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question, can the president order all businesses to be conducted in english
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No, the President cannot order all businesses to be conducted in English through an executive order. While the President can issue executive orders to direct the federal government, they cannot override federal laws or statutes. An executive order cannot mandate that all businesses must conduct business in English.
Here's why:

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The President's power is limited by the Constitution, and executive orders are not laws. There is no federal law that gives the President the authority to make English the official language of the United States. The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, and forcing businesses to only use English could be seen as infringing on this right. The language services provided by government agencies are guided by existing laws and regulations, not executive orders, according to NPR.

For example, President Trump signed an executive order designating English as the "official" language, but it did not mandate businesses to use English only. The order also stated that it did not require any change in services offered by agencies in other languages, as reported by NPR.

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You won't be able to get citizenship in Israel either unless you can prove you're a real jew. BTW, English is the official language in the USSA now as mentioned above.

Also, the fact that you're condoning driving an 80k pound vehicle without being fluent in our country is pretty scary. It's unsafe and my family shares the roads with these idiots.

I love how you conveniently gloss over the fact that you can't get citizenship in Germany without being fluent in German too. It's beyond ironic to say the least.

 

He won't because he knows it does not fit his BS narrative. Nobody is getting citizenship in Germany unless they have a specialized work talent in need or via marriage basically and fluency in German is a requirement.

They might still be taking in "refugees" but I'm not positive on that one. Also most are required to have enough funds to pay for their own social services while waiting on citizenship.

German Citizenship Requirements, Pathways, and Application Steps

 

Wow? Really?

Do you have a dashcam? If you do the reason you CAN have it is 1st amendment. Gives you the right to film in public.
Ever play music with your windows open? If you do the reason you CAN is the 1st amendment (within noise level ordinances of course).
Ever read the funnies in the paper? If you have its because of the 1st amendment.
Ever read the sports section of the paper. Yup, 1st amendment.
Ever seen a strike? Teamsters, Teachers, whatever? Yup, 1st amendment. Which by the way also blows your "not to protest" statement out of the water.

You are correct, it doesnt allow speech that calls for violence. That is why Trump was on trial for the Jan 6 protests. But it absolutely DOES protect peaceful protests like support for Palestine for example.

Im not saying I am in favor or against any of these. I am just citing examples.

You are really uninformed on just what protections YOU have under the constitution. You should read it.

There was a "regulated industry" once called slavery. It was accepted for nearly 100 years in this country. Then someone challenged it. And it was abolished. Just because something is written in a rulebook doesnt mean it cant be challenged. Doesnt mean it is legal.

 

Where is the USSA (Union of Soviet Socialist America)? If you are talking about the United States, there is no official language for the US. Trump declaring it doesnt make it so. It takes an act of congress to do that. It has been attempted several times through history and has NEVER passed.

I am guessing you have never been outside the US. Traffic laws are pretty much the same where ever you go, with some subtle nuances. KPH vs MPH for example. Driving on the left in British countries/colonies, ect.

You assume just because someone isnt proficient in english that they arent Americans. This is not always the case. So someone that was born and raised in the US shouldnt be allowed to drive on the roads just because they grew up in a spanish area of the country? Or an indian reservation?

And no, you dont have to be Jewish to gain citizenship in Israel (took me 3 secs to google that). Its EASIER if you are Jewish, but not impossible.

And under German law, I AM actually a citizen of Germany. Anyone born to a German citizen is automatically a German citizen no matter where they were born. My grandfather came to the US as a POW in WW I. So that makes my father by default a German citizen (even though he had never been there in his life) and by extension I am also. I am not fluent in German - I know it well enough to get around the country on my own. But by the law, I am still a German citizen...

 

The CVSA is not a regulatory agency, it is a private entity that sets standards for inspections, it has no standing or influence on how regulations are to be made. The states all agreed to abiding by the fmcsa and that means that the fmcsa is the governing body for all the states.

There is no challenging it, this is not about rights under the 1st amendment, no one is stifling the rights of an individual in speaking on political matters but rather requiring the driver to be fluent in English for safety purposes.

Actually you didn’t read what I said, I said he can direct all agencies to conduct business in English only.

this means while the government is aupposed to accomidate a person with a language barrier, they outcome in documentation and other forms of communication is official when it is in English, not Spanish or Arabic.

I do, I understand what the difference is in an administrative action and a civil action, I know where my rights are limited and where the government can’t do a thing.

the first amendment has ZERO to do with this subject, it isn’t about free speech but it is about safety and the governments regulation.

You should read how it all works, it seems everyone runs to one or another part of it to shut people down, when they are clueless to what it is all about.

 

I'm not sure who the bigger BSer here is; you or Ridgeline? You both have some tall lunch counter tales that's a fact. Maybe you can Google that too?

 

You are correct about what the CVSA is you are incorrect about it not having any influence. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmc...ho-perform-inspections-investigations-and.pdf

It isnt for YOU or ME to decide if it is a 1st amendment issue. That is up to the courts. The simple fact of the matter is the enforcement was ended in 2016 for some reason. My personal belief is a 1st amendment challenge, but to date no one has stated a reason that I am aware of. The policy was NOT changed in 2017 when Trump took office, the policy again was NOT changed in 2021 when Biden took office. Since nothing has changed between 2015 (when the challenge was made) and now, I have to believe that whatever challenge was made back in 2015 WILL BE made again, and if it succeeded once it will again. Now you are free to complain about the courts having nothing to say on the matter, but lets face it, you would be wrong.

He can tell agencies to conduct business in english if the laws allow that agency to conduct business only in english yes. Which means nothing. If they currently only conduct business in english, then they will continue to do so. lol, so really he said something that doesnt mean anything... If they conduct business in more than just english then they will continue to do so. So again, he said... NOTHING.

And the 1st amendment has something to do with it, on that we will disagree. Which is why we have a court system.

I know how some people want it to work. Fortunately we put an end to that in 1945.

 

You have to understand something. I am an owner operator. I am FULLY in favor of ANYTHING that takes my competition off the road. I think anyone with less than 40 years experience should have training wheels on their trucks...

BUT.

I firmly believe that the constitution of the United States matters more than anything else in this country. And that means I support people that I dont believe in just as much as those that I do believe in. Because we all have the same rights. And if a single right is denied to 1 person, it is the beginning of the end. Burn it down and start over.

 

See here is the thing you are missing, when the first was written, the courts had nothing to say about it or other rights. The founding fathers were not going to let the courts be involved with our rights, while the first is there for political descent and objections whilst limiting the governments actions against the person. This was a problem where the English would use the powers of the crown to stifle political speech.

now the real problem is and has been since the courts have taken powers they don’t have is that while they are considered adjudicators of laws and rights, they have not followed the original intent of the constitution in so much about individual rights.

This issue has not a thing to do with free speech by any means, it is an administrative regulation to qualify a driver to drive in a vehicle for interstate commerce which is a power given to congress and checked by the president only, there is nothing in the constitution that gives the power to the courts to interfere with, modify or even enforce/regulate a law passed by congress for interstate commerce.

CVSA has been limited in what they can influence in changes by the fmcsa. The Obama eo cleared the way to have this situation, he had the power to do that unless congress forbid it which goes to the court as one of their core duties.

so anyway you want to slice and dice it, this has nothing to do with free speech, and one of the laws and restrictions on the books (has been since the 1830s) is one that forbids the courts to take frivolous lawsuits and in regards of an administrative action and a first amendment right, it is one.

ok the president can tell all agencies and departments under the executive branch to use English for business, there are a couple laws that have to accomidate the person involved, one is the civil rights act of 1965 and if there is due process in civil and criminal matters, the court and congress said that the person is entitled to services in his language. Administrative actions are now all in English by this EO, nothing can be done about it.