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Senate minority leader Harry Reid criticized an amendment to the Senate's immigration bill that would make English the national language.(The Week)(Brief article)

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* Senate minority leader Harry Reid criticized an amendment to the Senate's immigration bill that would make English the national language. "While the intent may not be there, I really believe this amendment is racist," Reid said. Let us translate his remarks from Senatish, a language spoken by many fewer people than English or Spanish, though they are disproportionately powerful. Senator Reid really really disliked the amendment to the bill. Since racism is the most evil form of group interaction, a dislikable effort to favor one ...

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