FRENCH MPs BACK BURKHA BAN - ONLY ONE VOTES AGAINST
(There's always ONE!)
French MPs today overwhelmingly voted to ban the burka after a senior minister described it as a ‘walking coffin’ and a ‘muzzle’.
Only one deputy opposed the bill in the National Assembly as 335 other politicians united to show their opposition to Islamic veils which cover a woman’s entire face. The draft bill, proposed by President Nicholas Sarkozy’s government, will now pass to the Senate where it could be ratified as early as September.
It follows months of debate which saw Immigration Minister Eric Besson describe the burka as a ‘walking coffin’. Prime Minister Francois Fillon accused wearers of ‘hijacking Islam' and displaying a 'dark sectarian image’.
Recent polls suggested that more than 80% of French people wanted the burka banned, including members of the country’s five million-strong Muslim population. Such was the popularity of the measure opposition Socialists and Greens abstained from the vote rather than cast their ballot against it.
Members of far Left groups like the Communists joined Mr Sarkozy’s ruling UMP party in voting for it. Communist MP Andre Gerin, who supports a ban, said that ‘talking about liberty to defend the wearing of the full veil is totally cynical - for me, the full veil is a walking coffin, a muzzle.’
Excellent result...... I never thought I'd find myself praising France...... and for making the right decision, too! Demands are now growing for Britain to follow suit but I'm not convinced our Westminster wimps will have the courage to do it.
Spain, Holland, Belgium.... the list of countries banning the awful thing, (worn purely for defiance), is growing and no doubt the European Council will attempt to overturn burkha bans because of the Moose-Limbs "yooman rights" so they will need to be told to fuck right off - just like those who don't want to integrate into British society and prefer to try and force their unacceptable shit on the rest of us.
If they don't like it, they should fuck the fucking fuckety fuck off home or go to some other Moose-Limb country where they can wear their fucking tents without offending anyone, then they could be much happier...... and so could we!
