No person alive dislikes those stupid F@#$%^& burqas more than I do. Up here we call them "Philly Ninjas." 99% of them are dopes crying for attention and don't know the first thing about the "religion" of islam and how it debases women and non-believers and advocates violence. They just know what their "pris-lam" convert husbands/boyfriends teach them which is nothing more than regurgitated crap they learned in prison. (not speaking about immigrants) I applaud Sarkozy for his courage to say in public what most French citizens (and Americans) are thinking. I wonder if the French have an equivelant to our 1st Amendment right??
Can you imagine our current President making a similar statement..
Having said the above and fully supporting Sarkozys view I think it is very dangerous when the government starts legislating what you can or can not wear while in public. If there is no risk to public health, safety or order and it does not shock the conscience people have the freedom to be idiots: either in their use of words or clothing. There are certain places and certain situations which a burqa could disrupt public saftey and order and they should not be allowed. The 1st Amendment and subsequant case law is clear on that. I think it is a slippery slope to allow the government to dictate what we wear.