The Town Board of Pahrump, a medium-sized town an hour west of Las Vegas best known for having the closest legal brothels from The Strip, is considering a proposal called the “English Language and Patriot Reaffirmation Ordinance.” Here are some choice passages from the three-page proposal to make English the official language of the town:

• Publications in English: All notices, proceedings, and other matter whatsoever, required by law or ordinance to be published in a newspaper, shall be published only in the English language and in newspapers published primarily in the English language.
• Flying of Flags on residential and business property including land. The Official Flag of the United States of America shall be flown in accordance to United States Code, Title 4. No other flag or pennant may be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America.
• A flag of a foreign nation cannot be flown by itself, and must always be flown with the Official Flag of the United States of America, union first, from separate staffs. No person shall display the flag of the United Nations or any other international flag, equal, above, or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the flag of the United States.
• It is the responsibility of the employer to see to it that an employee is able to converse in English with customers and fellow workers of the employer.
• No persons, employer, or business in the Town of Pahrump shall house, loan, or give money to an illagal alien or undocumented worker.
• No person, employer, or business, such as a hotel, restaurant, or bar as an example, and not limited to those types of businesses, in the Town of Pahrump shall close in sympathy to any foreign person(s) or country unless requested to do so by the local, state, or federal government.

Does anyone need to be told that this proposal is grossly unconstitutional? It’s virtually a textbook case. And it’s not surprising that, as the above Sun article says, the “ordinance’s author says that much of the supporting material he has gathered in drafting the law has come from radio talk shows and The Minutemen or other anti-illegal immigration groups.” If they pass this ordinance, they can expect to pony up tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees in the near future.

If you’re interested, here’s the whole proposal.