Rep. Tommy Dubois, R-Columbia and Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro have introduced legislation (again) requiring Tennessee driver's license exams to be administered in English and English only.

As far as I know, there's no legal requirement that permanent legal residents (a/k/a "green card" holders) are required to speak English. They must learn English and demonstrate basic proficiency if they want to become naturalized citizens, but until then I don't believe it's a requirement. Further, the State of Tennessee issues driver's licenses to anyone with proof of legal permanent residence such as a "green card".

So, on its face, this legislation seems discriminatory. And according to the article, legal experts agree and say that you can expect lawsuits if the legislation is passed.

But what it really amounts to is bad political theater, similar to flag-burning and Ten Commandment amendments. What these conservative yahoos ought to be proposing is legislation that requires all us natural born Tennesseans to learn proper English our own selves. That would be a good start.