Marseille (France) (AFP) – French resorts were defiant after a ban on the burkini in a Riviera town was overturned, vowing to keep the restrictions in place and continue imposing fines on women who wear the full-body swimsuit.
In a judgement expected to lead to bans being overturned in around 30 coastal towns, the State Council, France’s highest administrative court, ruled Friday the measure was a “serious and clearly illegal violation of fundamental freedoms”.
The suspension of the ban on the Islamic swimsuit, which has triggered a fierce debate in France and sparked critical headlines around the world, was welcomed by the UN, and a French Muslim group said it was a “victory for common sense”.
But the ruling, which only applied to the ban imposed by Villeneuve-Loubet, was quickly dismissed by several other towns, including Nice, which vowed to keep the restrictions in place and continue imposing fines on women who wear the full-body swimsuit. MORE
The burkini ban is nothing but a product of political opportunism. With the proximity of elections looming, shortsighted politicking is the only consideration that matters. Local petty political chieftains would rather provoke national turbulence merely to win a local council seat than do what is in their country’s national interest.
Yeah, Just like McCain. He’s visiting the border, swearing to build a fence. Then he gets elected and works for the other side. Same shit, different country.
I don’t understand why anyone would ban someone’s harmless clothing. How can you tell someone what to wear? Especially if it’s harmless? I don’t get how they can ban it. I’m not a Muslim sympathizer by any means, but I don’t get this one.
Viva la France! Look at the two woman and then you decide which is ‘dressed the best’!
The French need to consider what they might see if those tents come off…..http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/96500/Rosie-O-Donnell-with-a-Beard-96619.jpg