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Ernest James Istook Jr. (born February 11, 1950) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He held his congressional seat for 14 years, completing seven terms in the House. Currently, Istook is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., and also a talk radio host. In 2010, Istook became a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School leading a study on Propaganda in American Politics.

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Home schooled children frequently combine for many purposes - and they interact well. The growth of the home schooling movement means that more and more children are learning together, just not in a traditional classroom.

Children, Home, Mean, Purposes, Traditional

While even pornography is protected as free speech, the courts have consciously undermined religious speech and freedom of religion for years.

Protected, Religion, Religious, Speech, Years

Instead of this confusion, we need the unifying force of an official language, English, which is the language of success in America.

America, Confusion, Instead, Language, Sea

There's a lot of exaggerated talk about CAFTA, but it's actually a fairly routine trade agreement. Although it involves fairly small nations, they're still more important trade partners than places like Australia or many other larger nations.

Agreement, Australia, Fairly, Important, Partners, Small

Printing ballots in multiple languages costs millions of dollars every year. It also discourages immigrants from integrating into American society and gaining the benefits that come from speaking English.

Ballots, Cost, Dollars, Multiple, Speaking, Years

America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.

America, Different, Diversity, Necessary, People, Reach

It's good that the first half of the speech emphasized freedom, because George W. Bush has been the global champion for freedom. As he said, if we don't fight tyranny it will not leave us alone in peace.

Champion, Fight, Fighting, George, Leave Me Alone, Speech

Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated.

Applaud, Assure, Children, Home, Responsibility, Take

Out of control judicial activism threatens traditional marriage in America.

Activism, America, Control, Judicial, Marriage

Thousands of present day students, like many of our Founding Fathers, are being taught at home.

Father, Home, Taught, Thousands

The motives of these parents vary, many parents don't like the curriculum being taught to their kids, or are wary of the threat of peer pressure or the presence of drugs or violence lurking in too many of our schools today.

Kids, Parent, Presence, School, Taught, Today

The American people do not want people thumbing their nose at the law. It undercuts the very fabric of our society and the system of civil justice and of criminal justice as well.

Fabric, Law, Nose, People, Society, Umpires

English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.

Become, Citizens, House, Official, Reading, Requirements

My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds.

America, Common, Different, Father, Immigrants, Son

The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era.

Birth, Democracy, Era, Eras, Iraq