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To: marcos who wrote (123553)	1/22/2004 5:49:06 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I wouldn't call my position "sniffy" - I think it's outright scorn and derision - if that's not at all clear let me make it clearer. I think the proposed law is vile, inhuman, and degrading. Voltaire said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." What has become of the spirit of Voltaire?

To: marcos who wrote (123553)	1/23/2004 11:10:18 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The question of what uniformed police are allowed to wear beyond the official uniform is quite different from the question raised in France. Right here, right now, in the 21st century, in les Etats- Unis, within the mainstream, it is unthinkable to curtail religious liberty to such a degree as the government of France is proposing. I raised this to contrast the hierarchy of values within the two countries. Both have some concern for solidarity, both have some concern for religious freedom, but the relative weight attached is markedly different. I think it is interesting, and revealing. I purposely did not treat it harshly, as I was offering it as a matter of interest, not bashing, but I personally feel pretty much like Cobalt on the matter.......