Is America Still a Colony?

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina (CNN 9/3/15) thinks English is the official language of the United States.   Does Carly actually think America is still a colony and Queen Elizabeth is our monarch?

My family is filled with grandmas who spoke Spanish, Gaelic, Italian, Portuguese and German.   After three and a half years of high school Spanish, my son can't understand a word they say on Univision, the American Spanish language TV channel.   No one on the planet would understand my broken Gaelic.  The American version of English has worked out well as a common language for business, politics, and  the dinner table.   I've always considered English a foreign language, but thank God I didn't have to learn Portuguese!

But if you want to watch Univision or talk to grandma in Italian, knock yourself out.  It's a free country.  No offense Queen Elizabeth, you're a lovely lady, but that's why we fired your ancestor King George III in the first place.

Slainte (cheers)!