirements of that office if she's not fluent in English.
Memo From Turner

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Guess you're having problems with English, as well. There is a difference between 'voting' and 'running for public office.'
Not according to the Voting Rights Act which removes any type of literacy tests.

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Memo From Turner wrote:
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Not according to the Voting Rights Act which removes any type of literacy tests.
For voters. Please post a link to your source that says a literacy test is not legal for potential candidates for public office in Arizona.

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Can she spell that?! AA
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Memo From Turner wrote:
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Google Voting Rights Act of 1965. There is no question she is legally entitled to run.
Once again you are incorrect! AZ law is AZ law!

“Assimilate & Speak English!”

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Lansing, IL - now: Pomp Bch FL

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Memo From Turner wrote:
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Not according to the Voting Rights Act which removes any type of literacy tests.
LMAO! You're so dumb you confuse voting with running for public office. She doesn't qualify. Period.

“Assimilate & Speak English!”

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Independent patriot wrote:
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For voters. Please post a link to your source that says a literacy test is not legal for potential candidates for public office in Arizona.
It won't post a link because it makes up the stuff it posts.
US Citizen

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She needs a translator after graduating from an American school ? WTF
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