It appears that after a substantial legal battle, Alejandrina Cabrera will not be allowed to run for the San Luis City Council because she is not sufficiently competent in English. In a video statement, she expresses her disappointment in the Hispanic mayor for suing her off the ballot in this nearly overwhelmingly Spanish-speaking city, and her lawyer argues that the standards set for competence in the English language are too vague to be enforceable.
However, the city's lawyer defends her removal, citing state law that was passed in 2006 requiring a candidate to read, write, speak, and understand English without the aid of an interpreter. This law was passed under the aegis of the 1910 Enabling Act, which requires those qualifications of state office holders as part of the conditions for Arizona becoming a state.
I inquire: How do you think the Arizona Supreme Court should have ruled in this case?
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