An appearance by Alberto (VO5) Gonzales on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulis offered many revealing moments. We will explore Alberto's stance on privacy rights tomorrow. Today, we concentrate on a dilemma posed by recent Senate action to make English the "official" language of the US.

This raises a few important questions, including the issue of the limits of federalism, voting rules, and the role of the federal government in setting standards for the franchize.

ALberto seems unconcerned about possible loss of state automony. Not a change of pace for him.