Texas lawmaker: Asians should change their names to make them ‘easier for Americ

[InJ3cted]

Quote, originally posted by cron »

AUSTIN — A North Texas legislator during House testimony on voter identification legislation said Asian-descent voters should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.” The comments caused the Texas Democratic Party on Wednesday to demand an apology from state Rep. Betty Brown, R-Terrell. But a spokesman for Brown said her comments were only an attempt to overcome problems with identifying Asian names for voting purposes. The exchange occurred late Tuesday as the House Elections Committee heard testimony from Ramey Ko, a representative of the Organization of Chinese Americans. Ko told the committee that people of Chinese, Japanese and Korean descent often have problems voting and other forms of identification because they may have a legal transliterated name and then a common English name that is used on their driver’s license on school registrations. Easier for voting? Brown suggested that Asian-Americans should find a way to make their names more accessible. “Rather than everyone here having to learn Chinese — I understand it’s a rather difficult language — do you think that it would behoove you and your citizens to adopt a name that we could deal with more readily here?” Brown said. Brown later told Ko: “Can’t you see that this is something that would make it a lot easier for you and the people who are poll workers if you could adopt a name just for identification purposes that’s easier for Americans to deal with?” Democratic Chairman Boyd Richie said Republicans are trying to suppress votes with a partisan identification bill and said Brown “is adding insult to injury with her disrespectful comments.” Brown spokesman Jordan Berry said Brown was not making a racially motivated comment but was trying to resolve an identification problem. Berry said Democrats are trying to blow Brown’s comments out of proportion because polls show most voters support requiring identification for voting. Berry said the Democrats are using racial rhetoric to inflame partisan feelings against the bill. “They want this to just be about race,” Berry said.

What do you guys think about this? I guess Asians already do adopt easier names but make it law?

Modified by InJ3cted at 12:24 PM 4/10/2009

[Carlton Banks, Esq.]

Good ol' Austin

[kengs]

I'll change my name to Kung Pao just for him

[neenjah]

I think texas lawmakers should change their names to stupid, thats what I fucking think

[dirrtybirdman Sr.]

america is failing right now. lol

[CARTER]

adds to another reason why I hate Texas.

[CARTER]

Quote, originally posted by dirrtybirdman Sr. »

Texas is failing right now. lol

[ANTonio]

I think she should stop being a cunt, and learn to pronounce more complex words than beef, and ranch

[Carlton Banks, Esq.]

Quote, originally posted by ucb »

I think texas lawmakers should change their names to stupid, thats what I fucking think

Oh now that's ironic.

[fifthgearonline]

Quote, originally posted by ANTonio »

I think she should stop being a cunt, and learn to pronounce more complex words than beef, and ranch

[Deryk Peters]

Quote, originally posted by ANTonio »

I think she should stop being a cunt, and learn to pronounce more complex words than beef, and ranch

lol

[neenjah]

Quote, originally posted by Carlton Banks, Esq. »

Oh now that's ironic.

Not really coming from a certified genius

[hurleyint]

Quote, originally posted by ANTonio »

I think she should stop being a cunt, and learn to pronounce more complex words than beef, and ranch

[Obu]

Quote, originally posted by ucb »

I think texas lawmakers should change their names to stupid, thats what I fucking think

Quote, originally posted by ANTonio »

I think she should stop being a cunt, and learn to pronounce more complex words than beef, and ranch

[super_mut]

I will sterilize that hoe

[Nasty Nate]

Quote, originally posted by ANTonio »

I think she should stop being a cunt, and learn to pronounce more complex words than beef, and ranch

Bwahahaha

[youngGrizzly]

at times like this...

and a couple to the southern regional area.

[J.EM1]

Nguyen? :D

[CybeRise]

In her defense people are getting dumber by the minute.

Let's all change our names to Smith to make things easier for the idiots among us.