PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out Monday at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the "debasement" of women and that it won't be welcome in France.
"In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause in a speech at the Chateau of Versailles southwest of Paris.
"The burqa is not a religious sign, it's a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement — I want to say it solemnly," he said. "It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic."
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On the debasement thing, I personally believe he's right. On the right to express oneself, is he going too far....?
Seems, actually, something Conks would do if they got too much power here. For example, President Coulter signing an executive order banning the Star of David and her Homeland Security Advisor, Commissioner Limbaugh, enacting legislation to do body cavity searches on all entrants to the United States who have dark hair and brown skin hues. Then, Treasury Secretary Huckabee, instead of sending out tax refunds, mailing crucifixes to taxpayers.
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