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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeorgia state lawmaker introduces bill to ban burqas
A Georgia state legislator has introduced legislation that would ban burqas and traditional Muslim veils.
State Rep. Jason Spencer (R) filed legislation on Wednesday that would prevent women from posing for drivers license photos while wearing a veil. The measure also adds burqas to a law that makes it a misdemeanor to wear a face covering in public or while driving.
This bill is simply a response to constituents that do have concerns of the rise of Islamic terrorism, and we in the State of Georgia do not want our laws used against us, Spencer told WSB-TV in Atlanta.
The language about face coverings was added to a state statute meant to prevent Ku Klux Klan activity. Existing state law makes it a misdemeanor to wear masks, hoods or face coverings intended to conceal ones identity. The law was initially passed to prohibit Klan members from gathering in public in white hoods.
Several states prohibit women from wearing face coverings in license and identification photos, including Georgia. But Spencers bill would go farther in preventing women from wearing head coverings while driving or while walking down a public sidewalk.
State Rep. Jason Spencer (R) filed legislation on Wednesday that would prevent women from posing for drivers license photos while wearing a veil. The measure also adds burqas to a law that makes it a misdemeanor to wear a face covering in public or while driving.
This bill is simply a response to constituents that do have concerns of the rise of Islamic terrorism, and we in the State of Georgia do not want our laws used against us, Spencer told WSB-TV in Atlanta.
The language about face coverings was added to a state statute meant to prevent Ku Klux Klan activity. Existing state law makes it a misdemeanor to wear masks, hoods or face coverings intended to conceal ones identity. The law was initially passed to prohibit Klan members from gathering in public in white hoods.
Several states prohibit women from wearing face coverings in license and identification photos, including Georgia. But Spencers bill would go farther in preventing women from wearing head coverings while driving or while walking down a public sidewalk.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/306537-georgia-state-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-ban-burqas
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Georgia state lawmaker introduces bill to ban burqas (Original Post)
DesertRat
Nov 2016
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uppityperson
(115,677 posts)1. The War Against Halloween continues
No face coverings = no masks
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)2. Oh, god. Of course. Burqas wherever you go here
in Georgia. Something MUST be done, or sharia law is next.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)3. SMH