[GunMaster357]

Yes, the ban has been voted...

The opposition is said to support the ban, but doesn't vote on it... I think they'll use this for presidential elections in 2012 to rally muslim voters.

There were 331 votes for it in the majority... very funny since it'll only affect around 2 or 3 thousands people, some laws that affect the whole french nation are voted 15 against 3.

And of course... 13th of July is the end of the parliamentary session for the year.

Regarding the freedom of expression, I didn't have the right to say that burqah or the niquab are the negation of women's liberty, I would have been marked as a racist and condemned to a fine, maybe even done some time of probation.

We are a country that choose to separate the powers of religion and state in 1905. Since then, public schools don't show crucifix or menorah or anything else in schoolrooms. If you want your kid to have a religious education, it is either in a private school or outside school.