Posted on 06/22/2009 7:55:15 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Sarkozy says burqas have no place in France Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:18am EDT
PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday that burqas, garments that cover women from head to toe and hide their faces, had no place in France as they were a sign of the subjugation of women.
During a solemn speech to parliament on a wide range of issues, Sarkozy backed an initiative launched by legislators last week who expressed concern over an increase in the use of burqas in France.
"The issue of the burqa is not a religious issue, it is a question of freedom and of women's dignity," Sarkozy told a joint session of both houses of parliament, held at the Palace of Versailles.
"The burqa is not a religious sign, it is a sign of the subjugation, of the submission of women. I want to say solemnly that it will not be welcome on our territory," he said to strong applause.
Referring to a cross-party initiative by close to 60 legislators last week, who proposed a parliamentary commission to look into the spread of the burqa and find ways to combat the trend, Sarkozy said it was the right way to proceed.
"A debate has to take place and all views must be expressed. What better place than parliament for this? I tell you, we must not be ashamed of our values, we must not be afraid of defending them," he said.
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Obviously, you are mistaken. He has the right AND the authority to evaluate the burka. What is to prevent it being used by bank robbers? By suicide bombers? It is dangerous wherever it is used, not just degrading to women (which it also is).
The women are forced to wear those sacks with eyeholes by the Islamic cockerels,(I refuse to defame real men by using that word in describing these scum) not Sarkozi. No right minded person wants to wear such an item except if they are threatened with punishment and death.
The women deserve to be freed from the bondage of being made to wear those garments, that is the encroachment on human rights.
What is to prevent it being used by bank robbers? By suicide bombers? It is dangerous wherever it is used, not just degrading to women (which it also is).
Such argument is applicable to many things (sun-glasses, masks, containers with liquids, kitchen knives) it's a question of one's fantasy. If there's a REAL problem with the banks, burkas can be banned in banks, not in the street.
Next- a ban on men’s thong bathing suits!
Another assault on human dignity...
Would you put this beauty in a burka? Mrs. Sarkozy "Carla Bunti"
The government of France has an obligation to protect women in France from being enslaved.
Personally I favor the death penalty for those who enslave others.
When the burqua-wearing woman is separated from the man who brought her to the store it’s time to leave. He may well not care to be blown up.
Not worth discussing with you.
Ah, yes, the bruises, black eyes, broken noses, they don’t show when a woman wears a burka.
As far as the banks go, you are then in favor of a woman removing her burka before she goes into a bank, and putting it back on before she goes on the street? Is that your solution? Or do you want to prevent women from conducting business in banks that prohibit burkas? So only MEN can control the money, whether or not it belongs to the woman?
The burka is a symbol of slavery.
Good for him!
From your posts, we can only guess that you still keep your wife in her burka?
End of story.
Standing and applauding him...
France may have a conservative (by their standards) President, but they are a long, long way from kicking out the millions of immigrants that support their economy. The French aren't ready to go back to working full time and doing manual labor.
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