Latin as our national language?

Joey Sobrino and I have occasionally talked about the idea of English as a national language. I think it is a bad idea and will, sooner or later, post something on that. This isn't it.

Instead, let's go Medieval. A much misunderstood era. I found a funny site by a grad student called Got Medieval. The creator posted this little observation about Latin and some recent nonsense from our esteemed national legislature.

It seems that the U.S. Senate is striking a great blow for irony with S.R. 458, a resolution "affirming that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English." The resolution itself reads like a high school history report on national symbols--Francis Scott Key's anthem was in English, and so was General George Washington's first Oath of Allegiance, and so and and so on. But the best bit is this clause:

"Whereas the original national motto of the United States, `E Pluribus Unum', meaning `from many, one', signifies the coming together of people from many foreign countries to form one Nation, was incorporated into the Great Seal of the United States in 1776, is printed on currency of the United States, and inscribed on the wall of the Senate chamber."

When contrasted against the final conclusion:

Resolved, That the Senate affirms that statements or songs that symbolize the unity of the Nation, including the National Anthem, the Oath of Allegiance sworn by new United States citizens, and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States, should be recited or sung in English, the common language of the United States.

Logically, this means one of three things. Either,

1) The motto, E Pluribus Unum, is not a statement that symbolizes the unity of the Nation, or
2) E Pluribus Unum is actually English, or
3) They think it's OK to write on the money in Latin, but you must read your dollar bills aloud in English.