[Rhodes22-list] Citizenship Test

[Hank]

Here's a better description of the legend.

http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/german.asp

Hank


On 2/28/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Philip,
>
> Actually, it's an urban legend.  The vote was to publish laws in Deutsch
> and
> it got defeated by one vote.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Muhlenberg
>
> They didn't have telephones then or they would have programed them - for
> Deutsch, press #3.  Winston Churchill once said, "the Germans are either
> at
> your throat or at your feet".  He must have anticipated my marriage to a
> German girl for seven long years. Mostly I remember bullets at my feet.
>
> Brad
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Philip <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Didn't deutsch fail by one vote (Delaware)?
> >
> > Philip
> >
> >
> > "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution
> > which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of
> benevolence,
> > the money of their constituents...."  - James Madison
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From:   rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Brad Haslett
> > Sent:   Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:47 AM
> > To:     The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject:        Re: [Rhodes22-list] Citizenship Test
> >
> > Philip,
> >
> > Damn those amendments!  I missed the question on the total number of
> > amendments and one other question, of all things, there is no official
> > language (but we came close to it being Deutche).  We need to change
> that
> > so
> > my answer is correct.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Philip <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > > A friend sent this to me.
> > >
> > > http://games.toast.net/independence/
> > >
> > > I was surprised at how much I had forgotten.  Fortunately, the public
> > > schools were still teaching some of this stuff when I was attending
> > (26/30).
> > >
> > >
> > > "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the
> Constitution
> > > which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of
> > benevolence,
> > > the money of their constituents...."  - James Madison
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > http://games.toast.net/independence/
> > >
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