Georgia GOPer Introduces Bill To Restrict Where Women Can Wear Burqas

[hrmjustin]

Caitlin MacNeal
NOVEMBER 16, 2016

A Republican state representative in Georgia on Tuesday introduced a bill that would restrict women's ability to wear a burqa or veil in their driver's license photo and in public places, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/georgia-bill-bans-burqa-public?utm_content=buffer1275f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Short article so I just posted the first paragraph.

[marybourg]

1. Well, there wouldn't be much value

in driver's license photos if we all hid our faces behind veils, would there. I would support a law requiring faces to be visible, without mentioning veils or burquas. Probably most state DMV's already have regs requiring that. They already make you take off sunglasses, visors, etc. I hope nobody drives with a veil covering their eyes!

[hrmjustin]

2. That is a fair point but he wants this to include public places as well.

[marybourg]

3. It's an interesting issue.

Do we think that everyone should be identifiable in public? Or should we all have the right to hide our identities (possibly from facial identification cameras) when we appear in public?

[hrmjustin]

4. Do you?

[marybourg]

5. Do I which? I thought I stated

both sides.

[hrmjustin]

6. OK. Well I think it is a bad bill.

[rug]

7. A retina scan is a simple solution.

[guillaumeb]

8. Would he also ban the veil at the beach?

I understand removing the face veil for a photo ID, but a head covering does not obstruct the face.

[HAB911]

9. So tell me again what is the difference between

this,

and this,