| The nation that blunders its way from a unified | | | | weak central government and found it to be |
| populace is one that begins to falter and | | | | unworkable. Then, the Constitution was written |
| eventually finds that its power of unity has | | | | for a strong central government and the true |
| frittered away. It has lost its radiance, its integrity | | | | homogenization of the various regions of the |
| and its potency. Let's look at three examples. | | | | country. Our Civil War was fought to preserve |
| Canada has long held the importance of French as | | | | that Union. Our country is strong because of that. |
| an alternative language and has supported a large | | | | Today, some want US citizens to learn Spanish so |
| constituency of non-English speakers. The cultural | | | | that we may deal with our immigrants. No one |
| symbiosis has been anemic at best. The | | | | ever thought we should learn Polish, or Russian, or |
| administrative costs have been tremendous at | | | | Italian, or Gaelic, or German, or Japanese, or |
| least. All government documents including military | | | | Chinese, or Korean, or Vietnamese, or any of the |
| manuals have to be printed in two languages thus | | | | other languages spoken by the waves of |
| doubling the size and the cost. The people of | | | | immigrants to hit our shores over the years. It |
| Quebec feel that they are French and a | | | | has always been up to the immigrant to learn our |
| separatist movement has existed for a long time. | | | | language and blend in to our culture. After all, they |
| Canada has been weakened by this large pocket | | | | did come here willingly for the freedom and |
| of non-assimilated population. Indeed for its size, | | | | economic prosperity we offer. Our culture is |
| and for its resources, Canada presents a very | | | | stronger because of their integration into our |
| weak world image. | | | | society. To bend over backwards to the demands |
| The Belgian Government collapsed Tuesday, just | | | | of often illegal immigrants is foolish. By granting |
| one day after IBev bought Budweiser. Belgium is | | | | small gains in language by posting everything in |
| a country made up of old smaller countries. These | | | | Spanish and English, to allow a small modicum of |
| smaller countries speak two different languages, | | | | Islamic law, is to start down the slippery slope |
| French and Flemish-a Dutch dialect. Through the | | | | that Belgium has floundered on. |
| years Belgium in its wisdom, has slowly passed | | | | A strong America must welcome new immigrants |
| more autonomy to the two regions allowing them | | | | to keep our culture vital, but these new |
| more self-rule and an inkling of more | | | | immigrants must be willing to join with America |
| self-importance. Now, with its' parliamentary form | | | | and become Americans. Just as my Irish and |
| of government, it cannot sustain the coalitions | | | | German forefathers became true Americans, so |
| necessary to rule effectively. | | | | must the vocal minorities that resist or refuse to |
| Two hundred and twenty-five years ago, | | | | become Americans. The alternative is to become |
| America tried to form a loose confederacy with a | | | | "guest workers" with no citizen rights. |