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Georgia lawmaker withdraws bill to restrict burqas
cnn.com ^ | 11/17/16 | Ralph Ellis

Posted on 11/18/2016 7:33:55 AM PST by ColdOne

(CNN)A Georgia legislator said Thursday he will withdraw a bill that would have banned Muslim women from wearing burqas or veils while driving or when their driver's license photos are taken. State Rep. Jason Spencer, on his official Facebook page, cited "the visceral reaction" created by the proposed legislation as his reason for withdrawing it.

"While this bill does not contain language that specifically targets any group, I am mindful of the perception that it has created. My objective was to address radical elements that could pose a threat to public safety," wrote Spencer.

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To: DaveA37
Spineless dog, must be a demodummie.

Your frothing support for government-imposed dress codes is noted and disapproved.

21 posted on 11/18/2016 8:43:53 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: trebb

You got that right. For thirty one years I have watched the libtard license plates from up north NY and Chicago showing up in Atlanta. They have all but destroyed the southern culture of the city. Its Austin on the Chattahoochee now.


22 posted on 11/18/2016 8:46:00 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: NobleFree

If you think any woman in the world gets up in the morning dreaming of another 24 hours stumbling around in A black shroud you need counseling. There is nothing free about the “forced” removal of women’s presence from society. That is the essence of the burka. It’s not liberation its imprisonment.

So in the interest of full disclosure did your buddies at CAIR help you sign up for FR 8 days ago? Just saying. :-)


23 posted on 11/18/2016 8:55:55 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: NobleFree

In the land of the free we need to RECOGNIZE threats to our security and future as a nation. Would we have allowed a uniformed NAZI to walk our streets freely in 1943?
We have been at war with Islam since the 70’s. Stop your ignorant preaching of what FREEDOM is. Stop the invasion in its tracks.


24 posted on 11/18/2016 8:58:32 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: NobleFree

You’re a fool. OUTLAW the Burka!


25 posted on 11/18/2016 9:00:53 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Mollypitcher1

Don’t stop there, outlaw muslims!


26 posted on 11/18/2016 9:02:21 AM PST by 3boysdad (The very elect.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
If you think any woman in the world gets up in the morning dreaming of another 24 hours stumbling around in A black shroud you need counseling. There is nothing free about the “forced” removal of women’s presence from society. That is the essence of the burka. It’s not liberation its imprisonment.

Women of all sorts of backgrounds are "imprisoned" by their husbands in all sorts of ways ... are you sure you want government banning all those "imprisonments"?

So in the interest of full disclosure did your buddies at CAIR help you sign up for FR 8 days ago? Just saying. :-)

And here come the personal attacks. I have no buddies on nor any association with CAIR nor any Muslim organization.

27 posted on 11/18/2016 9:05:10 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: Mollypitcher1
In the land of the free we need to RECOGNIZE threats to our security and future as a nation.

A person's clothing is not (except for a narrow range of circumstances) a threat to our security and future as a nation.

Would we have allowed a uniformed NAZI to walk our streets freely in 1943?

The freedom-loving response is not to ban but to condemn, shun, and ostracize - and, of course, to defend individuals' and organizations' right to do so.

28 posted on 11/18/2016 9:08:28 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: ColdOne

The full phrase was “politically correct party line” and I read it often in RCP, Spartacist and CP literature in my misspent youth. It is now being employed in the fascist destruction of freedom of expression under the rubric of “hate speech”. Leftism has evolved into basically being the left wing of the latter day Nazi Internationale.


29 posted on 11/18/2016 10:31:07 AM PST by Yollopoliuhqui (Smarter - Faster)
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To: NobleFree

You are obviously well indoctrinated by the Love Islam bunch!


30 posted on 11/18/2016 12:49:44 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Mollypitcher1
The freedom-loving response is not to ban but to condemn, shun, and ostracize - and, of course, to defend individuals' and organizations' right to do so.

You are obviously well indoctrinated by the Love Islam bunch!

Oh, snap.

31 posted on 11/18/2016 12:58:22 PM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

The freedom-loving response is not to ban but to condemn, shun, and ostracize
...............................................................
So now you’re a racist, etc. etc. etc.


32 posted on 11/18/2016 1:01:36 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Mollypitcher1
condemn, shun, and ostracize

So now you’re a racist, etc. etc. etc.

Grow the government, or grow a backbone ... the choice is yours.

33 posted on 11/18/2016 1:03:14 PM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

My choice is a backbone which I have! An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! Muslims are not compatible with our Constitutional Republic. They should not be encouraged to tear down America as they have done in the rest of the world where they have set foot!


34 posted on 11/18/2016 1:54:11 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Mollypitcher1
My choice is a backbone which I have!

Ah, so you'll be condemning, shunning, and ostracizing rather than banning - and not worrying about being called a racist. Excellent.

They should not be encouraged to tear down America

Wearing a burqa cannot tear down America - we (well, most of us) are much stronger than that.

35 posted on 11/18/2016 1:58:33 PM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

You are full of BS. I will look for banning any and all muslims as they cannot assimilate into our society. It is against their political “religion,” which is not a religion at all. THEY declared wae on Christianity and I will NOT aid and abet them.
How long have you been around here? Whatever....keep it up and you will NOT last long!


36 posted on 11/18/2016 2:10:17 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: NobleFree

Okaaay! So now you have made the leap from freedom of religion to defense of the imprisonment of women. CAIR much? :-)


37 posted on 11/18/2016 2:18:24 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
If you think any woman in the world gets up in the morning dreaming of another 24 hours stumbling around in A black shroud you need counseling. There is nothing free about the “forced” removal of women’s presence from society. That is the essence of the burka. It’s not liberation its imprisonment.

Women of all sorts of backgrounds are "imprisoned" by their husbands in all sorts of ways ... are you sure you want government banning all those "imprisonments"?

Okaaay! So now you have made the leap from freedom of religion to defense of the imprisonment of women.

No, that's not what happened.

38 posted on 11/18/2016 2:39:19 PM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

You need to regroup your argument has ground to a stop. LOL!


39 posted on 11/18/2016 3:55:25 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
My argument is completed for anyone reachable by logic; what I need to do is leave the rest to their fixations. Toodles.
40 posted on 11/19/2016 2:30:08 PM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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