`` The key word [ of the amendment ] is 'actions that bind the government , ' `` Toonkel said , which would cover transactions such as getting a city contract . NEW : 57 percent vote against English-only measure in Nashville , Tennessee . Proposal : `` No person shall have a right '' to government services not in English . " Comment: The reason is that the majority of people who speak English don't want it because they think it makes them sound like foreigners and therefore less likely to be taken seriously by employers or other
NEW : 57 percent vote against English-only measure in Nashville , Tennessee . Proposal : `` No person shall have a right '' to government services not in English . " Comment: The reason is that the majority of people who speak English don't want it because they think it makes them sound like foreigners and therefore less likely to be taken seriously by employers or other