AMERICAN ELITES OVERWHELMINGLY MORE LIBERAL THAN THE PUBLIC ON LANGUAGE? [+] serious ballot by xxxxxxxx created Wed Feb 28, 07 "In 1986 a proposed amendment to California's Constitution making English the official language was opposed by all the state's top political figures (except then Senator Pete Wilson), including the governor, attorney general, the other US senator, the state senate President, the speaker of the Assembly, the mayors of San Francisco and San Diego, the city councils of Los Angeles and San Jose, all the major television and radio stations, all the major newspapers except the 'San Francisco Examiner', the California Labour Federation (AFL-CIO), and the California Catholic Bishops Conference. On election day, 73.2% of Californian voters approved the amendment with majorities for it in every county. In 1988 presidential candidates George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukhais opposed the official language measures on the ballot in Florida, Arizona, and Colorado. So also did the political, social, and economic elites. In Florida the proposed constitutional amendment was opposed by the governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, the 'Miami Herald', the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, plus many Hispanic organizations, others of which however, abstained in deference to the overwhelming popularity of the measure. It was approved by 85.5% of the voters and carried every county." (Source: Huntington, S. P., 'Who Are We?', 2004) - Why do you believe there seemed to be a trend in which elites, both left and right, seem to be extremely liberal on the issue of language, despite the nationalism of the American public regarding the English language? American elites are globalised and have lost the extent of nationalism that the American public has They have been overcome by political correctness comment Ballot #112624 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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