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Old 04-14-2011, 08:16 AM   #3 (permalink)
KirStang
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YES! This has been very interesting to me.

FWIW, both the US's Anti-Establishment clause in the First Amendment and IIRC, the Int'l Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Article 18, along with Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 18 all militate against the Burkha ban (on the basis of free exercise of religion).

I think the law is more anti-alien than anything, and I'm a strong proponent of free exercise of religion. Arguments for security and women's rights ring hollow for me.

I'll add more later.

/Anticipates a heated debate.
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