French Senate votes to ban Islamic full veil in public

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The whole French-bashing thing started in 2003 when they refused to support us on the Iraq resolutions. I like the jokes, but I agree with their reasons and their decision.

Every time I hear one of these jokes, I think of Verdun. Those cheese-eating frogs sure did fold there, didn't they!

Seriously, these jokes were stale in 2003.

Regarding the OP - the government shouldn't prevent a woman from wearing a burqa, just as it shouldn't prevent a woman from wearing short shorts.

If someone is forcing a woman to wear a burqa, the woman should leave that person.