To: Steve_Seattle
"And the French merrily accuse Ashcroft of violating civil liberties . . . even as they suppress free speech (Bardot) and freedom of religion (ban on students wearing Muslim scarves or Christian crucifixes to school)."There is no guaranteed freedom of speech in France. There never has been. Not sure about guaranteed freedom of religion.
30 posted on
06/10/2004 10:40:04 AM PDT by
cake_crumb
(UN Resolutions = Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
To: cake_crumb
Quite right. France operates under the Napoleonic code, which is very different from British common law. For instance, you are presumed guilty unless you can prove yourself innocent.
Contrary to the opinion of many Frogs, Napoleon was not a benefactor of mankind.
32 posted on
06/10/2004 10:49:05 AM PDT by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: cake_crumb
"There is no guaranteed freedom of speech in France. There never has been."
Apparently not, but I don't think that undermines my criticism of the French; it just means that freedom of speech in France is even more tenuous than I thought.
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