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Switzerland overwhelmingly votes for burqa ban with £6,500 fine for Muslim women who rebel
UK Express ^ | 11/25/2015 | OLI SMITH

Posted on 11/25/2015 9:29:46 AM PST by DCdude

Muslim women can no longer wear the full-body garment in shops, restaurants or public buildings and anyone caught flouting the ban could be struck with a £6,500 fine.

The local government of Ticino approved the referendum after the Swiss Parliament ruled that the ban did not violate the country's federal law.

Two in three voters in the canton backed the move in an overwhelming result for a referendum, in the wake of heightened terrorist alerts across Europe.

The law which MPs voted for only applies to veils which covers the body from head to foot worn by the 40,000 Muslim women in Switzerland and also applies to all tourists visiting the area.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Germany; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: brexit; brixit; burqa; europeanunion; germany; jihad; muslim; religionofpieces; switzerland; unitedkingdom
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To: usurper

Screw that water stuff. Fahr....


21 posted on 11/25/2015 9:56:52 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Moltke

I agree with you. The burqa is just an outward sign of an inward threat.


22 posted on 11/25/2015 9:56:54 AM PST by fwdude
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Only the eye slit.


23 posted on 11/25/2015 9:57:33 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: DCdude

no government should be able to tell anyone what they can or cannot wear, and every conservative should know that.


24 posted on 11/25/2015 10:02:13 AM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: Gaffer

What’s your thoughts on colanders? LOL


25 posted on 11/25/2015 10:02:16 AM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: fwdude

OUTSTANDING!


26 posted on 11/25/2015 10:04:01 AM PST by Original Lurker
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To: rockrr

One might think that sufficient. Yet I can’t help but think that sieving the evil would not consume it completely like the fahr... :0)

Salt and fahr....that’s what them Winchester Boys always do!


27 posted on 11/25/2015 10:05:22 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Burqa was used in middle east to protect from SandStroms. Now they had made this as symbol of Islam.


28 posted on 11/25/2015 10:05:43 AM PST by jennychase
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To: DCdude

If you can ban the clothes of Islam, you can ban Islam.


29 posted on 11/25/2015 10:05:44 AM PST by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Agreed.


30 posted on 11/25/2015 10:05:50 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: Lizavetta
Disagree.

This was a result of a referendum: the people decided, and they are the final arbitrators.

31 posted on 11/25/2015 10:16:55 AM PST by Salvavida (The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
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To: Gaffer
So, you believe wearing a KKK robe or some other costume should land one in jail?

Your approach would have half the country behind bars on Halloween, with some number of Santas on Christmas.

The proper approach would be to require everyone to be able to remove heavy or full body clothing under any circumstance and to allow businesses to ban such clothing.

Nuns would need to be prepared for this, too.

32 posted on 11/25/2015 10:17:44 AM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: Mears

LOL I doubt that. It is very difficult to get residency in Switzerland. We have a friend who has lived in Bern for decades and speaks five languages. He tells us that because he was not born there and even though he is now a citizen, it is difficult to assimilate. He does like it there but it is an expensive place to live.


33 posted on 11/25/2015 10:18:50 AM PST by Mercat
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To: ConservativeMind

I guess you have never had the occasion to put yourself in the mind of a liberal then. I was talking about from the perspective of a liberal, actually (BTW, I did have to explain this to Gondring in a side mail so I can understand your caution to me. :0) ).


34 posted on 11/25/2015 10:25:13 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

The Swiss intent is good, but then lawyers get a hold of it.

Thanks for the explanation on that. :-)


35 posted on 11/25/2015 10:31:33 AM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: Salvavida

Voting does not make it right, case in point the POTUS.


36 posted on 11/25/2015 10:33:16 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: DCdude
The only place I see women in burkas in Houston is at our big medical center. I see one or two every time I go there.
37 posted on 11/25/2015 10:36:13 AM PST by Ditter (God Bless Texas!)
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To: ConservativeMind

No problem...

There comes a time, though when you have to start resorting to the same tactics these barbarians constantly use against us. You have to be resolute in the face of these people that want to use liberals and our laws meant for civilized people against us.

They (and I will say it) are horribly insane but crafty. The smartest of them have figured out our weakness - our laws and founding meant for honest, honorable people living free together. Most of them don’t have the intelligence God gave a slug, but their advantage is their disciples (if you would call them that) follow the mantra to a tee.

They are the Thuggee, they are the whirling dervish, they are the jackals of humanity. No redeeming value whatsoever. Sand fleas on the butt of a camel.


38 posted on 11/25/2015 10:42:16 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: DCdude

Ann Barnhardt’s presentation on insane muslim sexuality!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9NrdiJHRA
WARNING: NOT FOR KIDS OR THOSE EASILY UPSET!!!


39 posted on 11/25/2015 11:05:58 AM PST by Dick Bachert
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To: DCdude

Ann Barnhardt’s presentation on insane muslim sexuality!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9NrdiJHRA
WARNING: NOT FOR KIDS OR THOSE EASILY UPSET!!!


40 posted on 11/25/2015 11:06:06 AM PST by Dick Bachert
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