Proposition 63: Official Language
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By virtue of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between California and Mexico in 1848, California is forever officially bilingual. That treaty was incorporated into and re-ratified by the Compromise of 1850 by which the Republic of California became part of the United States. So Proposition 63 not only violates a treaty with our neighbor, but is probably unconstitutional as well.
MARIA McNAMEE WALP
Beverly Hills
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