On English as the recognized national language:

It only makes sense to have a national language. English should be ours (it is historically and currently the primary language spoken by the majority of Americans) if any nation is to survive it is necessary to be able to communicate with one another. We can not share our ideas with one another if we can not communicate. There is an inherent inability to communicate or at least a significant barrier to communication if we don’t speak the same language. Look at the problems between Quebec and the rest of Canada…I believe that a significant reason for this friction is the language barrier. It makes communication difficult and allows people to group into classes (people who primarily speak English vs. French). Why would you want to sew discord by allowing/encouraging splinter groups/factions within your nation? There is nothing that bonds people together more fundamentally than a common language.